Fortress Recruit Ltd
Electrical Design Engineer
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Fortress Recruit is supporting a Defence Engineering organisation seeking an Electrical Design Engineer to support the design and development of complex engineered products. You’ll join an experienced team and gain exposure across the full design lifecycle - from requirements capture through to detailed design, testing, and production support - contributing to robust, compliant solutions delivered to specification.
Key responsibilities:
- Support electrical design activities across complete platforms, including cabinets, cable assemblies, and system-level cable routing.
- Produce electrical schematics, cable drawings, routing documentation, and supporting design artefacts.
- Contribute to verification, validation, and qualification testing (EMC, environmental, vibration, shock).
- Attend test activities and participate in design reviews to ensure compliant, manufacturable solutions.
- Provide updates on design progress against programme requirements.
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Requirements:
- An Electrical Engineering degree, or HNC/HND with relevant experience.
- 1–3 years’ experience in electrical design within a regulated engineering environment (defence, rail, aerospace, etc).
- Experience producing schematics and cable documentation (industry or strong academic projects).
- Understanding of full product development lifecycle, from concept to production.
- Understanding of power/data integration and EMC principles.
- Comfortable in documentation-heavy, regulated environments.
- Eligibility for SC Clearance (5 years’ UK residency, with no visa or sponsorship required).
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This is a full-time, permanent role based on-site in Poole, with hybrid flexibility and occasional travel to test facilities. On offer is a salary of £40-50K depending on experience, plus training and development opportunity.
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