Job Location: Ferndown, Dorset
Job Type: Permanent
Salary: £35,000 - £45,000 per annum
Hours: 37.5 hours per week, Monday – Thursday 8am – 5pm & Friday 8am – 12.30pm
Are you an experienced Electrical/Controls Design Engineer with a background in industrial automation?
We are looking for a skilled and detail-focused Electrical/Controls Design Engineer to join an established engineering team. This is an excellent opportunity for someone with strong electrical design experience who enjoys working on bespoke machinery and seeing projects through from design to completion.
Working closely with the Controls Manager, Mechanical Design Engineers and Electricians, you will be responsible for developing electrical and pneumatic designs, producing technical documentation and supporting the successful build and implementation of machinery.
Key responsibilities;
* Develop electrical and pneumatic designs and drawings.
* Produce functional design specifications.
* Create and manage parts lists and machine build specifications.
* Maintain accurate revision and version control of drawings and documentation.
* Work closely with Mechanical Design Engineers to ensure consistent and integrated designs.
* Liaise with Electricians to ensure machines are built in accordance with design specifications.
* Monitor project progress and report updates, timescales and potential improvements to management.
* Work collaboratively with electrical and mechanical engineering teams to ensure project requirements are met.
* Provide timescales and technical information to support costing and project scheduling.
* Provide customer support and assistance with electrical issues where required.
* Develop and maintain technical systems, documentation, manuals and training materials.
* Identify opportunities for improvements to designs, processes and documentation.
The successful candidate will ideally have:
* HNC in Electrical Engineering or equivalent qualification.
* Minimum of 2 years' experience within industrial automation.
* Experience using electrical CAD packages.
* Strong electrical design and documentation skills.
* An understanding of pneumatic design.
* Excellent attention to detail and a methodical approach.
* Strong time-management and organisational skills.
* Excellent communication skills and the ability to work effectively across engineering disciplines.
* The ability to manage priorities and meet project deadlines.
* A positive, hands-on approach and the confidence to rise to new challenges.
Why Apply?
This is a great opportunity to join a collaborative engineering environment where you will have the opportunity to work on varied automation and machinery projects, develop your technical expertise and play an important role from initial design through to machine build and customer support.
If you are an experienced Electrical/Controls Design Engineer looking for your next challenge, we would like to hear from you.
Those who have the right skills and experience, our aim is that you will hear back from us within 24 hours but due to the high number of applications we are receiving at present, we are unable to respond to every application individually so if you do not hear from us within 3 days, please assume that your application at this stage has not been successful. As new positions arise, we will review any applications already made to us and may contact you about other suitable roles.
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Salary description
£35000.00 - £45000.00 per year