Senior Electrical Design Engineer

Smiley & Co, Ltd.; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Senior Electrical Design Engineer to lead the hands-on design of innovative electrical solutions. In this pivotal role, you will oversee the design process, ensuring compliance with technical and legislative standards while collaborating closely with mechanical engineers for integrated solutions. Your expertise in Power & Electrical Design, Control Systems, and Safety Assessments will be crucial in producing high-quality technical documentation. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to cutting-edge projects within a reputable company that values employee well-being and professional growth.

Benefits

Company events

Company pension

Health & wellbeing programme

Life insurance

Sick pay

Employee Assistance Programme

Qualifications

• Degree qualified with 5+ years in MOD, Aerospace/Defence, or Marine.
• Strong capability in Power & Electrical Design and Control Systems.

Responsibilities

• Produce detailed electrical drawings and Bills of Materials.
• Ensure technical compliance of designs to customer specifications.

Skills

Power & Electrical Design capability

Control and Instrumentation design capability

FMEA & Safety Capabilities

Understanding of Testing & Automation

Proven experience with Variable Speed Drives

Ability to use E-Plan

Ability to use Solidworks Electrical

Education

Degree Qualified in Engineering

Tools

Solidworks Electrical

E-Plan

National Instruments (NI) Hardware

Labview

Job description

Senior Electrical Design Engineer

Location: Birmingham

Salary: Competitive

The Role

The Senior Electrical Design Engineer will be the ‘hands-on’ design of the solution, overseeing the electrical design of the product while implementing de-risking and design proving techniques to ensure the design is fit for purpose, compliant with all technical and legislative requirements, and suitable for manufacture. Additionally, they will have the ability to technically analyze the functionality and suitability of a design solution in line with the specified technical and legislative requirements and document this within a range of formal documents for customer approval.

Key Responsibilities

• Production of Solidworks electrical / E-Plan detailed electrical drawings (schematic and wiring) and Bills of Materials to support the detailed design and conversion to manufacture.
• Production of the necessary design documentation to substantiate the design and application to the project (performance calculations, test plans, material and component selection justifications, etc.).
• Take responsibility for the technical compliance of the electrical design to the customer’s specifications, including (but not limited to) Safety and Legislative compliance.
• Document the technical compliance of the electrical design to the customer’s specifications, including (but not limited to) Safety and Legislative compliance.
• Work with the mechanical engineers to ensure a completely integrated solution is developed.
• Follow the design process to ensure all mitigations and approvals of the design are in place at the correct stage.

Accountabilities

The Senior Electrical Design Engineer will be accountable for the technical solution to achieve the design requirements laid down in the technical specification and to ensure the product is suitable for manufacture, assembly, and test. They will also be accountable for producing technical documentation to an acceptable standard with the correct level of technical input to analyze the functionality and suitability of a design solution in line with the specified technical and legislative requirements.

Skills and Qualifications

For this, it is necessary for the engineer to have the following:

• Degree Qualified with MOD or Aerospace/Defence or Marine Technical experience (min 5 years)
• Power & Electrical Design capability - Including System design & Component Selection
• Proven Control and Instrumentation design capability
• Relevant experience - Variable Speed Drives, Motor Starter panels, Distribution systems, PLC and Control systems (ProfiBus or ProfiNet/TIA portal)
• FMEA & Safety Capabilities - Ability to write and carry out Safety Assessments + Reliability analysis
• Understanding of Testing & Automation - National Instruments (NI) Hardware & Labview
• Ability to use E-Plan & Solidworks Electrical would be an advantage

Benefits

• Company events
• Company pension
• Health & wellbeing programme
• Life insurance
• Sick pay
• Employee Assistance Programme

To Apply

If you feel you are a suitable candidate and would like to work for this reputable company, then please do not hesitate to apply.