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A great opportunity has arisen for an electrical engineer to join a leading manufacturing company who supply worldclass products to various industries including Oil & Gas / Offshore.
Job Description:
- Manage design projects from initial concept/enquiry through detailed design to manufacturing handover.
- Provide design input on projects, using the technical competencies listed below.
- Generation of ideas for developments and new products.
- Be responsible for small projects or sub-sections of larger projects.
- Produce engineering designs, specifications and documentation to ISO 9001.
- Assist in the preparation of operating and maintenance manuals.
- Offsite engineering support for new products.
- Assist sales and marketing in the preparation of quotes and proposals.
- Provide customer support.
- Assist in the training of customer operating personnel.
- Provide technical support to the production, logistics and integration departments.
- Work within the requirements of company procedures and national and international regulations.
- Work within the timescales and budgets set by the company.
- Instruct, train and mentor subordinate engineering staff.
- Other activities as directed by the Engineering Manager.
Beneficial Skills / Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical or Electronic Engineering or related/equivalent subject
- Electric motor types, designs and specification.
- Power distribution and protection equipment.
- Variable speed drives and soft-starts.
- Wiring distribution systems.
- Communication systems and protocols (RS232, RS485, SPI, I²C, Ethernet, etc).
- Industrial sensors and equipment.
- Video distribution, formats, conversion and storage.
- Fibre optic multiplexers and ancillaries.
- PCB manufacturing and standards.
- PCB breadboard prototyping using soldering iron and hand tools.
- Design of analogue and digital electronic circuits.
- PCB design using Altium or equivalent.
- Inspection, testing and certification requirements.
- Ergonomics.
- Completing and checking designs and documentation.
- Design of motor control electronic circuits.
- Design of electrical power transmission systems.
- Safety conscious, attentive to QHSE policies and regulations (ISO 9001 QA systems).
- Sound engineering knowledge.
- Cost conscious.
- Technical drawing competence as defined above.
- Flexibility, adaptability and professionalism, with the ability to work cooperatively as part of a multidiscipline team or individually on projects.
- Ability to liaise with other members of staff including customers and third parties.
- Time management with ability to plan workload, multi-task and work under pressure.
- Ability to problem solve.
- Good verbal and written communication skills, clear technical writing and good record keeping.
- Attention to detail and effective checking regime.
- Software skills. Microsoft Office Suite. AutoCAD/DraftSight and Altium.
- Willingness to learn new engineering skills.
Additional Details:
- 37 hours per week – 8.30am to 4.30pm Mon-Thurs and 8.30am to 4pm Friday (flexi-time is available)
- 25 days holidays and 8 bank holidays
- Based onsite – no hybrid working
- 5% pension
- Private healthcare
- 2 x base salary life insurance
