Senior Electrical Design Engineer in Clevedon, Somerset

Senior Electrical Design Engineer

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  • Clevedon, Somerset
  • £47000 - £53000/annum Benefits
  • Engineering
  • Permanent
Date posted: 23/10/2026 15:49:16

Description

Senior Electrical Design Engineer

Location: Clevedon, North Somerset

Commutable from: Bristol, Bath, Weston-super-Mare, Portishead, Nailsea, Newport, Cardiff, Yate, Chippenham, Swindon, Gloucester and surrounding areas

Salary: Up to £53,000 + Bonus + Benefits

Type: Permanent, Full Time

Hybrid & Flexible Working Available

Senior Electrical Design Engineer | Advanced Engineering Technology | Clevedon | Up to £53,000

A Global Engineering Manufacturer is seeking a Senior Electrical Design Engineer to join its growing engineering team in Clevedon.

This is an excellent opportunity for a Senior Electrical Design Engineer looking to work on complex electrical and electro-mechanical products within a highly regulated engineering environment.

Working within an established engineering team,

you will play a key role in supporting existing products throughout their lifecycle, delivering design improvements, engineering upgrades, obsolescence solutions and product enhancements that improve reliability, manufacturability and long-term customer value.

This role offers genuine involvement across the full product lifecycle, providing exposure to product development, design modifications, continuous improvement and advanced manufacturing technologies.

The Senior Electrical Design Engineer Role

As a Senior Electrical Design Engineer, you will support the ongoing design, development and improvement of complex electrical systems and sub-assemblies, ensuring products continue to meet performance, quality and compliance requirements throughout their operational life.

Working closely with manufacturing, service, suppliers and project teams,

you will play a key role in delivering safe, effective and commercially viable engineering solutions.

Responsibilities will include:

Electrical design and development of product enhancements and engineering upgrades

Supporting design modifications, lifecycle management and continuous improvement activities

Managing component obsolescence and alternative sourcing solutions

Producing electrical schematics, drawings and engineering documentation

Verification and validation of designs through calculation and testing

Supporting Design for Manufacture (DFM) and Design for Assembly (DFA) initiatives

Maintaining design records, bills of materials and technical documentation

Supporting manufacturing, service and supply chain teams with engineering solutions

Investigating technical issues and implementing robust corrective actions

Ensuring designs comply with relevant standards, specifications and quality

requirements

What We're Looking For

Degree qualified in Electrical Engineering or equivalent

Experience designing complex electrical or electro-mechanical systems

Knowledge of product development and engineering change processes

Understanding of Design for Manufacture and Design for Assembly principles

Experience with engineering materials and manufacturing techniques

Experience producing electrical schematics and technical documentation

Knowledge of 2D and 3D CAD packages such as AutoCAD, CATIA or similar

Understanding of P&IDs and system schematics

Strong communication and stakeholder management skills

Ability to deliver engineering solutions to agreed project milestones and timescales

Industry Backgrounds Considered

Applications are welcomed from engineers with experience gained in Special Purpose Machinery, Industrial Automation, Robotics, Scientific Instrumentation, Capital Equipment, Medical Devices, Aerospace, Defence, Nuclear, Advanced Manufacturing and other sectors involved in the design, development and manufacture of complex electrical or electro-mechanical systems.

What's On Offer?

Salary up to £53,000

Annual bonus of up to 7.5%

Hybrid and flexible working

Pension with up to 8% employer contribution

25 days holiday plus Bank Holidays

Life Assurance at 4x basic salary

Cash health plan

Fitness app and discounted gym memberships

Comprehensive wellbeing programme

STEM networks, employee clubs and social events

Ongoing career development and progression opportunities

Exposure to advanced engineering technology and innovative products

Opportunity to influence the development and enhancement of complex engineering systems

Skilled Worker visa sponsorship can be provided for candidates already based in the UK who require ongoing sponsorship.

If you're a Senior Electrical Design Engineer, Electrical Design Engineer or Electrical Development Engineer looking for an opportunity to work on technically challenging products within a world-class engineering environment, we'd like to hear from you.

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Job Details

Location Clevedon, Somerset
Job Type Permanent
Language English
Salary £47000 - £53000/annum Benefits
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