Electrical & Controls Engineer

Description:

Electrical & Controls Engineer | South Oxfordshire (with international travel)

£45-55,000

Why join them

• 35-hour working week

• Site allowance on top of base salary — typically adding £5k+ when on-site

• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays

• Private healthcare

• Life cover at 4x salary

• Genuine international exposure on high-impact engineering projects

• Structured training and career development within a global engineering group

Laboris Solutions are excited to again work with a great client where you will help design the electrical and control systems behind cutting-edge technology used by specialist manufacturers worldwide.

The role

You'll take ownership of electrical and controls work across customer and in-house projects — from bespoke design through to factory acceptance testing and on-site commissioning. Based at their South Oxfordshire site works around 70% of the time, with roughly 30% international travel to support commissioning and site activities.

What you'll be doing

* Designing bespoke electrical and control systems to industry standards

* Running Factory Acceptance Tests in-house and at customer sites, and writing up test reports

* Supervising electrical engineers on-site (foreign travel required) and supporting commissioning of low voltage control systems

* Producing clear, professional site reports

What you'll bring

* HNC/HND in Electrical Engineering (or related field)

* 5+ years' experience in electrical equipment design/supply

* Strong knowledge of low voltage electrical and control systems

* CAD proficiency (E Plan experience a plus)

* Experience setting up Variable Frequency Inverter Drives (VFDs)

* Excellent written/verbal communication and strong problem-solving skills

Nice to have

* Thyristor and transformer control, LV distribution & switchgear

* PLC/HMI programming and fault-finding (Siemens)

* Medium voltage systems knowledge

* Experience specifying transformers and supply runs (cable/busbar)