About the Company
James Fisher Defence is the world leading underwater capability provider, serving the commercial and defence markets with innovative diving, submarine and hyperbaric rescue, technical solutions and services.
JFD – part of a Global James Fisher Group
James Fisher is a global engineering services company that has evolved from its origins as a ship owner and operator to provide expertise and innovative technology across Energy, Defence, and Maritime Transport. We help our customers deliver on their promises safely, efficiently, and responsibly. With a strong heritage built on our people and innovation, we are embedding sustainability across our business.
Our strategy, centered around the One James Fisher ambition, aims to build a cohesive engineering service company in the Blue Economy.
- Our Energy Division offers safe, sustainable products and services for oil, gas, and renewables.
- The Defence Division provides underwater systems and life support for defence and commercial diving markets.
- Maritime Transport leads in global maritime shipping and ship-to-ship transfer services.
Together, we are building a brighter, bolder, and more innovative future.
The Role
We have a brand new opportunity for an Electrical Design Engineer to join the JFD team and provide engineering design solutions and life engineering support to the JFD product range. You will be involved in new product design, any client's request for upgrades or equipment change in the field.
Principle Accountabilities
- Provide engineering design input to new products as well as engineering support to the existing product range by assessing technical queries and providing engineering solutions.
- Liaise with internal JFD departments such as sales, procurement, and production to ensure the best technical solution is provided in all instances.
- Sourcing suitable components and materials when required and creation of part numbers and bill of materials.
- Creation of engineering documentation such as specifications, proposals, assembly instructions, test procedures, certification and reports.
- Checking detailed electrical drawings and documentation, adherence to engineering and company standards and processes and Compliance to internal and external standards & regulations.
- Ensuring engineering solutions are provided on time and on budget.
- Site visits to other JFD offices and client assets as and when required.
- Accountability and responsibility as technical checker of drawings and documentation generated in support of the electrical engineer role.
Qualifications and Experience
- Proven electrical and electronics design skills.
- Skilled in generating design calculations.
- Competent in the use of engineering design software tools / CAD packages.
- Knowledge of design standards.
- Previous product design experience would be advantageous, particularly DC systems.
- Experience with Product Lifecycle Management system for generating and storage of engineering packages.
- Electrical and Electronics engineering degree or equivalent industry experience.
- Experience working to marine, defence standards and class society rules (mainly LR and DNV) will be advantageous.
- Excellent communication and organisational skills.
- Excellent attention to detail.
- Focus on delivering high quality output to tight deadlines as well as willingness to go the extra mile to ensure success.
What's on offer
- Competitive salary
- 26 days holidays plus Christmas, Boxing Day, 1st and 2nd January
- Company pension
- Cycle to work
- Private Medical Insurance
- Early Finish on Fridays
- Opportunities for development and progression
- Great culture
*For this role you will need to be a UK resident with the right to reside and work in the UK along with a checkable UK work history in order to gain security clearance.
If this sounds like the ideal next step in your career, then click ‘apply’ now!
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Due to the volume of applications, we receive for our vacancies, on occasion applications may close before the deadline, so please apply early to avoid disappointment
James Fisher and Sons are committed to taking positive action on diversity and strongly encourage applications for candidates from all backgrounds. We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer and recognise that our success depends on our talented and diverse workforce. For more information Click here