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Lead Electrical Design Engineer, Birmingham
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Client:
PRS
Location:
Birmingham, United Kingdom
Job Category:
Other
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EU work permit required:
Yes
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Job Views:
3
Posted:
05.05.2025
Expiry Date:
19.06.2025
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Job Description:
Position: Lead Electrical Design Engineer
Location: Birmingham, West Midlands (hybrid working available)
PRS Engineering has engaged with a new client, a world leading manufacturer of Special Purpose Machinery. Due to recent promotions, we now have an opportunity for a Lead Electrical Engineer with a background in electrical design and understanding of control systems, PLCs, and system software for collaboration between engineering departments. Ideally, you will have experience in manufacturing environments involving automation, automated equipment, and special purpose machinery.
About The Role
As Electrical Team Lead, you will provide leadership to the Electrical Engineering team, ensuring high levels of service and customer satisfaction through innovative development of packaging and processing machinery systems, utilizing electrical engineering principles.
Key responsibilities:
* Coordinate work schedules for the team, including resource planning and task delegation.
* Establish excellent relationships with customers, colleagues, suppliers, etc.
* Manage design projects, ensuring all milestones are met.
* Develop electrical designs for primary products and new projects in collaboration with other departments.
* Work closely with Software Engineers on PLC and PC program development for systems or machines.
* Collaborate with customers and Technical Support to resolve electrical issues and report findings.
* Document electrical systems to UKCA and CE standards.
* Travel to customer sites and company facilities to support and develop equipment and solutions as needed.
Qualifications and Experience:
* 8-10 years of electrical engineering experience, preferably in special purpose machine design or manufacturing.
* Knowledge of Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC.
* Understanding of machinery safety standards BS EN ISO 13849 & BS EN 60204-1:2018.
* Experience with Allen Bradley and Siemens equipment.
* UL certification experience for control panels.
* Designing safety circuits to PL/SIL ratings.
* Using safety verification tools like Sistema.
* Tertiary qualifications in Electrical Engineering.
* Experience managing and building a team.
* Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
* Strong problem-solving skills and ability to work independently.
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