Electrical Design Engineer

Position: Electrical Design Engineer
Job ID: 2142/8
Location: Wirral
Rate/Salary: £60,000 + Benefits
Type: Permanent / Full Time

HSB Technical Ltd is a specialist recruiter within the Power & Propulsion, Shipbuilding, Shipping & Energy and Aerospace sectors. We have a number of permanent and contract vacancies for multiple businesses across the UK and overseas.

The below job description will outline this position of: Electrical Design Engineer

Typically, this person will develop and maintain craft electrical systems and/or components to required specifications. The role will involve you working on products and projects from concept to completion, including implementation and testing. Frequent collaboration with the purchasing, production and design and development teams will be required to ensure smooth product development and manufacture. The role requires regular interaction with clients, suppliers and contractors. Focus will be on, safety, reliability, quality and functionality.

The Electrical Design Engineer will ideally have electrical design engineering experience within a marine, automotive or similar industry. CAD experience is necessary and experience of Solidworks would be advantageous, however Solidworks training can be provided.

HSB Technical s client is a very established and well-regarded business entity.

Duties and responsibilities of the Electrical Design Engineer:

• Development of functional system diagrams and descriptions
• Integration of electrical parts and systems in close cooperation with other departments
• Management of all electrical / data interfaces between systems developed in house & subcontracted
• Routing of cables and harnesses in 2D (and 3D if required)
• Supporting yard during production and commissioning till vessel delivery
• Contribute to design studies and proposals for new projects
• Technical review of offers from suppliers together with the procurement department.
• Production of design drawings using Solidworks 3D CAD software (control panel design, wiring harness design. Installation drawings, including schematics, panel arrangements, parts lists, wiring diagrams and cable schedules)
• Working to British (BS), European (EN), International (ISO) and Classification Society standards
• Generate project documentation including design calculations, test specifications and procurement information

Qualifications and requirement for the Electrical Design Engineer:

• Bachelor Level Electrical Engineering Degree or HND level with 2-3 years relevant experience
• Driving Licence.
• Ability to obtain SC Clearance

This vacancy is being advertised by HSB Technical who have been appointed to act as the recruitment consultancy for this role.