Electrical Design Engineer

I am currently looking to recruit an Electrical Design Engineer to join my client based in Hertfordshire.

Vacancy description

My client is an award-winning online retailer revolutionising grocery shopping in the UK who continually report double digit growth. The R&D Team are developing their own technology and new customer propositions allowing the business to open multiple sites at an accelerating rate and engaging in exciting new business partnerships. You will be involved in development of cutting edge machinery and robotics

Responsibilities.

Selecting and configuring controls, power and safety system architecture for new automation equipment for AC & DC systems.

Designing automated machines, their sub systems or their components using control systems, machinery systems and sub-systems

Specifying and selecting electrical components, for EU and International applications

Power calculations and budgeting

Conducting and participating design review for new product designs and changes/modifications to existing designs.

Design of robotic cells and pick and place systems.

Solving engineering problems plus relevant investigation activities, and present root cause analysis and solutions.

Approving and signing off drawings.

Supporting the transfer to a contract manufacturer for machines with production volumes from 10 offs to 10000s

Working with relevant regulations.

Setting electrical engineering best practice within the R&D Team.

Be able to review design outputs from both internal and external design resources.

Advising on test procedures and test rigs

Support development of design verification test plans.

Skills, Experience and Qualifications we would like to see:

Ability to select standard components and design automation products

Experience on working on electrical cabinets and control systems for applications globally

Demonstrated evidence of working with suppliers and contract manufacturers

Experience of developing products to medium manufacturing volumes.

Experience of full product development lifecycle.

Experience of working on Eplan and Matlab

Preferred (in addition to minimum)

Experience of simulation of electrical systems

Worked actively on DFMEA, PFMEA

Essential Software: Eplan, Microsoft office (particularly PowerPoint and Excel), Visio, Matlab

Ability to develop and maintain electrical calculators, thermal modelling of system electrical components

Desirable: experience of simulation , electromechanical architecture

Working to requirements, developing Functional design specifications.

Application Process

If you have the above skills and wish to be considered for this position or find out more details then please submit your CV, either using the 'Apply Now' button or direct to paul.leyshon@minstrellrecruitment.com

We will endeavour to contact all applicants however if you do not hear from me within two weeks then unfortunately you have been unsuccessful.