Electrical Design Engineer
Normanton, West Yorkshire
£35,000 – £45,000 (depending on experience)
7:30am–4:00pm (30-minute lunch) – flexible start options available (8:00am or 8:30am)
The Opportunity
We are looking for an Electrical Design Engineer to join our growing engineering team in Normanton. This role is ideal for someone who enjoys hands‑on electrical design work, developing schematics and supporting control panel solutions – particularly within building controls environments rather than machinery automation.
This is not a pure CAD role. Instead, you’ll focus on design development, schematic creation, and engineering problem solving, with detailed CAD drafting handled separately by specialist colleagues.
We’re open to candidates who are not the finished article but are keen to develop their technical capability and progress their engineering career within a supportive environment.
Key Responsibilities
- Produce and modify electrical schematics and control panel designs
- Interpret customer requirements and translate them into practical engineering solutions
- Hand mark‑up and develop existing designs for manufacture
- Support projects from concept through to delivery and post‑installation stages
- Contribute to peer review processes to maintain design quality standards
- Assist with control system improvements and panel upgrade activities
- Support continuous improvement initiatives across engineering and production
About the Role
We are looking for someone who:
- Enjoys electrical design rather than CAD drafting
- Is confident developing or modifying schematics
- Has experience working with control panels or building management systems (BMS)
- Wants progression into a broader engineering design role
- Values working closely with both manufacturing and customers
- Engineers currently working in test engineering, panel build support, or electrical CAD roles who want more involvement in design are encouraged to apply
Skills & Experience
Essential:
- Electrical design capability (schematics and panel layouts)
- Experience working with control panels or building controls environments
- Ability to interpret technical requirements and translate into workable solutions
- HNC (or equivalent) in Electrical Engineering (or relevant experience)
- Minimum ~3 years’ engineering experience (flexible for the right candidate)
- Strong problem‑solving mindset and attention to detail
Desirable (but not essential):
- Experience with Building Management Systems (BMS)
- Knowledge of Form 4 panel design
- Exposure to PLC programming
- Experience supporting panel upgrades or commissioning activity
- CAD experience is not essential
What We Offer
- Salary: £35,000 – £45,000 depending on experience
- Flexible start time options
- 29 days holiday (including public holidays)
- Company pension scheme
- Medicash scheme
- Structured support and mentoring
- Clear progression opportunities within engineering
This is an excellent opportunity for an engineer looking to move into a design‑focused role with real development potential, rather than spending their time producing CAD drawings.
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