Principal Electrical Design Engineer

Job Title: Principal Electrical Design Engineer

Location: Bristol - 1 day in the office per week

Role Type: Permanent

Salary: £60,000 - £70,000 per annum depending on experience

Our client, an established aerospace & defence engineering firm in Bristol, require an experienced Principal Electrical Design Engineer to join their multi-disciplined team.

As part of the Electrical Engineering Power Team, you will be leading the development of design documents, reviewing supplier documentation, developing technical requirements and undertaking assessment of design compliance to support the development of our electrical systems.

** Please note we can only consider sole UK Nationals (no dual nationalities) **

What the role of the Principal Electrical Design Engineer entails:

Some of the main duties of the Principal Electrical Design Engineer will include:

Develop design solutions to agreed time, cost and quality in accordance with project or business milestones
Develop and manage requirements and acceptance criteria specific to a system or product and/or across a system of systems, platform or programme
Understand the contractual and performance requirements for various systems, and support the definition and associated acceptance criteria and events through design, build, integration, installation and commissioning activities
Produce documentation required to support the design review process, including diagrams; technical specifications; supporting calculations; design evidence and justifications
Provide technical support to integrated performance and acceptance activities, including acceptance of equipment from suppliers through to system acceptance by the customer
Support the development of estimates for the scope of work and resources required to deliver it to support bids, proposal development and project planning activities for various systems
Provide support to the Certificate of Design activities appropriate to the discipline and articulate and present complex technical argument clearly, logically and simply
Deliver technical input and engineering solutions in support of build activities, defect resolution and change management

What experience you need to be the successful Principal Electrical Design Engineer:

BEng (Hons) / MEng or equivalent and CEng (or be able to satisfy requirements for CEng)
Demonstrable experience of engineering lifecycle
Understanding of at least one of the following areas: Power system modelling; generators; switchgear; protection; power electronics
In depth understanding of Power System Architecture, Power Generation and Distribution, Protection and Co-ordination or Power Earth Fault Monitoring
Experience of working within a relevant Engineering role to industry codes and standards

This really is a fantastic opportunity for a Principal Electrical Design Engineer to progress their career. If you are interested please apply as soon as possible as this position will be filled quickly so don't miss out!

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