Electrical Engineer – Submarine Rescue Systems (Hybrid, UK)

James Fisher and Sons plc; Inchinnan; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Early finish on Fridays

Private Medical Insurance

Life Assurance

Cycle to work scheme

Company Pension

Job summary

James Fisher and Sons plc seeks an Electrical Engineer in Inchinnan with hybrid working options. The role covers engineering design, through-life support, and delivering solutions for submarine rescue-related products and systems.

The engineer will own projects from concept to delivery, ensuring documentation quality and adherence to budgets and schedules. The successful candidate will work within a multidisciplinary team, liaising with Sales, Procurement, and Production, and may visit client

Qualifications

• 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).

Responsibilities

• Provide engineering design input for new products and technical support for the existing product range, assessing technical queries and developing effective engineering solutions.
• Liaise with internal stakeholders, including Sales, Procurement and Production, to ensure the most appropriate technical solutions are delivered.
• Source suitable components and materials, creating and maintaining part numbers and bills of materials as required.
• Produce and review engineering documentation, including specifications, proposals, assembly instructions, test procedures, certification and technical reports, ensuring compliance with company processes, engineering best practice, and relevant industry standards.
• Check electrical drawings and associated documentation, taking responsibility as the technical checker to ensure accuracy, quality and compliance.
• Deliver engineering solutions that meet project timescales and budget requirements while maintaining high standards of quality.
• Undertake site visits to JFD locations, customer sites and operational assets as required to support project delivery and business objectives.

Skills

Electrical design

Design calculations

CAD packages

Design standards

PLM experience

Marine/defence standards

Documentation

Education

Electrical & Electronics engineering degree

Tools

CAD software

Job description

James Fisher and Sons plc seeks an Electrical Engineer in Inchinnan with hybrid working options. The role covers engineering design, through-life support, and delivering solutions for submarine rescue-related products and systems.

The engineer will own projects from concept to delivery, ensuring documentation quality and adherence to budgets and schedules. The successful candidate will work within a multidisciplinary team, liaising with Sales, Procurement, and Production, and may visit client