Electrical Design Engineer: Control Systems & Panels

Randstad Construction and Property; Swansea; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

Randstad CPE is seeking an Electrical Design Engineer to own electrical control system designs from concept through handover for a leading UK specialist.

You will produce design packs using EPLAN Electric P8 and AutoCAD Electrical, specify components, size cables, and ensure compliance with safety standards. Collaborate with workshop, software, and operations teams to deliver on schedule and support testing and site handover.

Qualifications

• Experience designing electrical control systems and control panels for automated equipment or machinery.
• Proficiency with EPLAN Electric P8 and AutoCAD Electrical.
• Strong knowledge of component selection, cable sizing, and circuit protection.
• Experience creating full electrical design packs (schematics, panel layouts, BOMs, cable schedules).
• Ability to generate commissioning test documentation and compliance procedures.

Responsibilities

• Produce and maintain comprehensive design packs using EPLAN Electric P8 and AutoCAD Electrical, including schematics, panel layouts, terminal plans, cable schedules, and BOMs.
• Specify components, size cables and protection devices, and build compliant control system solutions tailored to client and safety specifications.
• Conduct feasibility assessments, make cost–conscious design decisions, assist with quotations, and resolve technical queries during project delivery.
• Partner with workshop, software, and operations teams to guarantee designs are functional, manufacturable, and delivered on schedule.
• Create test sheets and validation procedures to streamline factory testing, commissioning, and final site handover.
• Provide practical engineering support to resolve electrical design or assembly issues during build and installation.
• Ensure all design work meets current machinery, safety, and industry regulatory standards.

Skills

Electrical design

Control panels

EPLAN Electric P8

AutoCAD Electrical

Cable sizing

Circuit protection

Documentation

Feasibility studies

Tools

EPLAN Electric P8

AutoCAD Electrical

Job description

Randstad CPE is seeking an Electrical Design Engineer to own electrical control system designs from concept through handover for a leading UK specialist.

You will produce design packs using EPLAN Electric P8 and AutoCAD Electrical, specify components, size cables, and ensure compliance with safety standards. Collaborate with workshop, software, and operations teams to deliver on schedule and support testing and site handover.