Lead Electrical Lift Engineer Control Panel Design
Outskirts of Northamptonshire
DOE
Monday - Friday Full-time Permanent
Our client is a well-established and growing UK manufacturing business designing custom control systems for lifting and access solutions specialising in the design and build of bespoke electrical control systems. Serving a diverse range of industries they are recognised for delivering high-quality engineered solutions and are now seeking an experienced Lead Electrical Engineer to strengthen their leadership team.
This is a hands-on leadership position that combines technical design expertise with team management responsibilities.
The successful candidate will lead a small engineering team ensuring high-quality compliant electrical designs are delivered efficiently while remaining actively involved in control panel design throughout the project lifecycle.
Key Responsibilities:
Lead mentor and develop the engineering team providing technical guidance and support.
Take ownership of electrical control panel design from customer specification through to production release.
Drive best practices in design documentation and engineering processes.
Apply safety engineering principles including functional safety within automated systems.
Support component selection balancing cost performance and availability.
Act as the primary technical point of contact for internal and external stakeholders.
Provide engineering support during production testing commissioning and fault-finding activities.
Lead continuous improvement initiatives across engineering processes.
Contribute technical expertise to quotations and project planning activities.
The Ideal Candidate:
Essential
HNC/HND or Degree in Electrical or Electronic Engineering.
Strong experience in electrical control panel design and drafting.
Previous experience leading supervising or mentoring engineers.
Good understanding of safety engineering principles and automated systems.
Knowledge of relevant UK standards including BS EN 61439 and BS 7671.
Proficiency with electrical CAD software.
Strong organisational communication and problem-solving skills.
Eligibility to work in the UK.
Desirable:
Experience within lifting materials handling automation or other safety-critical industries.
Knowledge of functional safety standards.
Experience with PLCs drives or embedded control systems.
Familiarity with UPS or emergency evacuation systems.
Experience implementing engineering process improvements.
Exposure to digital engineering tools automation or AI-assisted workflows.
Required Experience:
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