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Ashton Recruitment are delighted to be recruiting on behalf of our client, a leading engineering and manufacturing organisation specialising in the design and manufacture of ground support equipment.
Job Title: Electrical Engineering Manager
Location: Dungannon
Salary: £60,000 - £70,000 per annum
Job Type: Permanent
Due to continued growth, our client is seeking an experienced Electrical Engineering Manager to lead their electrical engineering function. This is an excellent opportunity for a senior electrical engineer with strong leadership experience to oversee projects from initial design through to validation and production.
What's in it for you?
- 30 days' annual leave
- Flexi-time and early finish on Fridays
- Bonus scheme and annual salary review
- Enhanced maternity and paternity benefits
- Health cash plan and death in service
- Gym membership and high street discounts
- Salary sacrifice schemes
- Branded clothing allowance
- Free will-writing service
- Fully funded summer and Christmas events
- Excellent long-term career development opportunities
The Role
As Electrical Engineering Manager, you will lead the electrical engineering team responsible for the design and development of ground support equipment. You will provide technical leadership across multiple projects, ensuring designs meet customer requirements, relevant standards and company quality expectations.
Duties will include:
- Leading and developing the electrical engineering team
- Managing engineering projects from concept and detailed design through to production release
- Allocating engineering resources across multiple projects
- Providing technical guidance and approving electrical design outputs
- Ensuring designs comply with relevant standards, regulations and customer specifications
- Leading design reviews and overseeing verification and validation activities
- Working closely with Manufacturing and Mechanical Engineering teams to resolve technical and production issues
- Supporting value engineering, component standardisation and design improvements
- Overseeing the Engineering Change Order process
- Driving improvements in engineering processes, workflows and design standards
- Developing and monitoring KPIs relating to delivery, quality, efficiency and cost
- Supporting recruitment, performance management and career development within the engineering team
Essential Criteria
- Degree in Electrical Engineering or a related discipline
- 7+ years' leadership experience within an engineering environment
- Significant electrical engineering design experience within a heavy equipment, vehicle, mobile machinery, manufacturing or OEM environment
- Strong experience with 2D/3D CAD platforms, such as EPlan, SolidWorks Electrical, AutoCAD Electrical, DraftSight or similar
- Experience managing projects across the full product development lifecycle
- Strong understanding of electrical integration, machine operation and control
- Knowledge of regulated engineering environments and relevant safety standards
- Experience implementing engineering process improvements or design standardisation
- Excellent leadership, communication and organisational skills
Additional Information
The successful candidate will provide technical leadership across the electrical engineering function, ensuring projects are delivered to the required standards of quality, safety, cost and timescale.
If you are an experienced Electrical Engineering Manager looking for a senior opportunity within an established engineering and manufacturing organisation, we would love to hear from you.
Ashton Recruitment is acting as a recruitment agency on behalf of our client.
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Ashton Recruitment are delighted to be recruiting on behalf of our client, a leading engineering and manufacturing organisation specialising in the design and manufacture of ground support equipment. ...
Ashton Recruitment are delighted to be recruiting on behalf of our client, a leading engineering and manufacturing organisation specialising in the design and manufacture of innovative vehicle and engineering systems.
Job Title: Electrical Design Engineer
Location: Northern Ireland
Salary: Up to £60,000 DOE
Job Type: Permanent
Due to continued growth and the development of new products, our client is seeking an experienced Electrical Design Engineer to join their engineering team. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced electrical/electronic engineer to play a key role in the design and development of electrical systems, supporting new product development and the expansion of the existing product range.
What's in it for you?
- 30 days' annual leave
- Flexi-time
- Early finish on Fridays
- Bonus scheme
- Annual salary review
- Enhanced maternity and paternity benefits
- Health cash plan
- Death in service benefit
- Gym membership discount
- Salary sacrifice schemes
- High street discounts
- Branded clothing allowance
- Free will-writing service
- Fully funded summer and Christmas events
- Fundraising events
- Bereavement leave
- Parental leave
The Role
Working as part of the engineering team, you will be responsible for designing and developing electrical and electronic systems, supporting new product development and ensuring designs meet the required technical, regulatory and safety standards.
Duties will include:
- Designing electrical schematics, wiring harnesses and panel layouts
- Producing technical documentation, drawings, parts lists and work instructions
- Carrying out design analysis, simulations and testing to validate electrical systems
- Selecting and specifying electrical and electronic components
- Working closely with engineering and cross-functional teams to develop practical electrical solutions
- Liaising with PLC Software Engineers on control strategies for powertrain and driveline systems
- Supporting the development of new products and expansion of the existing product range
- Designing and supporting electrical testing methods to ensure product quality
- Providing technical engineering support and troubleshooting where required
- Ensuring designs comply with relevant regulations, electrical standards and safety requirements
- Maintaining compliance with the company's ISO 9001 Quality Management System
- Following all company Health & Safety procedures
Essential Criteria
- HND or equivalent qualification in Electrical/Electronic Engineering, or relevant engineering experience
- Minimum 5 years' post-graduate experience in a similar electrical design engineering role
- Previous experience designing electrical schematics using recognised design software such as AutoCAD, SolidWorks or EPLAN
- Experience working with electrified vehicle powertrain systems and/or off-road electrical systems
- Ability to read, interpret and create detailed electrical drawings
- Strong knowledge of current electrical regulations and design standards
- Experience drafting electrical designs to recognised electrical standards
- Strong technical drawing skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Ability to work effectively both independently and as part of a wider engineering team
Additional Information
The successful candidate will be joining an established engineering environment and will have the opportunity to contribute to the development of new products and technologies while supporting the continued improvement of existing electrical systems.
If you are an experienced Electrical Design Engineer looking for a new opportunity with a growing engineering and manufacturing organisation, we would love to hear from you.
Apply today for immediate consideration.
Ashton Recruitment is acting as a recruitment agency on behalf of our client.
Job Features
Ashton Recruitment are delighted to be recruiting on behalf of our client, a leading engineering and manufacturing organisation specialising in the design and manufacture of innovative vehicle and eng...
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