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Electrical Engineer
Electrical Engineer – FORTNA
FORTNA partners with the world’s leading brands to transform omnichannel and parcel distribution operations. Known worldwide for enabling companies to keep pace with digital disruption and growth objectives, we design and deliver solutions—powered by intelligent software—to optimise fast, accurate, and cost-effective order fulfilment and last-mile delivery. Our people, innovative approach, and proprietary algorithms ensure optimal operations design, material, and information flow.
About the Role
Job Title: Electrical Engineer
The Electrical Engineer is a task-based role within FORTNA’s Electrical Engineering team, responsible for the design and documentation of electrical and pneumatic controls of Fortna’s Material Handling Systems (MHS).
The ideal candidate has:
- A background in Electrical Engineering / design
- Experience in providing leadership to Electrical Engineering project teams
- The ability to produce high-quality deliverables during project implementation
- Familiarity with FORTNA’s Integrated Design Methodology
Responsibilities
Leadership & Project Coordination
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Lead medium-scope and less complex projects through the detail design and implementation phases, including:
- Development of RFP/Supplier Selection requirements
- Planning for electrical control panel phasing
- Creating Electrical Engineering work plans
- Generating design approval packages
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Provide electrical system input to the Project Engineer during design reviews to ensure requirements are understood.
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Support the transition from Detailed Design to Final Engineering.
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Review and contribute to Description of Operation (DOO) & Functional Specification (FSD) documentation.
Collaboration & Meetings
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Facilitate project meetings (agendas, minutes, and follow-ups).
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Provide electrical system input while informing the MHS implementation plan.
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Work closely with the Project Engineer during Speed/Speeds & Feeds reviews.
Technical Deliverables
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Lead Controls Layout review meetings with internal teams and clients.
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Ensure design acceptance in collaboration with the project team.
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Direct support resources to develop project deliverables, meeting Drawing Quality Control (DQC) standards, including:
- Electrical device layout package
- Control panel fabrication package
- Electrical installation package
- Pneumatic layout and installation package
- As Built documentation
** Reporting & Risk Management**
- Compile and communicate progress via project status reports.
- Attend project update meetings and update ADRA (Assumptions/Decisions/Risk/Actions) items.
- Escalate technical risks to the engineering team.
- Attend Client meetings as required.
Innovation & Continuous Improvement
- Conduct site visits to assist with installation and commissioning.
- Support lessons-learned documentation.
- Provide input on DQC process improvements.
- Enhance department standard documentation/procedures for efficiency.
- Contribute to industry best practices and technological advancements.
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Technical & Methodological Compliance
- Utilise AutoCAD, E-plan, and Promis-e for drawings.
- Align with current FORTNA and design standards.
- Keep accurate design notes.
- Attend/participate in company training as required, ensuring reliability and follow-up.
Requirements
Essential Qualifications
- Relevant electrical design qualification with suitable experience in complex automated material handling systems.
- Familiarity with conveyor control process (e.g., photo-eyes, solenoids, variable frequency drives (VFDs), line scanners, print-and-apply applications).
- Ability to manage and coordinate multiple suppliers.
- Strong teamwork, collaboration, and communication (written and verbal) skills.
- Experience with MS Project and MS Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint).
- Proficiency in E-Plan for electrical design.
- Flexibility, adaptability, and self-motivation.
- Strong interpersonal skills, organisational, time management, and problem-solving abilities.
- Willingness to travel domestically and internationally for project support.
Desired Qualifications
- Experience managing Engineering projects involving cross-team collaboration.
- Motor control panel design experience.
- Understanding of CE, UKCA, OSHA compliance requirements.
- Comprehension of ProfiNet, Ethernet IP network design.
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