Electrical Design Engineer

We are partnering with a leading global defence contractor who are investing in new disruptive technologies for advanced military hardware solutions and are seeking to strengthen their electrical design capabilities with some additional personnel.
Electrical Design Engineer – Special Purpose Vehicles  
Salary: £40000 - £50000 + benefits

Location:

West Midlands ( hybrid working - commutable from Birmingham, Worcestershire, Walsall, Wolverhampton, Telford, Staffordshire region)  
As a specialist Electrical Design Engineer you will be involved in full product life cycle from requirements capture, defining specification and requirements, design or product and assemblies, through testing and vehicle integration.  
Duties:
o Design, validate and test electrical systems for special purpose vehicles
o Plan architecture and layouts for each systems and sub systems, creating electrical CAD drawings
o Prepare technical reports, design specifications and test plans for defined projects
o Liaise with component and systems suppliers to ensure technical requirements are met
o Provide engineering support to the service team with advice and remedial actions following investigations of product failures.

Experience:

The role requires a highly skilled and focused Electrical Design Engineers or Electrical Engineers who can demonstrate creative and ingenious thinking with the ability to solve electrical integration problems quickly with a portfolio of experience across the following fields;
o HNC/ Degree Electrical Engineering
o Design experience of vehicle electrical distribution / wiring (EDS), systems, LV schematics/ circuit design and systems level product validation & testing
o Knowledge of electrical design for safety critical, high specification or accredited industries eg: military vehicles, commercial vehicles, off highway / construction vehicles, aerospace, rail or similar sectors
o Keen to solve problems from initial conceptual design, integration, test and validation stage
o Good understanding of design office practice and systems eg: 3D CAD, PLM  
o Knowledge of EMC & MoD/ Def Standards highly desirable

The opportunity:

We are looking for bright, enthusiastic, and highly capable electrical engineers who will thrive working in a dynamic and technically challenging environment, with the opportunity to take ownership of projects from start to conclusion.
Hybrid working arrangements, expectation to be on site minimum of 2 days per week.
In  return our client is offering a generous salary, generous pension contribution, life assurance and performance bonus.  Above all this is a fantastic opportunity to make a real contribution to the success and growth of the organisation.
Apply on-line or call Robert Wigley for a confidential discussion (url removed)
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