Senior Electrical Design Engineer
Location: Clevedon, North Somerset
Commutable from: Bristol, Bath, Weston-super-Mare, Portishead, Nailsea, Newport, Cardiff, Yate, Chippenham, Swindon, Gloucester and surrounding areas
Salary: Up to £53,000 + Bonus + Benefits
Type: Permanent, Full Time
Hybrid & Flexible Working Available
Senior Electrical Design Engineer | Advanced Engineering Technology | Clevedon | Up to £53,000
A Global Engineering Manufacturer is seeking a Senior Electrical Design Engineer to join its growing engineering team in Clevedon.
This is an excellent opportunity for a Senior Electrical Design Engineer looking to work on complex electrical and electro-mechanical products within a highly regulated engineering environment.
Working within an established engineering team, you will play a key role in supporting existing products throughout their lifecycle, delivering design improvements, engineering upgrades, obsolescence solutions and product enhancements that improve reliability, manufacturability and long-term customer value.
This role offers genuine involvement across the full product lifecycle, providing exposure to product development, design modifications, continuous improvement and advanced manufacturing technologies.
The Senior Electrical Design Engineer Role
As a Senior Electrical Design Engineer, you will support the ongoing design, development and improvement of complex electrical systems and sub-assemblies, ensuring products continue to meet performance, quality and compliance requirements throughout their operational life.
Working closely with manufacturing, service, suppliers and project teams, you will play a key role in delivering safe, effective and commercially viable engineering solutions.
Responsibilities will include:
Electrical design and development of product enhancements and engineering upgrades
Supporting design modifications, lifecycle management and continuous improvement activities
Managing component obsolescence and alternative sourcing solutions
Producing electrical schematics, drawings and engineering documentation
Verification and validation of designs through calculation and testing
Supporting Design for Manufacture (DFM) and Design for Assembly (DFA) initiatives
Maintaining design records, bills of materials and technical documentation
Supporting manufacturing, service and supply chain teams with engineering solutions
Investigating technical issues and implementing robust corrective actions
Ensuring designs comply with relevant standards, specifications and quality requirements
What We're Looking For
Degree qualified in Electrical Engineering or equivalent
Experience designing complex electrical or electro-mechanical systems
Knowledge of product development and engineering change processes
Understanding of Design for Manufacture and Design for Assembly principles
Experience with engineering materials and manufacturing techniques
Experience producing electrical schematics and technical documentation
Knowledge of 2D and 3D CAD packages such as AutoCAD, CATIA or similar
Understanding of P&IDs and system schematics
Strong communication and stakeholder management skills
Ability to deliver engineering solutions to agreed project milestones and timescales
Industry Backgrounds Considered
Applications are welcomed from engineers with experience gained in Special Purpose Machinery, Industrial Automation, Robotics, Scientific Instrumentation, Capital Equipment, Medical Devices, Aerospace, Defence, Nuclear, Advanced Manufacturing and other sectors involved in the design, development and manufacture of complex electrical or electro-mechanical systems.
What's On Offer?
Salary up to £53,000
Annual bonus of up to 7.5%
Hybrid and flexible working
Pension with up to 8% employer contribution
25 days holiday plus Bank Holidays
Life Assurance at 4x basic salary
Cash health plan
Fitness app and discounted gym memberships
Comprehensive wellbeing programme
STEM networks, employee clubs and social events
Ongoing career development and progression opportunities
Exposure to advanced engineering technology and innovative products
Opportunity to influence the development and enhancement of complex engineering systems
Skilled Worker visa sponsorship can be provided for candidates already based in the UK who require ongoing sponsorship.
If you're a Senior Electrical Design Engineer, Electrical Design Engineer or Electrical Development Engineer looking for an opportunity to work on technically challenging products within a world-class engineering environment, we'd like to hear from you.
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