Electrical Controls Design Engineer

Hybrid – 3 days office (Basildon Essex) / 2 days WFH (Flexible) Salary: £40-55k + Paid Overtime

Are you an experienced Electrical Design Engineer with a passion for automation, control systems, and bringing complex machinery to life? This is an exciting opportunity to join a growing engineering team where your ideas and designs will directly shape innovative special-purpose machines from concept through to delivery.

About the Role

As an Electrical Controls Design Engineer, you’ll be at the heart of our project delivery, producing high-quality electrical designs using EPLAN Electric P8 (or similar CAD software). You’ll work closely with mechanical, software, and commissioning teams to ensure solutions meet performance requirements, regulatory standards, and customer expectations.

This is a varied and rewarding position where no two days are the same — from design and documentation to supporting builds, installations, and commissioning on cutting-edge automation projects.

What You’ll Be Doing

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Design and develop electrical schematics, wiring diagrams, and control panel layouts using EPLAN or AutoCAD Electrical.

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Create BOMs, terminal schedules, device tagging, and cable lists.

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Turn customer specifications and internal briefs into accurate, compliant electrical documentation.

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