Electrical Design Engineer - Contract

Project overview

Electrical Design Engineer - Contract

6 months - Outside IR35

We're looking for an experienced Electrical Design Engineer to join an innovative engineering team developing the next generation of autonomous marine vessels.

You'll be responsible for the design and integration of electrical systems across advanced vessel platforms, working closely with naval architects, mechanical, software and controls engineers.

What you'll be doing

What we're looking for

Desirable experience

Experience in any of the following would be advantageous:

This is an excellent opportunity for an electrical design engineer looking to work on cutting-edge autonomous vessel technology, combining traditional marine engineering with advanced electrical, control and navigation systems.

Competitive rate on offer - please contact me for further details.

Guidant, Carbon60, Lorien & SRG - The Vertage Group Portfolio are acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

• Designing marine electrical systems including power distribution, propulsion control and communications
• Producing electrical designs, schematics and technical documentation using AutoCAD
• Integrating sensors, navigation equipment and autonomous control systems
• Supporting electric and hybrid propulsion and power management systems
• Ensuring designs meet relevant marine standards and classification requirements
• Supporting system testing, validation, commissioning and troubleshooting
• Working with multidisciplinary engineering teams to deliver fully integrated vessel systems
• Degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent industry experience
• 3+ years' electrical design experience
• Strong knowledge of electrical systems and electrical design principles
• Experience using AutoCAD or similar electrical design software
• Strong problem-solving and communication skills
• Autonomous or uncrewed vessels
• Electric or hybrid marine propulsion
• Radar, LIDAR, GPS or other sensor integration
• CAN bus, Ethernet or NMEA 2000
• Marine power management systems
• Autonomous navigation or vessel control systems

Project details

• Start: flexible
• Location: Southampton, Hampshire, GB
• Languages: English