Senior Electrical Design Engineer
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At Modine, we are Engineering a Cleaner, Healthier World™. Building on more than 100 years of excellence in thermal management, we provide trusted systems and solutions that improve air quality and conserve natural resources. Our Airedale by Modine brand is a world leader in the design and manufacture of innovative thermal management solutions for data centers, clean rooms, hospitals, universities, and other mission-critical environments.
Trusted as The Critical Cooling Specialists, Airedale by Modine has decades of experience providing efficient, flexible end-to-end cooling solutions that work smarter, not harder, to deliver more cooling for less power. With manufacturing facilities in Canada, Spain, the UK, and the U.S., we’re scaling up across the world to support an ever-growing demand for our solutions. That’s where you come in….
The Opportunity
Due to continued expansion and company growth an excellent opportunity has arisen for a Senior Electrical Design Engineer to work as part of the Research & Development Department based in Leeds reporting to the Principal Electrical Engineer. It involves working closely with a team of mechanical, controls, manufacturing and quality engineers to design and develop new standard HVAC products whilst maintaining the existing product portfolio.
The role consists of working with the Product Development teams to develop new electrical product designs in accordance with APQP (Advanced Product Quality Planning) and relevant SOM guidelines from concept through to full product launch. You will aid the Principal Electrical Engineer & Lead Mechanical Engineers where necessary and as a team will be responsible for creating design briefs for companywide approval, hitting cost targets, designing electrical infrastructure of products with customer, manufacturing and assembly in mind to allow labour targets, project timescales, technical features, training and all critical deliverables to be met.
You will be required to work closely with the Product Development Controls team to bring the electrical and controls design to fruition and support changes to the current portfolio.
Role Requirements:
- Responsible for improving the electrical aspects of product innovation and customer focus of Airedale by Modine standard products.
- Assist in formulating unit electrical design and controls operation briefs for approval.
- Ensure electrical aspects of new components are properly tested prior to introduction.
- Oversee electrical build, wiring best practice, test and approval of prototypes.
- To ensure appropriate standards and approvals and testing is carried out (i.e. EMC testing).
- To conduct product introduction support and training.
- To ensure the appropriate design modifications are released informing all concerned of engineering changes.
- Carry out electrical design on a range of HVAC systems, for both new and existing ranges, ensuring safe operation and compliance with relevant legislation.
- Selection/sizing of appropriate electrical components, motors, cabling etc. using engineering design calculations and best practice.
- Communicate internally at all levels to provide technical advice or suggestions for improvement to design.
- Communicate with internal customers to provide product technical advice/support
- Attend site meetings and trade shows where required.
- Build standard electrical CAD drawing generators, symbol libraries and circuits using AutoCAD software.
- Produce accurate parts lists.
- Design control panel layouts.
- Design terminal lists and layouts.
- Assist & liaise with mechanical and controls engineers.
Required Qualifications & Experience
- Hold a technical degree and have 5+ years experience with electrical design, preferably within the HVAC or Machine design sector, although all experience will be considered.
Experience of the following software would be advantageous
- Electrical CAD Software (i.e. Promis-e / AutoCAD Electrical)
- AutoCAD (2D Modelling)
- Solid Edge (3D Modelling)
- Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook
In Return we Offer
- Competitive Salary
- Employer Contributory pension of 7% and Employee 1%
- 25 days holiday plus bank holidays and the opportunity to purchase a further 3 days through salary sacrifice scheme.
- Airedale rewards discounts on shopping vouchers and days out.