Job Description
Position: Principal OR Lead Electrical Design Engineer:\n\nJob ID: 693/28\n\nLocation: Tyne & Wear\n\nRate/Salary: £65,000 Plus Benefits\n\nType: Permanent\n\nHSB Technical Ltd is a specialist recruiter within the Power & Propulsion, Shipbuilding, Shipping & Energy and Aerospace sectors. We have a number of permanent and contract vacancies for multiple businesses across the UK and overseas.\n\nThe below job description will outline this position of: Principal OR Lead Electrical Design Engineer:\n\nWe are seeking a highly skilled Principal OR Lead Electrical Design Engineer to manage and guide a team of 5 Electrical Design Engineers whilst utilizing your expertise to drive technical excellence. You will work on specialist marine equipment, to include winches, reelers, and cranes.
Your responsibilities will span the entire lifecycle, from initial concept through detailed design, manufacturing support, testing, and installation on vessels. You will also lead R&D and continuous improvement efforts to keep products at the forefront of technology.\n\nPreferred candidates will have experience in the marine or offshore oil and gas industries.\n\nKey Responsibilities of the Principal OR Lead Electrical Design Engineer:\n\nLead the technical delivery of projects, managing a multidisciplinary team.\n\t\nDevelop Electrical Engineering solutions from requirements capture to product development, commissioning, and support.\n\t\nIdentify and implement R&D and continuous improvement initiatives.\n\t\nResolve safety and technical issues using structured problem-solving techniques.\n\t\nWork effectively within a multidisciplinary team, providing technical guidance to suppliers, departments, and customers.\n\t\nOversee factory tests and inspections, ensuring compliance with technical standards.\n\t\nManage supplier interfaces and provide technical support.\n\t\nReview and approve the technical work of others, providing guidance to internal teams, suppliers, and clients.\n\t\nCreate technical design appraisal documents for marine classification societies.\n\nQualifications & Experience For The Principal OR Lead Electrical Design Engineer:\n\nMEng or BEng in Electrical or Control Engineering.\n\t\nChartered Engineer or working towards Chartership.\n\t\n10+ years of relevant engineering experience.\n\t\nProven experience leading technical project delivery, ensuring quality, cost, and schedule adherence.\n\t\nExtensive experience across concept design, product development, and in-service support.\n\t\nProficiency in AC and DC motor control systems, including Variable Speed Drives.\n\t\nSkilled in the design and preparation of electrical schematics, single-line diagrams, and cable schedules.\n\t\nExperience with PLCs, motion control systems, and serial communication networks (Beckhoff IPC preferred).\n\t\nCompetency in producing technical specifications, test procedures, manuals, and reports to marine and military standards.\n\t\nProficient in CAD software (AutoCAD, PromiseE, Medusa, etc.) and MS Office suite.\n\t\nDue to the nature of some contracts, successful candidates must attain UK BPSS or SC Clearance with no caveats.\n\nCandidates should be accustomed to working within a controlled documentation environment and have a proactive, team-oriented mindset. Strong communication skills are essential, especially in interfacing with external approval bodies, such as marine classification societies and Ministry of Defence departments.\n\nThis vacancy is being advertised by HSB Technical who have been appointed to act as the recruitment consultancy for this role