Electrical Design Engineer

Nelson Permanent Placements are recruiting for Electrical Design Engineers for a UK leading industrial contractor with a legacy spanning over 100 years. This is an opportunity to work for a growing successful organisation that has an impressive client portfolio of blue-chip companies.

Our client prides themselves on their ability to grow, progress and support career development, they invests heavily in its workforce enabling you to work across the UK with varied industrial sectors including Food & Beverage, Pharma & manufacturing.

To be considered for this role as an Electrical Design Engineer you will be:

• 2 years minimum in an Electrical Design Engineering role (5 years for higher salaried roles)
  
  
• Electrically Qualification as Level 3 in BTEC or NVQ (HNC for higher salaried roles)
  
  
• Work from home with travel to UK sites, primarily between London and Manchester.
  
  
• Electrical Design Engineering experience within industrial or food manufacturing environments.
  
  
• Hold an 18th Edition
  
  Package
  
  
• Annual salary of £33,000 - £44,000 depending on experience
  
  
• Company car allowance
  
  
• Training and development opportunities
  
  
• Work from home with a monthly visit to the office in Peterborough
  
  
• Monday – Friday working
  
  Key Responsibilities of this role as an Electrical Design Engineer you will be:
  
  
• Generate panel layouts and bills of materials
  
  
• LV distribution and cable calculations
  
  
• Generating electrical control schematic diagrams
  
  
• Generating instrument loop diagrams/cable block diagrams
  
  
• Generating PLC wiring diagrams and I/O schedules
  
  
• Machinery safety circuit design and risk assessments to BS EN ISO 13849/60261
  
  
• Preparation of supporting technical & installation documents
  
  
• Liaise with site teams to meet project deadlines
  
  
• Lead project commissioning & safety validation
  
  
• Work in a safe and sustainable way
  
  Requirements of an Electrical Design Engineer you will:
  
  
• Have experience of AutoCAD
  
  
• Amtech experience or equivalent
  
  
• Be confident in fault finding in large panels and machinery
  
  
• Have experience of motor starter control types, instrumentation and PLC control wiring systems
  
  
• Have knowledge and experience of machine safety and circuits. It is desirable that you have a knowledge of SIL and machine PL ratings
  
  
• Understand the relevant standards to control design and industrial automation
  
  
• Work from home with travel to UK sites, primarily between London and Manchester.
  
  
• Attend monthly meetings in Peterborough
  
  How to Apply:
  
  This vacancy is being advertised on behalf of Nelson Permanent Placements Ltd. The services of Nelson Permanent Placements Ltd are that of an Employment Agency.
  
  Please be advised that our client can only accept applications from 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 an application to obtain this right or permit should not apply as your details will not be processed