Senior Electrical Design Engineer

Location: Poole, Dorset
Salary: £45,000 – £60,000

Senior Electrical Design Engineer

 

If you’re a Senior Electrical Design Engineer who wants to work on products that genuinely matter, not consumer fluff, this one is worth your time.

This Senior Electrical Design Engineer role sits at the heart of complex, safety-critical product development used in demanding maritime and defence environments where reliability is everything.

This is not a siloed drawing-office role.

As a Senior Electrical Design Engineer, you’ll be leading from the front, influencing design direction, mentoring engineers around you, and seeing products through from early concept to manufacture and beyond.

 

The role:

- Lead electrical design activities across full product lifecycles, from initial concept through to production support.
- Ensure designs meet customer expectations, regulatory requirements, and robust internal engineering standards.
- Own technical delivery on projects, balancing quality, cost, and timescales.
- Act as a technical authority, supporting and mentoring junior and mid-level engineers.
- Work closely with mechanical, manufacturing, verification, and commercial teams to deliver right-first-time solutions.
- Provide technical input to bids, new product development, and future roadmap planning.
- Step into a Design Project Leader role when required, guiding technical direction and motivating the wider team.

 

What they’re looking for:

- Degree-qualified in Electrical Engineering (or closely related).
- Strong experience using electrical CAD tools, MRP/PLM systems, and Microsoft Office.
- Solid understanding of electrical design best practice, verification techniques, and applicable standards.
- A proven background delivering complex engineering projects end-to-end.
- Confident communicator with the ability to influence, mentor, and lead.

 

This Senior Electrical Design Engineer position offers the chance to work on technically interesting products with long lifecycles, real-world impact, and engineering challenges that don’t get solved with shortcuts.

 

If this Senior Electrical Design Engineer role sounds right for you, call or message Ian at Holt Engineering on 07734 406 996.