Electrical Design Engineer

Electrical Design Engineer

£40-50k +  Competitive Salary, Bonus, Employee Ownership Benefits

Leicestershire. Ref: 25464

Would you like to design and deliver cutting-edge automation and robotic systems for world-class manufacturing customers?

This is an exciting opportunity to join a highly successful automation engineering business that designs and manufactures bespoke special purpose machinery for industries including automotive, medical devices, plastics and packaging. With a strong order book, continued growth and a reputation for solving complex engineering challenges, this role offers the chance to work on innovative automation projects from concept through to commissioning. Whether you're an Electrical Design Engineer looking to expand into controls and automation or an experienced Controls Engineer seeking greater project ownership, we want to hear from you.

Electrical Design Engineer - The Role:

From electrical system design and machine safety through to commissioning and customer support, this varied role offers the opportunity to develop your skills and take ownership in areas including:

Designing machine control systems for bespoke automated machinery projects

Producing electrical schematics, control panel designs and bills of materials using EPLAN

Selecting and specifying electrical control and safety components

Ensuring machine designs comply with relevant UK, European and international safety standards

Supporting machine risk assessments and safety system development

Managing electrical deliverables to project budgets and timescales

Supervising electrical technicians during panel build and machine wiring activities

Fault-finding and troubleshooting machine control and safety systems

Supporting machine installation, commissioning and performance optimisation

Assisting customers with technical support, servicing and system upgrades

Contributing to the development of standardised and cost-effective control system solutions

Working closely with customers, suppliers and internal engineering teams throughout project delivery

Electrical Design Engineer - What We're Looking For:

Electrical and safety system design for automated machinery

EPLAN electrical design software

Machine control systems and industrial automation

Electrical standards, machine directives and CE compliance

Control panel design and electrical documentation

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