Electrical Design Engineer
| Posting date: | 17 July 2025 |
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| Salary: | £50,000 to £60,000 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 16 August 2025 |
| Location: | Basildon, Essex |
| Remote working: | Hybrid - work remotely up to 1 day per week |
| Company: | Unknown Recruitment Ltd |
| Job type: | Permanent |
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Summary
Electrical Design Engineer – R&D Engineering, Essex, £Competitive Circa + Benefits
Unknown Resourcing are seeking an experienced Electrical Design Engineer for our leading R&D Engineering client in Essex. This is an exciting Electrical Design Engineer permanent role to join a growing successful team position to contribute to the advancement of future technology reporting to the Chief Electrical Engineer.
Electrical Design Engineer Responsibilities:
Owns the electrical design of the product.
Review and approve electrical designs to ensure compliance.
Together with procurement team, work closely with the selected supplier base to ensure outstanding design quality.
Producing and updating CAD drawings – Block Diagrams, Single Line Diagrams, Schematics, Termination Diagrams, Cable Routing Diagrams, Equipment Layouts.
Create BOMs for the projects you are involved with, making sure these are kept up to date and made available to other teams.
Select appropriate electrical components, cables, and connectors to ensure optimal performance and reliability of the hydrogen fuel systems.
Liaise with H2 systems software developers to ensure electrical components and systems integrate with control systems.
Create and maintain Cable Schedules and Equipment Lists.
Design vehicle/engine harnesses, including instrumentation harnesses, assemble harnesses/ instrumentation to vehicles/engines/ test cells, and hardware.
Participate in design reviews, providing insights and recommendations to optimize the integration of electrical systems into the overall design.
Maintaining a level of safety within your designs and in your day to day tasks.
Ensure that the Workshop/Electrical Supervisor is kept involved at all stages regarding changes and developments.
Support the procurement team to source electrical components and materials, ensuring they meet quality and performance requirements.
Discuss updates/changes with electrical workshop team.
Assist in the testing and validation of electrical systems, troubleshooting issues and implementing design improvements as needed.
Liaise with regulatory bodies
Ensure marine industry standards and regulations are adhered to.
Liaise with other departments to ensure legal compliance/project compatibility.
Collaborate closely with multidisciplinary teams including mechanical engineers, systems engineers to integrate electrical systems into hydrogen fuel systems for marine applications.
Work with the Principal and Chief Engineers to ensure projects are delivered on time and within budget, while meeting technical and quality standards.
Maintain detailed records of work, track changes with applicable documentation.
Electrical Design Engineer requirements:
Degree in electrical engineer/design
Proven 3-5 years’ experience in designing electrical systems for complex projects.
Strong knowledge of marine industry knowledge of rules and regulations
Experience of liaising with regulatory bodies
Reviewing and approving electrical designs to ensure compliance
knowledge of control systems
Proficiency in using electrical design software and tools to create schematics, wiring diagrams, and layouts.
Solid understanding of electrical engineering Principals, circuit design, and electrical components.
Familiarity with marine standards and regulations related to electrical systems and applications.
Effective communication skills to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams and convey technical information.
Ability to work independently, manage multiple tasks, and meet deadlines.
Experience with hydrogen fuel systems or other alternative energy technologies is a plus.
Ability to work within a team.
Ability to handle some client interaction.
Ability to liaise with suppliers.
Experience using AutoCAD or other 2/3D systems.
Good working knowledge of Microsoft office suite.
Unknown Resourcing are seeking an experienced Electrical Design Engineer for our leading R&D Engineering client in Essex. This is an exciting Electrical Design Engineer permanent role to join a growing successful team position to contribute to the advancement of future technology reporting to the Chief Electrical Engineer.
Electrical Design Engineer Responsibilities:
Owns the electrical design of the product.
Review and approve electrical designs to ensure compliance.
Together with procurement team, work closely with the selected supplier base to ensure outstanding design quality.
Producing and updating CAD drawings – Block Diagrams, Single Line Diagrams, Schematics, Termination Diagrams, Cable Routing Diagrams, Equipment Layouts.
Create BOMs for the projects you are involved with, making sure these are kept up to date and made available to other teams.
Select appropriate electrical components, cables, and connectors to ensure optimal performance and reliability of the hydrogen fuel systems.
Liaise with H2 systems software developers to ensure electrical components and systems integrate with control systems.
Create and maintain Cable Schedules and Equipment Lists.
Design vehicle/engine harnesses, including instrumentation harnesses, assemble harnesses/ instrumentation to vehicles/engines/ test cells, and hardware.
Participate in design reviews, providing insights and recommendations to optimize the integration of electrical systems into the overall design.
Maintaining a level of safety within your designs and in your day to day tasks.
Ensure that the Workshop/Electrical Supervisor is kept involved at all stages regarding changes and developments.
Support the procurement team to source electrical components and materials, ensuring they meet quality and performance requirements.
Discuss updates/changes with electrical workshop team.
Assist in the testing and validation of electrical systems, troubleshooting issues and implementing design improvements as needed.
Liaise with regulatory bodies
Ensure marine industry standards and regulations are adhered to.
Liaise with other departments to ensure legal compliance/project compatibility.
Collaborate closely with multidisciplinary teams including mechanical engineers, systems engineers to integrate electrical systems into hydrogen fuel systems for marine applications.
Work with the Principal and Chief Engineers to ensure projects are delivered on time and within budget, while meeting technical and quality standards.
Maintain detailed records of work, track changes with applicable documentation.
Electrical Design Engineer requirements:
Degree in electrical engineer/design
Proven 3-5 years’ experience in designing electrical systems for complex projects.
Strong knowledge of marine industry knowledge of rules and regulations
Experience of liaising with regulatory bodies
Reviewing and approving electrical designs to ensure compliance
knowledge of control systems
Proficiency in using electrical design software and tools to create schematics, wiring diagrams, and layouts.
Solid understanding of electrical engineering Principals, circuit design, and electrical components.
Familiarity with marine standards and regulations related to electrical systems and applications.
Effective communication skills to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams and convey technical information.
Ability to work independently, manage multiple tasks, and meet deadlines.
Experience with hydrogen fuel systems or other alternative energy technologies is a plus.
Ability to work within a team.
Ability to handle some client interaction.
Ability to liaise with suppliers.
Experience using AutoCAD or other 2/3D systems.
Good working knowledge of Microsoft office suite.