Electrical Engineer

James Fisher and Sons plc; Elrick; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

James Fisher and Sons plc is recruiting an Electrical Engineer for a permanent role in Westhill, Aberdeen. You will provide design solutions across the JFD product range, from new product design to field upgrades, liaising with internal teams and managing through-life engineering tasks.

The role requires strong documentation skills, meticulous design work, and the ability to deliver high-quality output on tight deadlines while maintaining cost efficiency. Travel to client assets may be required.

Qualifications

• Proven electrical and electronics design experience.
• Experience generating design calculations.
• Competent with engineering design software tools / CAD.
• Knowledge of design standards and practices.
• DC systems experience is advantageous.
• Experience with PLM for engineering packages.
• Electrical/EE degree or equivalent industry experience.
• Familiarity with marine/defence standards and LR/DNV rules.

Responsibilities

• Provide design input for new products and support existing range.
• Liaise with sales, procurement and production to deliver solutions.
• Source components and create BOMs and part numbers.
• Create specs, proposals, assembly instructions, tests and reports.
• Check electrical drawings for standards compliance.
• Ensure solutions are delivered on time and on budget.
• Perform site visits to offices and client assets as needed.
• Act as technical checker for drawings and documentation.

Skills

Electrical design

Electronics design

Design calculations

CAD tools

Design standards

DC systems

PLM systems

EE degree

Marine/Defence standards

Education

Electrical and Electronics engineering degree

Equivalent industry experience

Tools

CAD packages

PLM system

Job description

About the Role

Electrical Engineer
Permanent position
Westhill, Aberdeen

The Role:
To provide engineering design solutions and through life engineering to support the JFD product range. Workload can vary from new product design to meet client or internal specifications, through to supporting an existing client’s request to upgrade or change equipment in the field.

Key Duties and responsibilities:

• Provide engineering design input to new products and provide engineering support to the existing product range by assessing technical queries and providing engineering solutions.
• Liaise with internal JFD departments such as sales, procurement, and production to ensure the best technical solution is provided in all instances.
• Sourcing suitable components and materials when required and creation of part numbers and bill of materials.
• Creation of engineering documentation such as specifications, proposals, assembly instructions, test procedures, certification and reports.
• Checking detailed electrical drawings and documentation, adherence to engineering and company standards and processes and Compliance to internal and external standards & regulations.
• Ensuring engineering solutions are provided on time and on budget.
• Site visits to other JFD offices and client assets as and when required.
• Accountability and responsibility as technical checker of drawings and documentation generated in support of the electrical engineer role.

What we’re looking for:
You will need excellent written and verbal communication and the ability to work as part of a team but also in isolation when required.
Organisational skills with good attention to detail.
You will need to be methodical and thorough whilst generating and checking documentation and have the ability to adapt to changing scope or client demands.
In addition, you will have a willingness to take ownership and accountability of tasks and drive to completion and be focused on delivering high quality output to tight deadlines and willing to go the extra mile to ensure success is achieved while being focused on delivering cost efficient solutions on time and on budget.

Key skills, knowledge and experience:

• Proven electrical and electronics design skills.
• Skilled in generating design calculations.
• Competent in the use of engineering design software tools / CAD packages.
• Knowledge of design standards.
• Previous product design experience would be advantageous, particularly DC systems.
• Experience with Product Lifecycle Management system for generating and storage of engineering packages.
• Electrical and Electronics engineering degree or equivalent industry experience.
• Experience working to marine, defence standards and class society rules (mainly LR and DNV).

Why join us?

Competitive benefits tailored to the division.
Opportunities for career growth and visibility across the organisation.
A supportive, inclusive culture that values your ideas and contributions.
Work that truly makes a difference in safety, innovation, and global capability.

About Us:

James Fisher is a global engineering services company with over 50 years of experience delivering complex offshore energy projects in some of the world’s most challenging environments. We operate across Energy, Defence, and Maritime Transport, leveraging cutting‑edge technology and deep expertise to support the full lifecycle of our customers’ assets.

JFD is the world leading underwater capability provider, serving the commercial and defence markets with innovative diving, submarine and hyperbaric rescue, technical solutions and services.

Operating worldwide, the company is the world’s leading provider of submarine rescue capability and an established provider of submarine escape training. The company is at the forefront of Hyperbaric Rescue, along with being the leading supplier of commercial and defence diving equipment and saturation diving systems to the commercial industry.

www.jfdglobal.com

James Fisher and Sons are committed to taking positive action on diversity and strongly encourage applications for candidates from all backgrounds. We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer and recognise that our success depends on our talented and diverse workforce.