Cranleigh STEM
Lead Electrical Design Engineer
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A fast-growing clean-energy engineering business is seeking a hands-on senior electrical design engineer to act as the functional technical lead across R&D and live delivery projects.
This role suits an experienced engineer who still enjoys being deeply involved in design, review and problem-solving, while developing leadership responsibility for a small team (4–5 engineers).
Lead Electrical Design Engineer Permanent, full time Cranleigh, Surrey Salary: Competitive
The role
You will act as the technical authority for electrical design, owning quality, compliance and delivery of electrical systems across new technology development and customer projects.
Key responsibilities
· Act as the functional technical lead for electrical engineering across projects and product development.
· Produce, review and approve electrical designs and schematics for industrial systems and control panels.
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· Define and own system-level electrical architectures and design documentation.
· Support build, integration, commissioning and FAT activities.
· Lead electrical input into safety and compliance activities (HAZID/HAZOP, FMEA, SIL).
· Specify electrical equipment and components (motors, transformers, protection, instrumentation and cabling).
· Act as the main electrical design interface with manufacturing, suppliers and project teams.
· Provide day-to-day technical mentoring to a small team (4–5 engineers), with scope to grow formal line management over time.
· Drive continuous improvement of electrical standards, tools and processes.
About you
· Degree qualified in Electrical Engineering (or similar).
· Strong, hands-on industrial electrical design experience.
· Background in control panels, machinery electrical systems, industrial power and instrumentation.
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· Confident using electrical CAD tools to produce and review designs.
· Good working knowledge of BS 7671 and EN 60204.
· Experience supporting functional safety activities (EN 61511 desirable).
· Experience with PLC-based control systems (Siemens preferred).
· ATEX / hazardous area exposure highly desirable.
· Comfortable supporting build, test and fault-finding on real hardware.
· Motivated to develop leadership and people management capability.
· Willing to travel occasionally in the UK and internationally.
Why this role
A rare opportunity to take ownership of electrical design within a rapidly growing clean-energy technology business, with a clear pathway into broader technical leadership.
To apply or discuss the role confidentially, contact lewis@cranleighstem.co.uk [lewis@cranleighstem.co.uk]
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