Electrical Design Engineer

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11 months ago

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Electrical Design Engineer
Plymouth, Commutable from: Tavistock, Ivybridge, Saltash, Yelverton
Up to £59,280 per annum, dependant on experience + Bonus + Early Finish on Friday + Pension + Extra Benefits

Excellent opportunity for an individual with experience in electrical control systems design to join a market-leading, international company.

The company are a well-established, highly revered manufacturing company in the Plymouth area with sites across the world that not only are renowned for the quality of their products but also for being a leading and progressive employer within the area. Due to growth, they are currently for a Control Systems Engineer to join the design team.

Within this role you will work closely with the maintenance team and will be responsible for designing and drawing of electrical circuits and control panels, safety circuits, motion control, PLC & HMI programming and system integration into manufacturing robots and standalone machines.

This is a great opportunity to join a company where you will be well rewarded for your efforts, not just through a good salary, bonus, and benefits, but also through the chance to progress your career and make a big impact on your department.

The Role:

Design of control panels, identify obsolete components and source alternatives, design modifications for upgrades, implement continuous improvement, analyse downtime faults, causes and create effective PPM and TPM activities,
Monday - Friday 8am - 4:30pm, 3:30pm finish on Fridays
Benefits - Monthly & yearly bonus, 33 days holiday inc bank holidays (can purchase additional days via scheme) Life insurance 3x salary, 5% pension, retail discounts

The person:

Electrical Engineering qualifications
PLC & HMI programming knowledge
Strong communications skills, able to work within multi-disciplinary teams
Experience with AutoCad and/or Eplan design softwareReference Number: BBBH(phone number removed)

To apply for this role or for to be considered for further roles, please click "Apply Now" or contact Sophie Fox at Rise Technical Recruitment.

This vacancy is being advertised by Rise Technical Recruitment Ltd. The services of Rise Technical Recruitment Ltd are that of an Employment Agency.

Rise Technical Recruitment Ltd regrets to inform that our client can only accept applications from engineering candidates who have a valid legal permit or right to work in the United Kingdom. Potential candidates who do not have this right or permit, or are pending

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