Electrical Design Engineer

Electrical Design Engineer
Location: Wolverhampton (Hybrid Working)
Salary: Up to £50,000 + Package
Hours: 37 per week (flexible bands and core hours)

Electrical Design Engineer
Join a leading UK engineering organisation near Wolverhampton with over 60 years of experience delivering high‑integrity, safety‑critical systems for regulated‑sector projects. The company designs and manufactures complex EC&I and mechanical systems in‑house and supports full lifecycle delivery across advanced engineering programmes in the Energy, Research and Defence Infrastructure sectors.

About the Electrical Design Engineer Role

The Electrical Design Engineer will deliver EC&I work packages for high‑integrity and complex control systems in highly regulated environments. You will work across the full lifecycle from concept through to detailed design, installation and commissioning, supporting machine control applications and plant‑wide automation projects.

Key Responsibilities of Electrical Design Engineer

• Produce EC&I designs to customer specifications and project requirements
• Generate control panel designs including GAs, detailed drawings, schematics, interlock diagrams, PLC/HMI hardware layouts, motor starters, drives, safety circuits, instrumentation and power distribution
• Specify hardware, produce parts lists and prepare manufacturing documentation
• Manage interfaces between EC&I and mechanical engineering functions
• Communicate effectively with internal teams, suppliers and customers
• Support the Lead Engineer in delivering scope to time, cost and quality targets
• Assist in managing and supervising subcontractors where required
• Provide technical input for tenders when necessary
• Contribute to ongoing development of EC&I tools, processes and resources

Candidate Profile

• HNC, HND or Degree in Electrical Engineering (or related discipline)
• Strong electrical design engineering experience
• Proficient in AutoCAD / AutoCAD Electrical and MS Office
• Knowledge of IEC 61508 and British/European standards (advantageous)
• Able to obtain UK Security Clearance (SC)
• Strong analytical, design and problem‑solving abilities
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills

Salary and Benefits

• Up to £50,000 starting salary
• Hybrid and flexible working
• Pension: 5% employer / 5% employee + 3× salary Death in Service
• 25 days annual leave + bank holidays + option to buy/sell up to 5 additional days
• Ability to accrue up to 5 additional days for authorised extra hours
• Professional membership fees paid

Commutable From

Wolverhampton, Birmingham, Telford, Dudley, Walsall, Cannock, Stafford and surrounding areas.

Why Join

You will join a company committed to engineering excellence and professional development. Expect structured career progression, high‑quality training and support towards Chartership to keep your skills at the forefront of industry standards.

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Keywords

Electrical Engineer, Electrical Design Engineer, AutoCAD Electrical, EC&I Engineer, Functional Design Specification (FDS), IEC 61508, SIL, Electrical Schematics, Instrumentation Design, Control Panel, MCC, Schematic Design.

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Progressive Recruitment, a trading division of SThree Partnership LLP is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy | Registered office | 8 Bishopsgate, London, EC2N 4BQ, United Kingdom| Partnership Number | OC(phone number removed) England and Wales