Electrical Design Engineer

Randstad are recruiting for an Electrical Design Engineer for a client based in South Bristol. They are part of a global group and specialise in designing and manufacturing bespoke machinery for a variety of industries.

The role will require the successful candidate to design electrical control systems for machinery. This would involve using AutoCAD Electrical or EPLAN for circuit designs, complete control system safety analysis using Sistema and issue BOM's using Agile.

Key Responsibilities:

• Direct design work on customer projects
• Attend specification meetings with customers, providing authoritative contribution regarding the Electrical design aspects of the project
• Communicate with other design engineers (mechanical and electrical) the design on projects to ensure that these are fully coordinated
• Contributing creative ideas
• Completing engineering design on time to the project plan
• Be aware of cost targets in design, purchase, and assembly
• Document and archiving all project related material
• Carry out risk assessments on machinery
• Attend project meetings
• Provide assistance to Assembly personnel during the build phase of a project

Duties

• Design Electrical control systems using the latest CAD software
• Produce Bill of Materials using product lifecycle management software
• Produce shop floor wiring plans
• Assist shop floor fitters with build instructions and face to face support
• Understand and complete safety system checks using Sistema
• Design to worldwide standards
• Work within a team of software engineers and mechanical engineers

Knowledge and Skills

• Electrical Engineering HNC or equivalent qualification
• Engineering Experience in capital equipment ideally broad experience within the packaging industry or equivalent
• MS office package
• Effective negotiation skills
• Problem solving ability
• Methodical and clear reporting
• Communication/Cooperation (Advanced)
• Engineering Design using AutoCAD electrical or EPLAN
• Ability to design for manufacture and assembly
• An understanding of the machinery directive, UKCA, UL, AS3000 and CE marking regulations
• An understanding of 60204 regulations
• Trained in using performance safety levels and the use of Sistema
• Design to cost targets
• Product handling
• Understanding of Servo motion technology

This is a full time permanent position with a salary of £45,000 - £48,000 depending on experience, flexible start and finish times with flexitime and one day a week working from home.

If you are interested, please make an application at your earliest convenience.

Randstad CPE values diversity and promotes equality. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010. We encourage and welcome applications from all sections of society and are more than happy to discuss reasonable adjustments and/or additional arrangements as required to support your application.

Candidates must be eligible to live and work in the UK.

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