Electrical Technician Engineer

BAE Systems (New); Cowes; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading company as an Electrical Technician Engineer based in Cowes, where you'll be involved in both office and Lab-based tasks. You'll handle electrical design projects, manage engineering facilities, and contribute to innovative radar technology. With competitive salary and flexible working arrangements, this role offers great opportunities for career growth.

Benefits

Competitive pension scheme

Enhanced annual leave allowance

Share Incentive Plan

Flexible working

Employee assistance programme

Cycle2work scheme

Employee discounts

Potential for annual incentive

Qualifications

• A degree, HNC, or HND in Electro Engineering or related field.
• Background in Electrical Production is a strong alternative.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office, especially Excel, Word, and Visio.

Responsibilities

• Support design and manufacturing tasks in a Lab environment.
• Manage Engineering Lab facilities and ensure proper operation.
• Contribute to design documentation and technical reports.

Skills

Microsoft Office

Hands on experience in manufacturing assembly

Electrical Drawing Office experience

Education

Degree in Electro Engineering or related subject

HNC or HND in Electro Engineering

Job description

Job title: Electrical Technician Engineer

Location: Cowes, Isle of Wight

Salary:Up to £45,000 depending on skills and experience

What you’ll be doing:

• Role is split between electrical engineering ‘office’ based and hands on ‘Lab’ based
• Complete a variety of Electrical Drawing Office design tasks to support engineering and manufacturing
• Assist with the design, and then manufacture/assembly of engineering test equipment and jigs within a Lab environment
• Facilities management responsibility for the Engineering Lab, including looking after test equipment, consumables and usage of the lab
• Support the design of motor drives, control, and positioning systems
• Support the design of data links, data protocols, networks, EMC management and verification
• Be involved with design verification using a combination of simulation, analysis and test techniques
• Be involved with contributing to design documentation and technical reports

Your skills and experiences:

• A degree, HNC, or HND in Electro Engineering or strongly related subject, alternatively a background in an Electrical Production environment
• Proficient in using Microsoft Office; in particular Excel, Word and Visio
• Hands on experience of manufacturing assembly
• Experience with 2D CAD and Electrical Drawing Office experience is desirable

Benefits:

You’ll receive benefits including a competitive pension scheme, enhanced annual leave allowance and a Company contributed Share Incentive Plan. You’ll also have access to additional benefits such as flexible working, an employee assistance programme, Cycle2work and employee discounts – you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

The Radar team:

Join us in shaping the Future of Radar Technology, we are evolving our radar portfolio enhancing our existing and developing brand-new radar products to address emerging and future threats. With strong collaboration from our customers and investment in talent, our strategy is to stay at the forefront of defence innovation.

As an Electrical Technician Engineer you’ll be responsible for supporting the Engineering team with electrical drawing office activities, engineering change requests and assisting with design-for-manufacture and prototyping tasks.This role will also assume responsibility for our Engineering lab at Cowes, with the opportunity to work closely with the engineering team in the running of the facility.

Our workplace in Cowes is an easily accessible commute from Southampton with a regular foot passenger ferry and BAE shuttle service from the ferry terminal to site.

As the world has evolved, so has the way we work. Our working approach, will enable you to have flexibility with your working hours, depending on your role and location. This could include accruing hours as well as flexibility around start and finish times, ensuring you can balance life at work, on site and life at home.

Why BAE Systems?

This is a place where you’ll be able to make a real difference. You’ll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity of thought, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome people from all backgrounds and want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder etc.) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.

Please be aware that many roles at BAE Systems are subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors such as your nationality, any nationalities you may have previously held, and your place of birth can restrict the roles you are eligible to perform within the organisation. All applicants must as a minimum achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard. Many roles also require higher levels of National Security Vetting where applicants must typically have 5 to 10 years of continuous residency in the UK depending on the vetting level required for the role, to allow for meaningful security vetting checks.

Closing Date: 20^th June 2025

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

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