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Principal Electrical Design Engineer

Job Posted: 7 days ago

Salary: £ 55,000 - 60,000 / Annum
Job Type: Permanent
Location: Bristol

Expire in: 21 days

Job Description

Are you an experienced Electrical Design Engineer ready to shape the future of engineering delivery? This is a rare opportunity to step into a Principal-level role where your technical expertise, leadership, and vision will directly influence how electrical engineering is delivered across the business.

As our Principal Electrical Design Engineer, you will play a pivotal role in driving innovation, improving standards, and leading the transition to smarter, more efficient ways of working. Beyond design, you'll be a technical authority and mentor-raising capability across the team and ensuring our solutions are world class, compliant, and right first time.

What You'll Be Doing

Lead the design, development, and implementation of electrical control systems for complex machinery, ensuring compliance with EN60204?33, EN13849, UL, CSA, and CE marking requirements
Act as a recognised technical leader and subject matter expert within the organisation
Champion engineering excellence by ensuring all designs meet internal standards and relevant international regulations
Provide high quality technical input for manuals and supporting documentation
Promote and embed professional engineering standards across the department
Collaborate closely with multi-disciplinary teams to ensure specifications are clear, complete, and optimised
Translate technical requirements into structured, modular, and scalable designs
Support supplier engagement, including subcontractor liaison and site visits when required
Drive the development of design tools, automation, and smarter workflows
Lead continuous improvement initiatives to enhance departmental processes
Support the Electrical Engineering Manager in the day to day running and strategic development of the department
 What You'll Bring
 Qualifications

Degree in Electrical Engineering or a related discipline (postgraduate qualification desirable) 
 Technical & Professional Skills

Proven experience designing machine control systems
Strong understanding of relevant EN and international standards
Proficiency in AutoCAD Electrical and strong computer literacy (MS Excel, Word, Outlook)
Excellent analytical and problem solving skills
Experience in improving processes and developing engineering methodologies
Natural leadership capability with the confidence to guide and mentor others 
 Personal Attributes

A collaborative team player who actively contributes to shared goals
Passionate about knowledge sharing and developing others
Takes ownership of work and continually seeks improvement
Energetic, driven, and comfortable delivering challenging technical solutions to tight deadlines
Commercially aware, understanding the cost and business impact of engineering decisions
A systems thinker who balances detail with the bigger picture
Clear, confident communicator at all levels
Salary range from £55k to £65k - Depending on the experience. 
 3 days onsite

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