Electrical Design Engineer

Basildon, Essex

Full time, permanent

Mon – Friday Days

Our Essex based client is a specialist machinery manufacturer employing approximately 70 staff at their purpose built design, engineering and office building near Basildon.

The basic equipment is made abroad and is then shipped over for final assembly, adding controls and ancillary equipment before being tested and shipped to the customer

All panel building, wiring and PLC programming is done on site and various other departments specialise in pneumatics, mechanical systems, machining, machine assembly, commissioning and documentation.

We are looking to appoint an Electrical Design Engineer to work alongside the Automation Technicians to produce the electrical wiring diagrams for our electrical control systems.

Personal Attributes

• Systematic approach to their work with attention to detail
• Flexibility and curiosity with a willingness to learn and apply themselves to areas with which they are not familiar Desire to improve and develop their area of work
• Able to work effectively with people across departments and shop floor staff

Experience & Knowledge

Essential

• In-depth knowledge of EPLAN P8 and Pro Panel 3D is a necessity
• Formal Electrical Engineering Qualification (e.g. apprenticeship)

Desirable

• An EPLAN Certified Engineer (ECE) qualification
• Familiarity with Automated production machinery or other similar capital equipment
• Has worked in a project environment in cross-functional project teams Responsibilities
• Assisting with the ongoing drawing transition from AutoCAD to EPLAN, working with the rest of the Automation Department to agree on methods of working and drawing standards
• Generating electrical drawings and panel Layouts, with supporting electrical documentation (Bill of Materials, Component Lists, Cable Schedules, Terminal Rail Layouts etc.)
• Ensure all electrical drawings are updated promptly throughout the lifecycle of the project and shared with all relevant departments
• Maintain a database of preferred electrical devices to ensure consistency in functional hardware from project to project