Location: Exeter, UK (Clyst Honiton) — primarily onsite at customer facilities
Travel: Worldwide
Salary: Competitive + benefits + expenses
Type: Full-time, permanent
About Rapid Fusion
Rapid Fusion designs and manufactures large-format additive manufacturing (LFAM) systems built around KUKA robotics, serving the defence, aerospace, marine, and commercial sectors. Our Zeus, Apollo, Cerberus, and Medusa platforms are installed at customer sites across the UK and internationally.
The Role
We're looking for a hands‑on Electrical Engineer to lead the onsite installation and commissioning of our industrial robotic systems. You'll travel to customer facilities in the UK and worldwide to install, wire, test, and commission KUKA robot cells and their associated equipment — extruders, control panels, safety systems, and ancillary hardware.
Key Responsibilities
- Onsite installation and commissioning of KUKA robot cells and associated industrial equipment
- Electrical installation work: control panel wiring, power distribution, motor/servo drive connections, sensor and safety circuit wiring
- Fault‑finding and diagnostics during installation and commissioning
- Functional and safety testing of installed systems to handover standard
- Working to electrical schematics and installation documentation; marking up as‑built changes
- Liaising with customers onsite professionally and representing the company well
- Supporting factory build and test activities between installations
- Completing installation reports and handover documentation
Requirements
- Qualified Electrical Engineer or time‑served electrician with industrial experience (HNC/HND, degree, or equivalent apprenticeship)
- Experience installing and wiring industrial machinery — robotics, automation, or CNC equipment highly desirable
- Ability to read and work from electrical schematics
- Confident fault‑finder with a methodical approach
- Full UK driving licence — essential
- Valid passport and willingness to travel worldwide, sometimes at short notice and for extended periods — essential
- 18th Edition wiring regulations (BS 7671) desirable
- Experience with KUKA (KRC4/KRC5), Siemens PLCs, or industrial safety systems (PROFIsafe, SafeOperation) an advantage
- Right to work in the UK
What We Offer
- Competitive salary
- Company benefits package
- All travel expenses paid
- Overseas travel with varied, hands‑on work — no two installs the same
- Small, fast‑moving engineering team with direct exposure to cutting‑edge robotic manufacturing technology
- Genuine opportunity to grow with a rapidly expanding company
