System Design Engineer
AJP Recruitment
Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
17 days ago
Role details
Contract type
Permanent contract Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours) Working hours
Regular working hours Languages
English Experience level
IntermediateJob location
Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
Tech stack
Computer-Aided Design
AutoCAD
Control Panels
Electrical CAD
Microsoft Visio
Office Suite
SEE Electrical
SC Clearance
Job description
We are looking for an Electrical/ System Design Engineer to join our client, a world leader in Maritime navigation and communication systems., Assignment and Review of Work
- As required and prioritised by the line management, senior leadership team and global teams.
Decision Making
- Taking ownership and seeing through to completion.
- Proactive and independent decision making required within authority level.
- Takes responsibility for issues and coordinates response before they escalate.
Judgement
- Significant judgement is required to manage the internal cross-boundary relationships to ensure positive outcomes achieved.
- Role is self-sufficient and self-monitored.
- Judgement required to ensure correct priority level is attached to work commitments.
Requirements
- A minimum qualification HND/HNC, apprenticeship, or equivalent, along with proven knowledge of and adherence to EU directives electrical safety and compliance.
- A minimum of five years of experience in electrical / systems design desirable.
- Experience in electrical engineering regulatory environment for electrical installations including BS7671 wiring regulations (18th edition) and the Electricity at Work Act. advantageous
- Proficient in the use of recognised drawing standards, including Knowledge of BS(Apply online only)
- Familiarity with relevant technical standards is required for both EMC and LVD
- Ability to develop design concepts from first principles with proven engineering design skills and strong knowledge of manufacturing techniques and material properties.
- Knowledge of electrical enclosure (control panels and 19" racks) manufacturing techniques.
- Ability to produce high quality drawings (2D and 3D) using a CAD tool of choice to ISO standards.
- Production of STEP files for transfer to customer/clients as required.
- Ability to take a rough mechanical design and turn into a refined drawing outputs.
- Ability to produce Visio drawings as required to assist with other company needs.
- Experienced user of a CAD package such as AutoCAD. Ideally experience of an Electrical CAD package e.g. SEE Electrical / ETAP., * Minimum four years' experience in production of electronic and mechanical drawings at a significant quantity.
- Ability to work hard, show tenacity, proactively work on own initiative, solve problems using own judgement, meet tight deadlines and balance priorities to achieve results.
- Must hold, or have the ability to achieve SC Security Clearance
- Experienced in standard office applications.
- The ability to produce a high standard of work which meets or exceeds customer's requirements.
- Can do/ problem solving mentality