Test and Measurement Electrical Design Engineer

ENGINEERINGUK; Derby; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading aerospace company seeks an Electrical Design Engineer to join their expanding team in Derby. This role involves developing cutting-edge test facility designs and ensuring compliance with safety standards. Candidates should have a background in Electrical Engineering and experience in project environments.

Benefits

Bonus

Employee support assistance

Employee discounts

Qualifications

• Minimum HND/HNC qualified in Electrical Engineering or equivalent.
• Experience in preparing and delivering technical reports.
• Self-motivated with good interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities

• Capture requirements and develop electrical engineering designs.
• Oversee manufacture, installation, inspection, and testing of designs.
• Support acceptance testing procedures.

Skills

Electrical Engineering

Interpersonal Skills

Planning

Execution Skills

Education

HND/HNC in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Electrical design software (e.g., Amtech)

Siemens NX

Teamcenter

Job description

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Test and Measurement Electrical Design Engineer

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Job Description

Electrical Design Engineer

Full Time

Derby - Hybrid

Rolls-Royce Measurement & Test Engineering organisation are recruiting Electrical Design Engineers to support them in expanding, improving, and maintaining their global portfolio of Aerospace Engine Test Facilities.

The Rolls-Royce Measurement & Test Engineering organisation are responsible for designing and delivering the infrastructure required to test the next generation of gas turbine engines for both Civil and Defence applications.

Why Rolls-Royce?

Rolls-Royce is one of the most enduring and iconic brands in the world and has been at the forefront of innovation for over a century. We design, build and service systems that provide critical power to customers where safety and reliability are paramount.

We are proud to be a force for progress, powering, protecting and connecting people everywhere.

We want to ensure that the excellence and ingenuity that has shaped our history continues into our future, and we need people like you to come and join us on this journey.

We'll provide an environment of caring and belonging where you can be yourself. An inclusive, innovative culture that invests in you, gives you access to an incredible breadth and depth of opportunities where you can grow your career and make a difference.

What we offer:

We offer excellent development opportunities, a competitive salary, and exceptional benefits. These include bonus, employee support assistance and employee discounts.

You will be working for the Rolls-Royce Technical Authority for Aerospace Engine Test Facilities. In this role you will be working with colleagues locally in Derby, opportunities also exist to work more widely within the UK as well as Internationally.

What you will be doing:

The workload can be varied, and you will work on a wide range of projects; from developing the next generation of cutting-edge ground based test facility designs, through to modification of existing flying testbeds and design of new test rigs as well as ensuring the existing Rolls-Royce test portfolio is kept up to date.

Your role will include:

• Capturing requirements.
• Specification and report writing.
• Developing electrical engineering designs and calculations.
• Developing requirements into concepts through to full detailed design.
• Oversight of the manufacture, installation, inspection and testing of designs.
• Working with our product definition engineering team (detailing / CAD department).
• Provide a technical design monitoring / oversight role.
• Chair / support design reviews.
• Peer to peer review and approvals.
• Developing verification schedules.
• Supporting acceptance testing procedures.
• Delivering test facilities which are safe in operation and during ongoing maintenance.
• Legislative compliance design monitoring oversight.

Who we're looking for

At Rolls-Royce we put safety first, do the right thing, keep it simple and make a difference. These principles form the behaviours that guide us and are an essential component of our assessment process. They are the fundamental qualities that we seek for all roles. For this role you will need to demonstrate understanding of the applicable health and safety standards and we are looking for someone who is/has:

• Minimum HND/HNC qualified in Electrical Engineering or an equivalent qualification with suitable experience in an Electrical Design role in Electrical Engineering.
• Experience of working within a project environment.
• Experience in preparing and delivering technical reports and documents.
• Experience in developing, testing and evaluating engineering designs.
• Self-motivated, with good interpersonal, planning and execution skills and a team player.

Experience/understanding of any of the following would be advantageous, but not essential:

• Familiarity with British and Standards and Others (BS, EN, ISO Standards)
• Electrical Low Voltage design (BS7671)
• Control and Instrumentation (C&I) design (BS6739)
• Functional Safety (IEC 61508 and IEC 61511)
• CEng or IEng (or working towards)
• Membership of a Professional Engineering Institution
• Electrical design software (such as Amtech)
• Experience with Siemens NX / Teamcenter

We are an equal opportunities employer. We're committed to developing a diverse workforce and an inclusive working environment. We believe that people from different backgrounds and cultures give us different perspectives. And the more perspectives we have, the more successful we'll be. By building a culture of respect and appreciation, we give everyone who works here the opportunity to realise their full potential.

We welcome applications from people with a refugee background.

You can learn more about our global Inclusion strategy at Our people | Rolls-Royce

Job Category

Validation and Verification

Posting Date

21 May 2025; 00:05

Posting End Date

24 Jun 2025

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