About the position
We are currently working with a large and successful Hong Kong-based materials science group. They develop machines tools to implement advanced additive and subtractive manufacturing processes for large-area and printed electronic devices. Key applications are semiconductor packaging, smart windows, PV panels, touch sensors and bio-sensors.
Job Responsibilities:
Collaboration: Work with/as technical lead, mechanical engineers and other stakeholders on overall specifications and integration requirements.
Product Development: Create new or improve current sub-system module designs.
Automation Design: Create concept for industrial automation, select suppliers, create mechanical and electrical integration specification (when necessary).
Electrical Design: Responsible for entire system electrical design with integration of specialist sub-systems. Produce drawings and supporting documentation.
Standards and Regulatory Compliance: Identify the applicable standards and regulations, compile documentation for and assess CE compliance.
Electrical Assembly: provide standards, instruction and supervision to build team engineers and outsourced suppliers.
Safety System Design and Testing: Contribute to risk assessment. Design the safety system and system test procedure. Test the system and create test report.
Documentation: contribute to system manuals.
Supplier Qualification and Management: Identify criteria by which suppliers are selected. Assess and rate suppliers and products. Audit suppliers during execution of orders to ensure specification, schedule and budget is met.
PLC Systems: Design and write PLC programs for automation control or manage outsourced PLC contractors (when necessary).
Occasional travel may be needed to other locations.
Experience Required:
Degree in electrical engineering.
8 years field experience, building and testing machinery and control systems.
8 years electrical design experience.
Full knowledge and understanding of applicable directives and standards.
Safety system design, programming and testing (PILZ preferred).
Full knowledge and understanding of electrical test procedures.
High level of quality in documentation.
Capability to innovate to improve efficiency of processes and designs.
Team player with good communications skills.
Proficiency in AutoCAD.
Experience with Motion control systems.
Experience in specifying PLC hardware, writing PLC software.
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Hernshead Recruitment Ltd
Posted 13 hours ago, valid for 13 days
Kidlington, Oxfordshire OX5 2BT, England
£45,000 - £50,000 per annum
Full Time
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Sonic Summary
- A leading materials science group based in Hong Kong is seeking an electrical engineer with 8 years of experience in building and testing machinery and control systems.
- The position involves collaborating with technical leads and engineers, developing products, designing automation systems, and ensuring compliance with safety standards.
- Candidates must possess a degree in electrical engineering and have expertise in electrical design, safety system design, and PLC programming.
- The role requires proficiency in AutoCAD and experience with motion control systems, along with the ability to innovate and produce high-quality documentation.
- Salary details are not provided, but the position emphasizes the importance of strong communication skills and teamwork.
