Electrical Design Engineer

Electrical Design Engineer Permanent

Crawley, West Sussex

Hybrid 4 days onsite, 1 WFH

Salary up to £65k

We're supporting a leading organisation within the aircraft simulation sector, seeking an Electrical Design Engineer to join their growing engineering team in Crawley. This is a fantastic opportunity to work on cutting-edge flight simulation systems, contributing to the design and development of complex, safety-critical hardware solutions used across the aerospace industry.

The Role As an Electrical Design Engineer, you'll play a key role in the end-to-end development of electrical hardware systems, working within a multi-disciplinary engineering environment.

You will:

• Design and develop electrical hardware solutions for advanced flight simulators

• Produce technical specifications, schematics, and electrical designs

• Support system integration across electrical, mechanical, and software domains

• Contribute to innovation and continuous improvement of simulation technologies

• Ensure compliance with aerospace standards and safety-critical requirements

• Conduct testing, validation, and fault-finding activities

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including Systems, Software, and Project Engineering

• Engage with suppliers and external partners to support component selection and integration

• Support delivery of projects to time, cost, and quality targets

• (Where appropriate) provide technical guidance or mentoring to junior engineers Skills & Experience Required

• Proven experience in an Electrical Design Engineer position, ideally within aerospace, defence, simulation, or complex engineering environments

• Strong experience with electrical CAD tools (schematics, wiring diagrams, panel layouts)

• Experience designing single-phase and three-phase power distribution systems, including:

o Cable sizing o Protection coordination

o Switchgear selection

• Understanding of EMC principles, including:

o Grounding, shielding, and filtering

o Cable segregation

o Exposure to EMC testing/validation

• Experience with system-level electrical integration, including:

o Rack/panel power distribution

o Cooling considerations

o High-density cabling

• Familiarity with 3D CAD tools (e.g. SolidWorks, CATIA, Creo/Pro-E)

• Knowledge of relevant standards, including: o BS 7671 (IET Wiring Regulations)

o Low Voltage Directive (LVD)

o EMC Directive

• Experience working within a structured/gated design lifecycle (concept through to production)

• Strong testing, validation, and troubleshooting capability Desirable

• Experience within flight simulation or training systems

• Exposure to aerospace or defence standards/regulations

• Experience working in safety-critical environments

Why Apply?

• Work on highly complex, real-world aerospace systems

• Be part of a collaborative, multi-disciplinary engineering team

• Opportunity to contribute to innovative simulation technologies

• Hybrid working with a strong engineering-led culture