Senior Electrical Engineer
24 days ago
Yeovil
CNC Recruitment are looking for a skilled and reliable Senior Electrical Engineerto join our client in Yeovil – a well-respected aerospace engineering company. Pay - £30,000 - £60,000 (DOE) Woking hours: Monday to Thursday 8.00am – 5.30pm and Friday 8.00am to 12.30pm Job Type: Temp to Perm (Permanent after 16 weeks) About the Role This is an opportunity to join a globally recognised, profitable, and respected company specialising in optical and electrical assemblies designed for harsh environments. You will become part of a successful and growing team helping to deliver tomorrow’s innovations today. The company promotes dynamic career progression across multiple fields and industries and is committed to fostering a strong quality culture where every employee plays a role in maintaining high standards. Inclusion, collaboration, and continuous improvement are key values across all levels of the business. The Engineering team is responsible for: • Defining manufacturing processes and equipment requirements, • Reviewing methods of manufacture, fabrication, and assembly of electrical and photonic systems, • Supporting daily production activities to ensure smooth workflow, • Delivering consistently high-quality products in compliance with EN9100:2016 (AS9100), legal requirements, and customer contractual obligations As a Senior Electrical Engineer, you will: • Work closely with stakeholders to support the design and planning of electrical harness and sub-system manufacturing, • Lead engineering activities across design, development, implementation, testing, and monitoring of electrical machinery, installations, and product offerings, • Define methods of manufacture, Bills of Materials (BOMs), and production routes for new and existing products, • Analyse existing electrical systems and implement cost-effective improvements to products and testing methods Key Responsibilities: • Ensure new electrical products are fit for purpose, manufacturing-ready, and compliant with all required quality standards, • Support the Sales team with technical input and solutions for new enquiries, • Ensure work instructions, BOMs, routes, tools, drawings, risk assessments, and facilities are implemented on time and within cost targets, • Keep projects aligned with their original scope and objectives, • Provide concise, data-driven reports to the Engineering Team Leader, • Relevant electrical engineering qualifications with extensive practical experience, • Ability to manage a high workload and prioritise effectively, • Experience producing engineering drawings or electrical models using recognised CAD software (e.g. SolidWorks, Proteus, KiCad), • New product introduction and project management experience, • Production and process control planning, including data collection, • Experience working to aerospace and/or defence quality standards, • Knowledge of optical or photonic systems, including fibre optics