Electrical Design Engineer

Electrical Design Engineer

Location: Blackburn, Lancashire
Salary: Up to £50,000 per annum
Job Type: Permanent
Hours: Monday to Friday, 8:00am – 4:30pm

We are recruiting for an Electrical Design Engineer to join an established engineering business in Blackburn, Lancashire.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Electrical Design Engineer who enjoys designing bespoke control systems and being involved in projects from initial concept through to build, testing, commissioning and customer acceptance.

The company designs and delivers bespoke machinery and control system solutions for customers across a range of industrial sectors. This means the work is varied, technically interesting and suited to someone who enjoys problem-solving rather than working on the same standard product every day.

As the Electrical Design Engineer, you will be responsible for producing electrical schematics, system designs, functional design specifications and supporting documentation for machinery and automation projects.

You will work closely with internal engineering teams, customers and suppliers, helping to ensure projects are designed, built and delivered to the correct technical and safety standards.

What’s On Offer

• Base salary up to £50,000 per annum, with a salary range of £45,000 - £50,000 depending on experience
• Healthcare package
• Company Pension scheme
• Life Assurance
• Permanent position with an established engineering business
• Varied bespoke machinery and control system projects
• Involvement across design, build, testing, commissioning and customer acceptance
• Exposure to PLC and drive control systems
• Opportunity to work with customers across different industrial sectors

The Role

As an Electrical Design Engineer, your duties will include:

• Producing electrical schematic diagrams and general arrangement drawings using AutoCAD
• Designing machine control systems from concept through to detailed design
• Producing functional design specifications
• Selecting and specifying electrical and automation components
• Producing design documentation to support procurement, electrical assembly and machine wiring
• Calculating and specifying control gear, inverter drives and motor sizes
• Designing machine interface systems
• Supporting projects through build, testing, commissioning and customer acceptance
• Ensuring designs are produced in line with current machinery directives and safety standards
• Supporting risk assessments and legislative documentation
• Liaising with customers, suppliers and internal engineering teams

The Candidate

The successful candidate is likely to have experience as an Electrical Design Engineer, Controls Design Engineer, Electrical Controls Engineer, Automation Design Engineer or Electrical CAD Engineer.

You will need:

• Experience designing machine control systems
• Strong electrical schematic design experience
• Experience with PLC and drive control systems
• Knowledge of control gear, inverter drives and motor sizing
• Experience with Allen Bradley, Siemens or Omron control systems would be beneficial. 

AutoCAD Electrical experience would be ideal, although candidates with experience using other electrical design packages will also be considered, provided they are willing to transition their skills across to AutoCAD Electrical.

A time-served electrical engineering background would be advantageous, particularly if you have progressed into electrical design and have a practical understanding of machinery, mechanical systems, pneumatics or hydraulics.

The type of background that could suit this role

This position could suit someone from:

• Panel design or machine wiring environments
• Special purpose machinery
• Automation
• Packaging machinery
• Capital equipment
• Process machinery
• Control systems
• Industrial machinery
• Systems integration

The role is primarily office-based in Blackburn, with occasional travel in the UK and overseas to support projects when required. The location could suit candidates living in or around Blackburn, Darwen, Accrington, Burnley, Preston, Chorley, Bolton, Bury, Rochdale, Nelson, Colne, Clitheroe, Leyland, Wigan or North Manchester.

Apply

If you are an experienced Electrical Design Engineer looking for a varied role involving bespoke machinery, control systems and full project involvement, please apply with your latest CV.