Electrical Design Engineer - National

Royal Mail Group; Gloucester; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company, Royal Mail Group, is seeking an Electrical Design Engineer to join their in-house engineering design team. The role involves modernizing processes and driving innovative solutions to enhance business performance. Candidates should have a Level 4 qualification in electrical engineering and experience in product design within automated environments. Join a dynamic team focused on achieving operational excellence and supporting the company's net zero strategy.

Benefits

Competitive Salary

£4,200 car allowance or £3,700 cash equivalent

Full family private healthcare

Annual bonus potential

Generous annual leave of 27.5 days

Increasing to 30 days after 10 years’ service

Qualifications

• Minimum Level 4 NVQ in Electrical Engineering required.
• Experience in detailed product design and development.
• Strong knowledge of CAD/CAM software.

Responsibilities

• Work as part of the Design Engineering team to improve processes.
• Identify opportunities for in-house manufacturing capability.
• Champion new processes and drive innovation.

Skills

Product design

Problem solving

CAD/CAM software

Education

Level 4 NVQ in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Autodesk

Job description

Job reference number

Electrical Design Engineer - National

Competitive Salary, £4,200 car allowance or £3,700 cash equivalent, full family private healthcare, annual bonus potential, generous annual leave of 27.5 days, plus bank holidays, increasing to 30 days after 10 years’ service

Full time

Permanent

National

This is a national role where regular travel to various sites will be expected.

It’s an exciting time for Royal Mail… Engineering and Design are transforming how we work! Our Engineering vision is blossoming with the establishment of an in-house engineering design team focussed on innovation; transforming operational processes to improve the pace and quality we provide for customers as well as help us to achieve the business net zero strategy. With some exciting improvements deployed and more underway, the demand is growing for us to scale up across the business.

About the role

• You will work actively as part of the Design Engineering team, striving to modernise and improve existing processes whilst driving new and innovative solutions into our current ways of working to improve business performance

• You will identify future opportunities to drive in-house manufacturing capability to deliver key elements of engineering design projects
• You will champion new processes to drive in-house capability, innovation and people development within engineering
• You will work closely with maintenance teams to drive reliability into existing automation fleet

• You will promote the business culture: Be Positive, Be Brilliant, Be Part of It and drive professionalism, positivity and engagement within all areas of RM Engineering.

About you

For this role you should have a minimum of a level 4 (NVQ or equivalent) qualification in an electrical engineering discipline.

You also have

• Experience in detailed product design and development within an automated environment
• A strong Engineering background with proven ability to demonstrate intuitive thinking towards engineering problem solving and solution delivery

• Strong knowledge and experience of using CAD/CAM software and design packages (e.g Autodesk)
• A proven track record of hitting product development deadlines and quality parameter targets
• A proven track record of successfully delivering improvements and initiatives in a challenging environment

Next Steps

The next stage of the selection process will be a face to face interview consisting of competency based and role specific questions.

Trust forms the foundation of everything we do in Royal Mail. We want to be transparent about what kind of qualities we are looking for and build trust from the very beginning of your journey with us. The first step is your interview, and we mean ‘your’ interview. We want to give you the opportunity to shine. To enable you to do this, we will provide you with your interview questions ahead of the interview taking place. This will allow you time to prepare, and ensure you have your best examples in mind. Royal Mail Group values both trust, and our people.


We don’t expect every candidate to meet the full criteria for the role. If your experience looks a little different from the job requirements, but you feel you have the relevant skills to bring value to the role, we’d love to learn more about you.

Royal Mail are proud of our diverse employee network groups and the active role they play to support belonging and encourage a positive work environment. We are firmly committed to inclusion and passionate about our people representing the communities we serve. We are happy to support your need for any adjustments during the application and hiring process. Please share the details within your application if required.

We are Forces family friendly and a Gold signatory to the Armed Forces Covenant. We welcome applications from ex-Armed Forces personnel, reservists, veterans, cadet instructors and military spouses/partners.

For more information on Royal Mail Group and our values please click here: internationaldistributionsservices/en/about-us/

Closing Date: 03/06/2025. Please note, this advert may close early if the appropriate number of applications has been reached.
Interviews expected: TBC

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