Lead Electrical Design Engineer

Matchtech; Ringway; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering firm in the UK is seeking a Head of Electrical Design to manage the design process for new products. The role requires a degree in electrical design or engineering, with at least 5 years of experience in a design role. Responsibilities include producing drawings and ensuring compliance with legislation while managing project timelines. The ideal candidate will possess strong innovation and client presentation skills.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years' experience in a design role.
• Experience with BESS systems or multiple electrical sources.
• Willingness to innovate on new and existing product ranges.

Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end design process for new products.
• Produce initial concept drawings and technical documentation.
• Track project cost and scope changes accurately.

Skills

Electrical design experience

CAD proficiency

Project management

Client presentation skills

Ability to fault find drawings

Education

Degree in electrical design or electrical/electronics engineering

Job description

Head of Electrical Design Job Specification

We are looking for an ambitious and enthusiastic person who will integrate well with the current technical team and will drive design excellence standards throughout our fast growing business.

Requirements

• Degree level qualification in electrical design or electrical/electronics engineering
• CAD
• 2D line drawings – able to produce and fault find existing drawings
• Minimum 5 years' experience in design role
• Experience with BESS systems or systems with multiple electrical sources
• Project management skills
• Willingness to innovate on new and existing product ranges
• Client presentation skills – able to present design ideas and discuss solutions with clients.

Responsibilities

Job role will involve managing end-to-end design process ensuring all technical information is created as part of the design process to enable all new products to be launched onto the market in a compliant manner.

• Initial concept drawings
• Cost tracking of project through BOM
• Complete grading of the project against preset criteria to ensure project meets opportunity standard to move forward
• Produce 3D drawing packs
• Produce 2D wiring schematics packs
• Accurately track scope changes with design change logs
• Produce quality control checklist for project and final product
• Work with the Technical team to ensure all legislation criteria for product has been met.
• Project management – Manage product design projects to ensure products are developed on time, in full and to budget
• Produce technical documentation to allow successful product rollout