Electrical Design Engineer

Rolls-Royce plc; West of England; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus

Employee support program

Employee discounts

Job summary

Rolls-Royce plc invites applications for an Electrical Engineer in Bristol. The role focuses on design and delivery of Low Voltage Power Distribution Systems and Equipment for Naval and commercial marine customers, within the NautIQ Solutions UK team.

The hybrid pattern requires three days in the office weekly. You will collaborate across disciplines, author technical docs, and support testing and delivery of electrical products.

Qualifications

• Degree-level education in electrical field with experience in electrical design techniques.
• Knowledge of AC and DC electrical power distribution systems and components.
• Ability to identify issues and apply problem-solving to resolve them while considering safety and regulatory requirements.
• Excellent communication and influencing skills to articulate ideas to multidisciplinary engineers.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team to meet project deadlines.
• Familiarity with marine electrical standards and regulations (Class Society rules, IEC61439, Def Stan) is advantageous.
• Professional registration as Incorporated or Chartered Engineer or working towards status.
• Experience with AutoCAD Electrical to generate schematics is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Design and optimise bespoke electrical power systems to meet customer requirements.
• Liaise with multidisciplinary engineers to ensure a holistic design process.
• Present technical information and design specifications as part of the design review process.
• Support the manufacture and testing of electrical products through to delivery.
• Represent the project/company to customers, suppliers, and operators, with travel as needed.
• Authoring technical documentation, reports and schematics.

Skills

Electrical design techniques

AC power distribution

DC power distribution

Problem solving

Communication skills

Teamwork

Education

Electrical engineering degree

Tools

AutoCAD Electrical

Job description

Job Description Internal Job Description Job Title: Electrical Engineer Working Pattern: Hybrid - 3 Days a week in the office Working location: Bristol Grade: SNBG 07-10

Why Rolls-Royce? We have an exciting new opportunity within the E24S group for an Electrical Engineer. As the Electrical Engineer, you will be responsible for the delivery and design of electrical power systems. This role is part of NautIQ Solutions team, they will be working closely with other engineering disciplines to design Low Voltage Power Distribution Systems and Equipment for Naval applications E24S is a global team operating in the UK and US. This role will be focused on the NautIQ Solutions UK team located in Bristol. You will be responsible for delivering electrical systems to our Naval and Commercial Marine customers. We have a wide base of global customers, predominantly naval, to whom we currently supply Electrical Power Distribution Systems and Automation products. We’re at the forefront of innovation and experience in many sectors including Aerospace, Defence and the Marine sector from standalone products to complex integrated systems. Work with us and we’ll welcome you into an inclusive culture, one that invests in your continuous learning and development, and gives you access to a wide breadth and depth of experience. We offer excellent development, a competitive salary, and exceptional benefits. These include bonus, employee support assistance and employee discounts. Your needs are as unique as you are.

Hybrid working is a way in which our people can balance their time between the office, home, or another remote location. It’s a locally managed and flexed informal discretionary arrangement. As a minimum we’re all expected to attend the workplace for collaboration and other specific reasons, for a minimum of three days per week.

What you will be doing:

You will be responsible for the design and optimisation of bespoke electrical power systems to meet customer's requirements; you will:

• Design, develop and verify Power Distribution Systems and Equipment, to meet specialist, highly demanding technical specifications.
• Liaise with a spectrum of multidisciplinary engineers to ensure a holistic design process.
• Present technical information and design specifications as part of the design review process.
• Support the manufacture and testing of electrical products through to delivery.
• Represent the Project/Company to customers, suppliers, and operators as necessary, with the occasional requirement to travel to locations to RR, customer, and supplier sites.
• Authoring technical documentation, reports, schedules, schematics etc.

Who we’re looking for:

Specifically, an Electrical Engineer must:

• Be educated to degree level or equivalent in the electrical field with experience in electrical design techniques.
• Possess knowledge of both AC and DC electrical power distribution systems, their components, and sub-assemblies.
• Be able to proactively identify issues and independently apply problem solving techniques to manage them through to resolution whilst considering all requirements, whether functional, regulatory or safety related.
• Have excellent communication/influencing skills, being able to clearly and effectively articulate ideas, plans and priorities to engineers of other disciplines.
• Be able to work both individually and as part of a team to meet project deadlines.

It would be advantageous if you:

• Possess a sound working knowledge of marine and electrical standards and regulations, such as Class Society rules, IEC61439 and Def Stans.
• Are professionally registered as an Incorporated or Chartered Engineer or be working towards gaining a professional status.
• Have experience in design software such as AutoCAD electrical to generate electrical schematics.

To apply for this role, you must be able to obtain Security Check (SC) clearance without any caveats to that clearance. Rolls-Royce will support the application for Security Clearance if you don’t currently already have this in place. Due to the nature of work the business conducts and the protection of certain assets, you must hold a UK nationality. Any dual nationals will require additional scrutiny and background checks prior to commencing work.

For more information contact: Rob Green

Job Category Electrical and Electronics

Posting Date 07 Sept 2026; 00:09

Posting End Date 20 Sept 2026

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