Hybrid Electrical Design Engineer

Posted 3 weeks ago

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About the role

  • Electrical Design Engineer producing high-quality electrical designs for electric vehicle charge points at Connected Kerb. Responsible for compliance, documentation, and cross-functional collaboration during product lifecycle.

Responsibilities

  • 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!

Job title

Electrical Design Engineer

Job type

Experience level

Mid levelSenior

Salary

Not specified

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

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