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Senior Electrical Design Engineer
Location: London (relocation package available)
Salary: £100,000 - £140,000 + shares + benefits
My innovative client are a fast-growing organisation, who are developing the capability to scale synthetic fuel production by 1,000x, following the successful deployment of the UK’s largest plant. Backed by $47million in funding and with a 32 person engineering team, they have a clear purpose to help sustain life on Earth by making synthetic fuel cheaper than fossil fuels, and saving millions of tonnes of CO2, in the process.
This is an engaging opportunity with excellent career progression opportunities and people being promoted within the organisation, on a monthly basis. You’ll be joining a lean, high-ownership engineering team at one of Europe’s most well-funded hardware startups.
Due to fast expansion, an opportunity has now arisen for a Senior Electrical Design Engineer to join them and take ownership of the company’s industrial AC power architecture as they scale from 1 megawatt to multi-megawatt synthetic fuel plants. Does this sound like the exciting next step of your career?
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Key Responsibilities
- Ownership of the full AC power system architecture – optimising power conversion, distribution and balance of plant for cost, manufacturability and reliability, at a megawatt scale.
- Producing and maintaining power architecture schematics, protection strategies, cable sizing calculations and panel designs that meet regulatory requirements.
- Leading or contributing to safety system architecture including HAZOPs, HAZIDs, FMEAs and functional safety standards (IEC 61508) – ensuring designs are safe for environments with hydrogen present.
- Designing electrical systems (3-phase, motors, pumps, heaters, I/Os) across the reactor, electrolyzer and direct air capture subsystem, accounting for variable solar-powered production profiles.
- Leading panel certification activities under the Machinery Directive and Low Voltage Directive (CE/UKCA) and mentoring junior Engineers.
- Commissioning solar arrays and RNG plant electrical systems.
- Responsibility for commissioning hardware to ensure safety and functionality.
- Supporting Senior Engineers by handling field tasks.
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Requirements
- Degree in Electrical Engineering (or similar).
- Minimum of five years’ expertise in industrial electrical design (power systems, process plants or industrial machinery).
- Sound knowledge of functional safety (IEC 61508, SIL/SIF) in regulated or hazardous environments.
- Creative problem-solver who challenges conventional engineering approaches rather than defaulting to standard industry practice.
Benefits
- Competitive salary ranging from £100,000 - £140,000 (salary dependent on experience).
- Share options.
- Additional employee benefits.
- Generous relocation package available for candidates willing to relocate.
If this Senior Electrical Design Engineer role is of interest to you, please apply online.
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