Electrical design engineer
BBBH95649_1769791828
Posted: 30/01/2026
- £45000 - £65000 per annum
- Luton, Bedfordshire
- Permanent
Location: Luton
Type: Permanent | Full-time
Salary: Competitive + benefits
We're hiring an Electrical Design Engineer to support the design, build, and commissioning of individual machines and complete production lines using our in-house equipment range. This is a hands-on role with real influence across design, production, and commissioning.
What You'll Be Doing
- Producing A4 electrical design drawings for machines and full production lines
- Creating and maintaining drawings using 2D electrical CAD (DraftSight currently, with scope to move to specialist software)
- Preparing cable/wire schedules and Bills of Materials (BOMs)
- Managing component selection, sourcing alternatives for obsolete parts, and liaising with suppliers
- Ensuring compliance with machinery safety standards (BS EN, IEC, NEC)
- Providing technical support to customers and internal teams (design, sales, production, panel build)
- Working with open and closed loop inverter drives (Yaskawa, Allen Bradley)
- Supporting machine/line commissioning prior to shipment
- Producing electrical sections of operating manuals
- Supporting spare parts and upgrades with pre-programmed replacements
What We're Looking For
- Experience in electrical design for machinery or production lines
- Strong 2D CAD and documentation skills
- Solid understanding of machinery safety standards
- Experience with inverter drives
- Confident communicator who enjoys working cross-functionally
Nice to Have (Not Essential)
- PLC / HMI / motion / safety control programming
- Omron | Allen Bradley | Siemens
Why Join Us
- Work on complete end-to-end machine and automation projects
- Influence tools, standards, and design processes
- Collaborative engineering environment
- Stable, long-term role with growth potential
Interested? Email over your CV and I will be in touch ASAP!
Amari Ifill-Tyson
Associate Recruitment Consultant