Electrical Design Engineer

Electrical Design Engineer

Caldicott

• £40,000 – 45,000
• Hybrid working policy 2/3 days from home
• Flexible starting time – 36 hour week (core hours between 10am – 3.30pm)
• 5% Bonus
• Pension (up to 10% matched)
• Health insurance single + family
• 25 days’ leave + 8 Bank Holidays
• Option to buy an additional 5 days leave or sell
• Life assurance x3

The Company

Established for over 100 years, my client is a market leader in the supply of process engineering systems to a variety of sectors such as Marine, Water, Energy, Food, Beverage, O&G, Renewables and many more.

This multi-million-pound manufacturing business has gone from strength to strength, having been acquired by a well-regarded and lucrative business over recent years, they now form part of a global brand and are able to offer clients more variety of product and services.

Due to expansion, and with a view to begin succession planning within the department, an Electrical Engineer is now required to join the team.

The Role

The systems they manufacture on this site are bespoke standalone, water treatment systems which are incorporated into larger systems including pipework, blowers, control systems and tanks and installed onto the end clients’ sites.

The primary function of the Electrical Engineer role is to project based, taking the P&ID through to fully designed and specified electrical equipment needed for the system.  

Key responsibilities:

The Electrical Engineer is a project role which takes the initial P&ID through to fully designed and spec’d electrical equipment needed for the system. This will involve:

• Writing the control philosophy from the initial P&ID
• Carrying out calculations to size motors, cables, heat losses, intrinsic safety calculations
• Creation of the I/O list needed for the system
• Creating the specifications needed for all the instruments and electrical hardware and PLCs needed for the system
• Writing FAT procedures for equipment
• Occasional travel to control panel manufacturers for witnessing tests
• Continuous liaison with vendors through the project until they have all the correct technical specification equipment needed to supply the right equipment for the project.
• Translating the customer specification technically from contract documentation

The Person

To be successful in the role of Electrical Design Engineer you will:

• An electrical qualification (ideally to HNC level)
• Previous experience working within an Electrical Design Engineer role
• Ability to read electrical drawings and complete electrical calculations
• Some base understanding of instrumentation would be highly advantageous
• Personable and professional

If you’re interested, please apply online, send your CV to (url removed)

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