Senior Electrical Engineer

Senior Electrical Engineer

(LV/MV, PLC & HMI)

Location: Newton Abbot

Salary: Competitive + Benefits

Overview:

We are looking for an experienced Senior Electrical Engineer to join an established engineering team in Newton Abbot, working on the design and development of gas turbine generator sets and power generation equipment for customers in the UK and international markets.

This is a broad electrical engineering role covering electrical design, LV and MV systems, PLC and HMI programming, electrical equipment and plant design, technical problem solving and customer support.

The position would suit an experienced Electrical Design Engineer, Senior Electrical Engineer, Electrical Systems Engineer or Controls/PLC Engineer who is looking to work on complex industrial equipment and would ideally bring experience from power generation, gas turbines, generators, rotating equipment or another closely related engineering environment.

You don't need to have experience across every area listed. We are particularly interested in engineers with a strong electrical design background, as well as candidates with a strong PLC/HMI and controls skillset.

What you'll be doing:

As Senior Electrical Engineer, you will take technical ownership of allocated electrical engineering activities, working closely with mechanical, acoustic, controls and wider engineering teams to develop safe, compliant and reliable solutions.

Your responsibilities will include:

Designing and developing LV and MV electrical systems for gas turbine generator sets and associated equipment.

Developing and maintaining electrical designs, drawings, schematics and technical documentation.

Working with PLC and HMI systems, including programming, development and technical support where required.

Providing electrical engineering solutions across product development, customer projects and engineering assignments.

Taking technical responsibility for allocated electrical engineering projects and ensuring delivery to agreed timescales and budgets.

Identifying and resolving electrical engineering issues through structured technical problem solving.

Working closely with mechanical, electrical, controls and acoustic engineers to ensure integrated equipment designs meet technical requirements.

Supporting the verification and validation of engineering solutions.

Ensuring designs comply with relevant standards, regulations and applicable engineering direct...