
Electrical Design Engineer
Connected Kerb
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: London • 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
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Mid-LevelSenior
About the role
- Produce detailed electrical designs, including schematics, wiring diagrams, and layout drawings, 3D layouts using SolidWorks Electrical and SolidWorks Mechanical.
- Carry out electrical calculations, including load analysis, cable sizing, protection coordination, and fault current evaluation.
- Ensure all designs comply with relevant UK and international standards (e.g., BS 7671, IET Code of Practice for Electric Vehicle Charging Equipment Installation (5th Edition), IEC standards, applicable British Standards).
- Create and maintain technical documentation, including design specifications, reports, bills of materials (BOMs), and change records.
- Participate in design reviews, providing technical insight and supporting cross‑functional collaboration.
- Work closely with mechanical, software, testing (Test labs) and manufacturing teams to ensure design compatibility and smooth project delivery.
- Support prototyping, build phases, testing, and commissioning activities as required.
- Assist in evaluating suppliers, components, and technologies to support innovation and continuous improvement and design for scale and mass production (Reduce cost, increase quality and reduce time)
- Ensure all design work adheres to safety, quality, and regulatory requirements and good practice
- Provide technical support during product lifecycle, including troubleshooting and root‑cause analysis.
Requirements
- Essential Skills & Experience
- - Degree in Electrical Engineering or a related discipline, or equivalent experience.
- - Strong understanding of electrical principles, circuits, and power systems.
- - Knowledge of UK electrical design standards is essential (e.g., BS 7671/IET Wiring Regulations, BS61851).
- - Ability to produce accurate schematics, diagrams, 3D electrical layouts and technical documentation.
- - Ideally, a skilled user of SolidWorks Electrical, Solid Works Premium and SolidWorks PDM. Nice to have would be SolidWorks Composer
- - Experience guiding new electrical products from initial concept through prototyping, compliance testing, production pilot builds, and ultimately into full mass production and installation.
- - Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills.
- - Effective communication and collaboration skills across engineering and non‑engineering teams.
- - Organised, methodical, and comfortable working in fast‑paced project environments.
- - Ability to manage multiple tasks and work to project deadlines.
- Desirable Skills
- - Knowledge of renewable energy, EV charging, power electronics
- - Familiarity with 3D design environments and mechanical integration.
- - Exposure to safety‑critical or high‑reliability system design.
- - Experience with on‑site testing, commissioning, or field engineering.
- - Understanding of systems engineering, Agile methodologies, or configuration management.
Benefits
- **What we offer:**
- - Competitive salary
- - Competitive Pension Scheme
- - Flexible working hours and hybrid working model
- - 28 days of holidays and generous Family Leave policies
- - Private Healthcare and Life Assurance at 4 times salary
- - Central London location (Soho)
- - Lots of opportunities to socialise!
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
electrical designschematicswiring diagrams3D layoutsload analysiscable sizingprotection coordinationfault current evaluationtechnical documentationtroubleshooting
Soft skills
analytical skillsproblem-solving skillscommunication skillscollaboration skillsorganisational skillsmethodical approachability to manage multiple tasksability to work to project deadlines
Certifications
Degree in Electrical EngineeringBS 7671IET Wiring RegulationsBS61851