TEC Partners - Technical Recruitment Specialists
Electrical Design Engineer
Requirements
Candidates need industrial automation, robotics, or machine-building electrical design experience, strong schematic and drawing skills, and practical experience with control panels, automated machinery, testing, commissioning, and fault-finding. A relevant HNC/HND, degree, or equivalent experience is required, along with knowledge of PLC equipment and industrial networks and the ability to manage design work independently.
Job Description
We’re recruiting an Electrical Design Engineer for an innovative robotics and automation business developing technology to transform homebuilding. You’ll design electrical systems for robotic manufacturing machinery, taking ownership of design packages while supporting build, testing and commissioning.
This is an exciting opportunity to join a growing engineering team working on cutting-edge automation, with genuine responsibility and the chance to influence product development.
Key Responsibilities
- Design and maintain electrical schematics, drawings and engineering documentation.
- Own electrical design packages and implement design improvements.
- Support control panel builds, wiring, testing and system integration.
- Test and validate electrical systems to ensure safety, quality and reliability.
- Support PLC-controlled machinery, sensors, drives and safety systems.
- Carry out fault-finding, commissioning and on-site technical support.
- Ensure designs comply with relevant standards, including BS EN 60204-1 and ISO 13849.
- Work alongside mechanical, controls and robotics engineers to deliver integrated systems.
- Improve design standards, documentation and manufacturing repeatability.
Requirements
- Experience in electrical design within industrial automation, robotics or machine building.
- Strong understanding of electrical schematics and technical drawings.
- Practical experience with control panels, electrical systems and automated machinery.
- Experience in testing, commissioning and electrical fault-finding.
- Knowledge of PLC-controlled equipment and industrial communication networks.
- HNC/HND in Electrical & Electronic Engineering, a relevant degree or equivalent experience.
- Ability to manage design work independently and take projects through to completion.
Desirable: EPLAN P8, robotic cells, EtherNet/IP, EtherCAT, IO-Link and experience mentoring technicians.
Salary & Benefits
- £45,000–£70,000 basic salary, depending on experience.
- Equity opportunity worth up to 25% of base salary.
- Private medical and dental insurance through Bupa.
- Access to an 11,000 sq. ft. R&D and demonstration facility.
- Exposure to advanced robotics, automation and physical AI.
- Significant autonomy and opportunities to influence engineering development.
Working arrangements: Full-time, five days per week on site in Walthamstow, London. UK right to work required; visa sponsorship may be available for exceptional candidates.
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About TEC Partners - Technical Recruitment Specialists
Technical. Executive. Contract. TEC Partners is a specialist recruitment agency built on one belief: recruitment should be a genuine partnership, not a transaction. For 10 years, we've combined deep sector expertise with a consultative approach, helping clients from early-stage start-ups to global tech unicorns build the teams that power their growth, across the UK, Europe and the US. Technical specialists across the Technology and Engineering sectors, with teams focused on quality and specialism over volume. Executive search and long-term relationships, built on genuinely understanding what each client and candidate needs - not just filling a vacancy. Contract, interim and permanent solutions, matched to what actually works for your business and advised on with real market insight. We're trusted by major names in Aerospace, Defence and Nuclear, holding security-cleared networks at every level, and are the supplier of choice for a growing number of VCs and their portfolios. We've helped grow client engineering teams' diversity by 300%, and we're rated 4.9/5 "Excellent" on Trustpilot by the clients and candidates we've worked with. Whether you need permanent, interim or contract expertise, TEC Partners is perfectly placed to not only assist, but to advise.