Senior Electrical Design Engineer, DV Cleared, 4-Day Week

Cirrus Selection Limited; Maulden; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

4-day working week

Bonus

Pension

Job summary

Cirrus Selection Limited is seeking a Senior Electrical Design Engineer based in Bedfordshire. You will own electrical and electronic subsystems for defence platforms, from initial trade studies through to customer sign-off, delivering robust, compliant, buildable solutions for harsh environments, including low and high-power DC systems and wiring harnesses.

The role follows a structured phase-gate process with derating, stress and EMC analysis, hands-on lab testing, and documentation such as

Qualifications

• Formal electrical qualification (HNC/HND or BEng) required.
• Experience in electrical hardware design for harsh environments.
• Derating, stress and tolerance analysis on electrical designs.
• Experience with electrical CAD or harness design tools (Zuken E3.series or Harnware).
• Experience in low/high power DC systems.
• EMC awareness at product and circuit level.
• Knowledge of Def-Stan or Mil standards and safety/quality processes.
• Hands-on lab experience with test equipment and debugging.
• Support for assembly, integration and test.
• DV clearance (or eligible) and ability to work full-time on site.

Responsibilities

• Own electrical and electronic subsystems from trade studies to customer sign-off.
• Derating, stress and tolerance analysis on designs.
• EMC thinking at product and circuit level; hands-on lab testing.
• Write documentation: trade studies, requirements, compliance evidence, test reports.
• Use Zuken/Harnware/Windchill to develop and manage documentation.
• Support planning, procurement, material control and change control; report to the Design Team Lead.

Skills

Electrical design

Derating/Stress analysis

EMC awareness

Mil standards knowledge

Lab testing

DV clearance eligibility

Documentation

Education

HNC/HND

BEng

Tools

Zuken E3.series

HarnWare

Windchill

Job description

Cirrus Selection Limited is seeking a Senior Electrical Design Engineer based in Bedfordshire. You will own electrical and electronic subsystems for defence platforms, from initial trade studies through to customer sign-off, delivering robust, compliant, buildable solutions for harsh environments, including low and high-power DC systems and wiring harnesses.

The role follows a structured phase-gate process with derating, stress and EMC analysis, hands-on lab testing, and documentation such as