Lead Electrical Design Engineer

Description:

Lead Electrical Design Engineer

Location: Clevedon, North Somerset

Commutable from: Bristol, Bath, Weston-super-Mare, Portishead, Nailsea, Newport, Cardiff, Yate, Chippenham, Swindon, Gloucester and surrounding areas

Salary: Up to £63,000 + Bonus + Benefits

Type: Permanent, Full Time

Hybrid & Flexible Working Available

Lead Electrical Design Engineer | Advanced Engineering Technology | Clevedon | Up to £63,000

A Global Engineering Manufacturer is seeking a Lead Electrical Design Engineer to join its growing engineering team in Clevedon.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Electrical Design Engineer looking to combine technical leadership, team development and complex product delivery within a highly regulated engineering environment.

Working on sophisticated electro-mechanical systems, you will provide technical leadership across sustaining engineering programmes, supporting product improvements, engineering change, obsolescence management, field upgrades and long-term product lifecycle support.

This role offers genuine influence over engineering standards, technical direction, design governance and the development of future engineering capability across the business.

The Lead Electrical Design Engineer Role
As a Lead Electrical Design Engineer, you will provide technical leadership across multiple engineering programmes whilst supporting and developing a growing team of engineers.

You will play a key role in ensuring electrical systems are delivered safely, compliantly and to the highest engineering standards, driving engineering excellence throughout the product lifecycle.

Responsibilities will include:

Leading, mentoring and developing a team of Electrical Engineers
Technical ownership of complex electrical systems and sub-systems
Supporting sustaining engineering, product upgrades and lifecycle management activities
Managing technical risk, design reviews and engineering governance activities
Supporting product verification, validation and compliance programmes
Leading root cause investigations and corrective action implementation
Driving engineering best practice, standardisation and continuous improvement
Working closely with manufacturing, service, project and customer-facing teams
Supporting engineering change, configuration control and technical documentation activities
Reviewing and approving engineering documentation and technical reports

What We're Looking For

Degree qualified in Electrical Engineering or equivalent
Significant experience designing complex electrical or electro-mechanical systems
Experience leading engineers, projects or technical work packages
Experience supporting sustaining engineering and product lifecycle activities
Strong understanding of engineering compliance and safety standards
Experience with engineering change, configuration control and technical documentation
Experience applying structured problem-solving methodologies and root cause analysis
Strong communication, stakeholder management and influencing skills
Ability to work across multidisciplinary engineering teams

Industry Backgrounds Considered
Applications are welcomed from engineers with experience gained within Special Purpose Machinery, Industrial Automation, Robotics, Scientific Instrumentation, Capital Equipment, Medical Devices, Aerospace, Defence, Nuclear, Advanced Manufacturing or other industries involved in the design and manufacture of complex electrical or electro-mechanical systems.

What's On Offer?

Salary up to £63,000
Annual bonus of up to 7.5%
Hybrid and flexible working
Pension with up to 8% employer contribution
25 days holiday plus Bank Holidays
Life Assurance at 4x basic salary
Cash health plan
Fitness app and discounted gym memberships
Comprehensive wellbeing programme
STEM networks, employee clubs and social events
Ongoing career development and progression opportunities
Exposure to advanced engineering technology and innovative products
Opportunity to influence engineering standards and future product development

Skilled Worker visa sponsorship is available for candidates already living and working in the UK who require ongoing sponsorship.

If you're a Senior Electrical Design Engineer, Principal Electrical Engineer or Lead Electrical Design Engineer looking for a technically challenging leadership role with genuine influence over products, people and engineering strategy, we'd like to hear from you.
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