Senior Electrical Design Engineer – Green Hydrogen & Grid

ALTEN; England; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private Medical Insurance

Cycle & Tech Scheme

Employee assistance programme

Life insurance & Pension Scheme

Social atmosphere & team events

Flexible working (role dependent)

Job summary

ALTEN in Horsham, UK, is seeking a Senior Electrical Design Engineer to join our multidisciplinary Systems Engineering team delivering clean energy and hydrogen technologies. You will design electrical architectures for fuel cell and electrolysis systems, manage grid connection designs, and support commissioning and verification across AC and DC distribution.

Work is on site with hybrid options; you will collaborate with internal and external partners, review designs, and mentor contractors

Qualifications

• Experience in electrical design for fuel cell or hydrogen systems.
• Experience delivering electrical design in complex engineering projects.
• Familiarity with grid connection design for power generation or large-scale energy projects.
• Strong knowledge of electrical standards (IEEE/IEC/NFPA) and safety considerations.

Responsibilities

• Design electrical architectures for fuel cell and electrolysis systems.
• Support design and optimization of stack arrays and associated systems.
• Deliver grid connection designs for AC/DC distribution.
• Perform electrical modelling, power analysis, and feasibility assessments.
• Produce drawings, schematics, and documentation; review designs for compliance.

Skills

Electrical design

Grid connections

AC/DC distribution

Electrical machines

PLC/embedded interfaces

Electrical standards

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Engineering

Equivalent military experience

Tools

EPLAN

MATLAB

ETAP

Job description

ALTEN in Horsham, UK, is seeking a Senior Electrical Design Engineer to join our multidisciplinary Systems Engineering team delivering clean energy and hydrogen technologies. You will design electrical architectures for fuel cell and electrolysis systems, manage grid connection designs, and support commissioning and verification across AC and DC distribution.

Work is on site with hybrid options; you will collaborate with internal and external partners, review designs, and mentor contractors