Electrical Design Engineer

Engineering
Dunbartonshire
September 6, 2024
Contract
Urgent

Job Description

ROLE DETAILS

LENGTH OF CONTRACT

6 months

HOURS

40 per week Mon – Friday (hybrid 2 x days per week office based)

IR35 Status

Inside – Umbrella

PAY RATE & Type

PAYE / LTD / DAILY / HOURLY

40 – 55 per hour DOE

About this job:

To provide the design and sustain engineering services for the ongoing support and design of electrical systems in Aggreko manufactured products.

Your key responsibilities:

Support electrical systems requirements capture & management, design, development, integration, validation and commissioning activities for the complete Aggreko manufactured product range

Creation of technical specifications, functional design specifications and test procedures for electrical systems.

Develop and maintain electrical CAD platforms (EPlan) and continually improve design and release processes to ensure electrical deliverables meet the time, cost and quality needs of new product developments.

Create and maintain accurate Bill of Material and part specifications for efficient supply and assembly of Aggreko manufactured products.

Contribute to writing electrical system sections of O&M Manual for End Users.

Engages in providing electrical engineering support to both manufacturing and the operating companies.

Provide SME support to major technical quality investigations.

Support OEM led RCA investigations, and act in the best interests of Aggreko and hold them accountable to resolution where appropriate.

Ensures that the electrical engineering aspects of the products are selected, engineered and packaged to meet a variety of applications and environments, taking into account efficiency of operation, reliability, maintainability, flexibility and lifetime costs of ownership.

Develops the electrical engineering aspects of the existing product range to achieve operating and manufacturing improvements and to meet new needs in the marketplace. This includes adapting the products to meet entirely different applications and the needs of new business sectors.

Carries out technical liaison with key suppliers regarding the selection of components, their support in production and subsequently throughout the lifetime of the product.

Supports the improvement of HSE performance via product design and operational guidance ensuring safety is given top priority. Assists the Risk Assessment process for design and field issues.

Sound like you? Here’s what you’ll need to demonstrate:

  • Ability to work effectively within a team. Teams may be within Technical Department, Aggreko Manufacturing or Aggreko worldwide.
  • Flexibility to meet a fluctuating workload and a wide variety of, often unpredictable, problems.
  • Ability to quickly build up an understanding of the commercial realities of Aggreko’s business.
  • Ability to respond constructively to pressure and continual change.
  • Highly committed and goal driven.
  • Excellent communications and good organisational skills
  • Delivery and accurate reporting of assigned work to agreed time, cost and quality expectations.
  • Promotes a balance between right first time ‘zero defects’ and speed to market approaches to task delivery to meet business priorities.

The knowledge and skills you’ll need to be successful:

  • Extensive electrical systems knowledge gained through equipment design experience.
  • Proficient in CAD systems. Knowledge of EPLAN P8, EPLAN Pro Panel, EPLAN Harness and AutoCAD is desirable.
  • Knowledge of engineering systems and processes – PLM systems (Enovia), MRP systems (M3), Engineering change control, international standards, component selection, and new product development processes.
  • Excellent knowledge of electrical controls (i.e. panel building and installation, generator controls. Motor control centres, drives etc)
  • Experience of electrical circuit and equipment specification and ability to produce design calculations for all aspects of electrical systems up to and including 13.8kV.
  • Ability to interpret customer requirements to produce schematic and wiring diagrams and all part specifications of the electrical system.
  • Excellent communication skills.
  • Highly computer literate with knowledge of Windows and Microsoft office.

The people you’ll work with:

Group wide controls engineering community to;

  • Share own expertise and experience to support local needs.

Key vendors to;

  • Maintain technical contacts with supplier of control system components and to ensure fit for purpose and compliant specifications.

Product Lines to;

  • Provide SME support as required for electrical engineering issues beyond capabilities of product engineers.

Guidant Global (BH4SF) is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.

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