EC&I Design Engineer

EC&I Design Engineer

Market: Food & FMCG Packaging
Location: UK (Remote/Hybrid with Travel)

This is an exciting opportunity to join a growing UK team and play a key role in establishing the company’s in-house electrical design capability. You'll work closely with Project Managers, Process Engineers, Packaging Engineers and clients to deliver high-quality electrical designs.

The Role

As an EC&I Design Engineer, you will be responsible for the electrical design and technical delivery of projects within the food and FMCG packaging industries. Working across multiple projects, you will develop electrical solutions, support automation integration and ensure designs meet both client specifications and industry standards.

Key Responsibilities

• Produce electrical designs for food and FMCG process and packaging projects.
• Develop LV electrical designs, including power distribution, control panels, cable schedules and single-line diagrams.
• Design control systems and support automation solutions for manufacturing and packaging equipment.
• Specify electrical equipment including motors, drives, MCCs, control panels, field devices and associated hardware.
• Work closely with Process & Packaging Engineers, Project Managers and clients to ensure designs meet operational and project requirements.
• Review supplier technical submissions and provide technical support during procurement.
• Support installation, commissioning and factory/site acceptance testing (FAT/SAT).
• Ensure all electrical designs comply with relevant British Standards, IEC standards and client specifications.
• Provide technical support throughout project delivery and assist with resolving electrical design queries during installation and commissioning.

What You'll Need

• Degree, in Electrical Engineering or a related discipline.
• Experience as an Electrical Design Engineer within the FMCG Packaging industries.
• Strong LV electrical design experience.
• Experience designing industrial control systems and general automation solutions.
• Knowledge of control panels, MCCs, variable speed drives, instrumentation and industrial electrical systems.
• Experience producing electrical drawings using AutoCAD Electrical, EPLAN or similar design software is advantageous.
• Good understanding of electrical standards and industrial safety requirements.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to work collaboratively across multidisciplinary engineering teams.

What's on Offer

• Opportunity to become Section Head as the company grows
• Work on a wide variety of food / FMCG packaging projects.
• Flexible UK location (excluding Northern Ireland)
• Approximately 20–30% travel, depending on project requirements.
• Long-term career development with the opportunity to shape and grow the electrical engineering function.