Electrical Engineer

Our client is a high-end design house and technical consultancy with a focus on the maritime sector, working to solve complex, real-world problems for their customers, delivering design, engineering and consulting excellence.

Electrical Engineer

Due to company growth, they are looking for several Electrical Engineers & Senior Electrical Engineers to support the delivery of a broad range of naval engineering projects.

The main responsibilities of the role will include:

• Assisting with the design of Electrical Engineering Systems for new marine platforms, life extension programmes and in-service solutions, including design changes and modifications.
• Providing advice on the integration of electrical systems and equipment within ships, submarines, and other marine platforms.
• Providing electrical engineering support across a range of technical consultancy projects, principally in the Maritime (Defence or Commercial Shipping) Sector but also including Land and Environmental Sectors.
• Liaising with customers to understand requirements and provide innovative solutions to complex problems.
• Management of electrical engineering projects.
• Provision of ad-hoc assistance to broader mechanical and marine engineering projects.

The role is based in Bath in the Southwest of England and our client promotes flexible hybrid working.

They are looking for applicants with post-grad experience in an Electrical or Integrated Electrical Engineering discipline, who are looking to take their next career step.  You will be providing professional engineering services and support, so will have a demonstrable understanding and experience of the application of electrical engineering capabilities, methodologies, process and toolsets to related Design and Engineering activities.

To be considered for this role, applicants will need to be qualified as an Electrical Engineer with an HNC/HND/Foundation Degree or Bachelors/Master’s degree in an Electrical related subject or appropriate Naval and/or Commercial Marine electrical experience.  You will ideally be a Chartered Engineer or working towards Chartered status.

You will have demonstrable Electrical experience in the Maritime (Defence Surface/Sub-Surface or Commercial Shipping), or Environmental sectors, with good analytical and problem-solving skills and experience of leading technical projects to time, cost, and quality through excellent organisational skills despite competing priorities.

You will need to have strong interpersonal and communication skills in order to work effectively with colleagues and stakeholders and will have the ability to coach/mentor less experienced staff.  You will need the flexibility to be deployed on a range of projects, across customer sites and using a breadth of technical skills and knowledge.

In addition, any of the following experience would be desirable:

• Dealing with equipment suppliers and manufacturers.
• Understanding of the issues pertaining to the integration of electrical systems and equipment or complex integrated electrical systems within ships or marine platforms.
• Design intent management and experience of working within Shipyard environment.
• Knowledge and experience of working with Class Society Rules, preferably Lloyd’s Register, but also an understanding of DNV and ABS; good understanding of electrical regulation and legislation.
• Liaising with customers to understand their requirements and producing statements of work or proposals that deliver innovative solutions.
• Project management.
• Leading and line managing junior members of staff, supporting the technical delivery of their work and their ongoing professional development.

To be successful in the role you will be someone who thrives on new challenges, is motivated by variety, and has a strong desire to build on your experience.

Electrical Engineer
Bath (with Hybrid working arrangements)
Salary to circa £60k DOE plus benefits
 
Key Skills: Electrical Engineer, Electrical Engineering, Defence, Maritime, Marine, Naval, Surface, Submarine, Commercial Shipping, Sub-surface, Ships.
   
PLEASE NOTE: Due to the nature of work undertaken by our client, incumbents of these positions are required to undergo pre-employment screening and must be able to satisfy clearance criteria for UK Security Vetting to SC Level.
 
Electus Recruitment Solutions provides specialist engineering and technical recruitment solutions to a number of high technology industries. We thank you for your interest in this vacancy. If you don't hear from us within 7 working days, please presume your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion. You are of course free to resubmit your CV/details in the future and we shall assess your suitability at that time. 
   
This role is a PERMANENT position.