Lead Electrical Design Engineer

Job description

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.
• 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.
• 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

Extra information

Status

Open

Education Level

Secondary School

Location

Cranleigh

Type of Contract

Full-time jobs

Published at

27-01-2026

Profession type

Design / Fashion

Full UK/EU driving license preferred

No

Car Preferred

No

Must be eligible to work in the EU

No

Cover Letter Required

No

Languages

English