Electrical Design Engineer

Location: Portsmouth, Hampshire
Salary: £39-42k

The Opportunity

An established engineering business is looking for an Electrical Design Engineer to join its product development team in Fareham.

This is an opportunity to contribute to the design and development of innovative engineering products, working across electrical design, controls and electromechanical systems.

You will be involved in new product development projects, collaborating with multidisciplinary engineering teams to deliver reliable, high-quality solutions from initial design through to product launch.

The position would suit an electrically focused engineer who enjoys technical problem-solving, developing new products and working in a collaborative engineering environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop electrical and controls designs for new product development projects, ensuring compliance with technical specifications, quality standards, project schedules and cost targets.

• Produce and maintain electrical schematics, control architectures, bills of materials and supporting technical documentation.

• Ensure electrical designs comply with relevant standards, including CE, UL and machinery safety requirements.

• Specify and test electrical and electromechanical components.

• Collaborate with mechanical engineering, software, manufacturing, quality, supply chain and product management teams.

• Review technical documentation, product requirements and engineering specifications.

• Provide technical support and guidance on existing products and new developments.

• Support continuous product improvement and successful product launches.

• Contribute to the development of electrical and controls engineering capabilities.

About You

To be successful in this role, you will ideally have:

• A degree in Electrical Engineering or a comparable discipline.

• Experience in electrical design, controls engineering or electrical product development.

• Knowledge of electrical CAD software, ideally AutoCAD Electrical.

• An understanding of electrical schematics, control architectures and electromechanical components.

• Strong technical problem-solving and root cause analysis skills.

• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.

• A methodical approach to work, strong attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple priorities.

Experience with PLC programming, project management or HVAC systems would be advantageous.