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Electrical Design Manager

Job in Plymouth, Devon, PL2, England, UK
Listing for: Hays
Full Time position
Listed on 2026-10-09
Job specializations:
  • Engineering
    Operations Management
  • Management
    Operations Management
Salary/Wage Range or Industry Benchmark: 60000 - 70000 GBP Yearly GBP 60000.00 70000.00 YEAR
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Reference: 4792067

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Dungannon Salary: 60,000 - 70,000 (per annum)
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Full time Industry: Engineering / Electrical Engineering Company:
Hays Consultant:
Michael Bennington Hays office:
Portadown — 1st Floor, Unit 11c, McGowan West Shopping Centre, West Street Phone:
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Michael.

Bennington Hays Engineering are delighted to be working with a global leader, to recruit an Electrical Design Manager. This is a senior leadership role offering the opportunity to lead complex engineering programmes and play a key role in the development of innovative, industry-leading products.

The Role As Electrical Design Manager, you will lead the electrical engineering function, driving technical excellence, effective project delivery and continuous improvement across new and existing product platforms.

Key Responsibilities Engineering Leadership & Project Delivery Lead and develop the electrical engineering team responsible for the design of ground support equipment

Manage engineering projects from concept through detailed design, validation and release to production

Plan and allocate engineering resources across multiple concurrent projects

Ensure projects are delivered on time, within scope and aligned with budgetary targets

Provide technical leadership and decision-making on complex engineering challenges

Support new product development and product enhancement initiatives

Conduct performance reviews, career development planning and support talent development

Foster a culture of accountability, technical excellence and continuous improvement

Ensure compliance with customer specifications and applicable standards, including EN12312, EN1915 and Machinery Directive 2006/42/ECApprove electrical designs, drawings, calculations, specifications and technical documentation

Oversee the Engineering Change Order (ECO) process

Lead structured design reviews including concept, preliminary and critical design reviews

Ensure appropriate design verification and validation testing prior to production release

Ensure electrical designs are optimised for manufacturability, assembly and serviceability (DFMA)
Collaborate with Manufacturing to resolve build issues and improve production efficiency

Support value engineering initiatives to enhance cost competitiveness

Work closely with Supply Chain on component standardisation and supplier integration

Partner with Mechanical Engineering to ensure fully integrated system designs

Support Sales and Product Management with customer-specific technical requirements

Work with After-Sales and Customer Care teams to convert field feedback and warranty data into product improvements

Contribute to cross-departmental initiatives aligned with operational excellence

Drive improvements in engineering processes and workflows

Promote design standardisation, modular architectures and component reuse

Support innovation in electrical design, component selection and manufacturing technologies

Identify opportunities to enhance performance, reliability and sustainability

Develop, set and monitor KPIs covering delivery, quality, efficiency and cost About You Skills, Experience & Qualifications Degree qualified in Electrical Engineering or a related discipline

Significant experience designing electrical systems for heavy equipment, mobile machinery or vehicle platforms

Minimum of 7 years’ leadership experience within an engineering environment

Strong capability with 2D and 3D electrical CAD tools (EPlan, Solid Works Electrical, AutoCAD Electrical, Draft Sight or similar)
Solid understanding of manufacturing processes, complex systems integration and control systems

Proven experience managing projects across the full product development lifecycle

Strong knowledge of…
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