Electrical Design Engineer

Location: Culham, Abingdon – 3 days/week on site

Responsibilities:

• Accountable for supporting design work on major fusion sub-systems, from concept through to detailed design on enhancement programs for facilities as well as for future fusion devices.
• Accountable for design aspects relating to all assigned systems/components including repair, replacement or upgrade activities.
• Develop and effectively implement systems for managing design requirements and interfaces, and processes for ensuring satisfactory performance/compliance, and ensure these are adopted by design teams.
• Ensure that detail designs are appropriately validated, working with engineering technicians/analysts/suppliers as necessary, and ensure appropriate adherence to design standards.
• The designs are compliant with the methods of manufacture/assembly/maintenance.
• Deliver projects to the satisfaction of the Customer (internal or external) within the imposed constraints.
• Produce technical reports, departmental notes and procedures where appropriate.
• Complete/Supervise the design including the generation of technical documentation e.g. electrical drawings, bill of materials, cable schedules etc.; ensure the design phases implement principles of value engineering and design for manufacture.
• Demonstrate good communication with personnel across the organisation as well as good team working.

Required qualifications:

• C&I experience and a solid electrical engineering background.
• A relevant engineering degree / HND or HNC / Level 4 or 5 apprenticeship or equivalent with relevant experience.
• Proven knowledge of adherence to relevant UK regulations / EU directives for Electrical safety and compliance.
• Experience in machinery safety principles and the use and application of BS EN 60204-1.
• Knowledge of functional safety and process safety desirable.
• Wide experience of using AutoCAD / AutoCAD Lite basic CAD drawing package to produce electrical documentation.
• Understanding of the operation of data configuration control.
• Ability to perform exploratory design concepts using first principles.
• Proven capability in engineering design and a good working knowledge of manufacturing techniques/engineering materials and their properties.
• Knowledge of electrical enclosure/control panel manufacturing techniques.
• Proficient in the knowledge and application of recognised drawing standards and BS EN 61082 in particular.
• Good communication, technical writing and interpersonal skills.
• Knowledge of and the application of BS 7671 18th Edition. Qualification desirable.
• Experienced user of an electrical CAD package such as Solidworks Electrical (current package used), EPLAN or AutoCAD Electrical.