Electrical Engineer

Full-time, Permanent

£35k - £45k

Portsmouth

Purpose of the role

Design, development and modification of electrical/electronic control systems and ancillary equipment for process plant, provide electrical support necessary for manufacture, test and maintenance in-service.

Responsible for delegated technical aspects of design and for meeting demands of finance and timescale.

Key responsibilities and tasks

• Selection of electrical/electronic hardware for design in accordance with customer requirements, including MoD, involving liaison with suppliers.
• Engineering design and production of documentation for hardware and software control systems. The design to fully comply with company and/or customer’s requirements.
• Development of automation and control software that will be installed on process plants to fully comply with company and/or customer’s requirements.
• Direction of Design Office during production of designs, including checking.
• Operation of the Company’s Departmental Procedures.
• Liaison with production/sub-contractors during manufacture and test of control systems, sub-assemblies etc. Supervision of technicians building prototype units.
• Testing and fault finding of control and test systems, including preparation of relevant documentation.
• Visits to clients’ offices or sub-contractor/suppliers’ works as required.
• Analysis, assessment and deployment of modern technology to improve the effectiveness, operation and accessibility of information at the company.

General activities

• Carrying out any other ad-hoc duties as required to support the needs of the business.
• Working and/or visiting various sites, as required, for short periods, which may involve absence from home.
• Maintaining a continuous professional development to ensure knowledge is up to date.

Qualifications, experience and skills

Essential

• Degree or HNC/HND in Electrical/Electronic Engineering.
• Background of electrical/electronic manufacturing practices.
• Structured, logical approach to engineering design.
• Fault finding.
• Ability to work within a team with initiative and minimum supervision to a programme.

Desirable

• Membership of professional institute.
• Time served Apprenticeship.
• Familiarity with military equipment requirements.
• Experience of using PLCs and/or embedded systems- of both hardware and software aspects.
• Confident manner.
• Flexible approach.
• Positive attitude.

Role travel requirements

• Some travel to other group offices in the UK may occasionally be required.

Other requirements

• Candidates must have an existing right to live and work in the UK
• Candidates must have passed UK security clearance to Security Check level or be able to obtain this level. To gain SC clearance you will normally have had to have been a resident in the UK for a minimum of 5 years.
• Candidates must be able to obtain a basic security check which will normally require you to have been resident in the UK for at least 3 years.