Protection Design Engineer

Avd Appoint Ltd; Crawley; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Avd Appoint Ltd in West Sussex is seeking a Protection Design Engineer to join a multi-disciplinary team on a permanent basis. You will manage full lifecycle design from concept to production, interpret customer requirements, and develop electrical circuits and wiring diagrams, BOMs, and manufacturing transfer.

The role offers up to £65,000 plus benefits, with opportunities to work on varied projects and potential involvement in mechanical enclosure design.

Qualifications

• At least 5 years' experience as a Protection Design Engineer or similar.
• Experience with circuit breakers, MCCB, MTAG and REF.
• Experience with an electrical design package (ideally AutoCAD Electrical).

Responsibilities

• Lead full life cycle design from inception to completion.
• Create electrical circuits, wiring diagrams and BOMs for manufacturing.
• Collaborate with a multi-disciplinary team and liaise with purchasing for component procurement.

Skills

Protection design

Electrical circuit design

Drafting

Tools

AutoCAD Electrical

Solidworks

Job description

Protection Design Engineer - West Sussex - up to £65,000 + Benefits - REF 2022

I am currently recruiting a Protection Design Engineer to work for a leading engineering organisation based in West Sussex. Salary up to £65,000 + Benefits.

The organisation has a fantastic heritage having been established for over 30 years and they now employ close to 50 people, with a turnover heading towards £10 million. They are deemed experts at what they do and have clients situated throughout the whole of the UK.

To support the business with its expansion plans and in order for them to continue offering a first-class service on the projects they have now and forecast, they have the need to appoint a Power Distribution Design Engineer on a permanent basis.

In this role as a Protection Design Engineer, you will be working in a multi-disciplined team of 9 engineers and you will be responsible for full life cycle design from inception to completion. This may include drawing up concepts to support the sales team with tenders. Once a project is won, you will interpret the customer requirements, then design the electrical circuits that fulfil what they need, create the wiring diagrams for manufacturing, deal with the BOM's (Bill of Materials) and forward across any information to purchasing who will procure the necessary components and equipment based on your designs. There will be an opportunity to get involved in the Mechanical Design of enclosures for the products should this appeal, but if not, you will be liaising with other engineers who can carry out this task for your projects.

Essential Requirements:

• At least 5 years' experience as a Protection Design Engineer, Senior Switchgear Design Engineer or similar designing electrical circuits
• Expereince with the following: Circuit breakers, MCCB, MTAG, and REF
• Experience with an Electrical Design package (Ideally AutoCAD Electrical)

Desirable Requirements:

• Experience with Switchgear, Power Systems or Power Distribution
• Experience with Low Voltage (LV) up to 750 Volts
• Solidworks

This is a rare and unique opportunity for a Protection Design Engineer to join a forward-thinking company that boasts fantastic staff retention. They fully support career development and enhancement should this appeal and have a fantastic working culture.