Electrical Design Engineer
Location: Gloucester
Contract: Permanent
Responsible for the electrical design of a wide range of standard and special purpose machines for the lead-acid battery industry, and for providing technical support to other company departments.
The Electrical Design Engineer will take technical lead responsibility on specific projects as identified by the Technical Director / Controls System Manager.
Role Responsibilities – Electrical Design Engineer
- Design electrical systems for machinery in the lead-acid battery industry, producing schematics, cabinet layouts, BOMs, termination lists, and full technical documentation.
- Collaborate with mechanical, software, operations, and production teams to ensure designs meet customer specifications and are optimised for manufacture.
- Select electrical components considering safety, CE compliance, standardisation, cost, and availability, while conducting risk assessments as needed.
- Present electrical designs at reviews, maintain accurate design files, manage design changes, and ensure outputs integrate with all engineering disciplines.
- Identify and communicate technical risks, generate reports, support customers on-site, and validate or check other engineers’ drawings when required.
- Meet design-to-cost targets, follow departmental processes, and ensure all company and ethical policies are adhered to.
- Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives.
The ideal candidate for the Electrical Design Engineer role would have:
- 3 to 5 years’ experience as an electrical design engineer within the machinery / automation industry.
- Qualified to a minimum standard of HNC in Electrical/Electronic Engineering or similar qualification.
- Knowledge of machine safety standards: BS EN ISO 13849-1 & 2 and BS EN 60204-
- experience in machine safety standards and risk assessments (TÜV certification advantageous).
- Proficient in the use of an electrical CAD package; AutoCAD Electrical desirable.
- Good understanding of design for manufacture, cost, and standardisation.
- Training will be provided on the company’s IFS (MRP) data control system.
For more information on this role, please contact Juls Bujalska on 01453 852541 or send a copy of your CV to Julia.bujalska@omegaresource.co.uk
Omega Resource Group is an employment agency specialising in opportunities at all levels within the Engineering, Aerospace, Automotive, Electronics, Defence, Scientific, Oil & Gas, Construction and Manufacturing sectors.
Omega is an employment agency specialising in opportunities at all levels within the Engineering, Manufacturing, Aerospace, Automotive, Electronics, Defence, Scientific, Energy & Renewables and Tech sectors.

