Trainee Electrical Design Engineer

ATA Recruitment; Peterborough; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading design consultancy in Peterborough is looking for a Trainee Electrical Design Engineer. The successful candidate will work on various projects and receive thorough training in electrical design areas. This opportunity offers a salary up to £38k, hybrid working options, and additional benefits including a pension scheme and paid overtime.

Benefits

Pension scheme

28 days holiday

Paid overtime

Qualifications

• Experience with AutoCAD Electrical or similar package is crucial.
• Positive and ambitious attitude required.
• Hands-on electrical design experience is important.

Responsibilities

• Work on varied projects from initial sales enquiry.
• Thoroughly trained by skilled Electrical Design Engineers.
• Create electrical schematics and perform risk assessments.

Skills

AutoCAD Electrical

Cable sizing

Good communication

Education

Recognised Electrical qualification i.e. NVQ Level 3

Job description

Trainee Electrical Design Engineer

Peterborough

Salary: Up to £38k (Potentially more DOE)

Working hours: 9am – 5pm, Monday to Friday (Flexible hours with early/late start/finish), Hybrid up to 2 days per week

The Company:

Our client is a leading design consultancy with a rich, century old history. With numerous well-regarded businesses falling under their umbrella and sites all across the UK, they are well placed to provide design and support across diverse industries including FMCG, Utilities and Nuclear.

With hundreds of skilled Engineers and support staff working with them, they support on exciting and wide-ranging projects from upgrades to sites, to completely new sites from brown field starts.

Due to a change within their decently sized design team, they’re currently looking for an Junior Electrical Design Engineers to join them. This could be a fantastic opportunity for someone looking to grow and develop their experience and work within a truly supportive and intellectually curious team of Design Engineers on cradle to grave projects.

The Role:

The successful Trainee Electrical Design Engineer will work on varied projects from initial sales enquiry. This could range from internal upgrades to manufacturing/processing sites to whole new sites.

As this is a Trainee Electrical Design role, you will be thoroughly trained by skilled Electrical Design Engineers in the following areas;

• Cable sizing
• Cable block diagrams
• Wiring layouts
• Creating electrical schematics
• Control panel design and redesign
• Safety circuits
• Producing BOM’s
• Produce own BOM’s
• Performing Risk assessments to BS EN ISO 13849/60261

Qualifications and experience:

• Recognised Electrical qualification i.e. NVQ Level 3
• Experienced with AutoCAD Electrical or similar package
• A positive, inquisitive and ambitious attitude
• Some in-industry experience or hands on electrical design experience is crucial for this role
• Good communicator
• Confident in your abilities to learn

The Benefits:

In return, our client is offering the successful Trainee Electrical Design Engineer a competitive package including;

• Salary up to £38k
• Hybrid role up to 2 days from home (once experience levels are at sufficient level)
• Pension scheme
• 28 days holiday
• Paid overtime

How to Apply:

If you are a motivated and experienced Trainee Electrical Design Engineer looking to join a growing company, we want to hear from you! Please send a copy of your CV to [e-mail].

ATA is committed to creating a diverse workforce and is an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of age, disability, gender, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation