Electrical Design Engineer

Electrical Design Engineer £37 - £39 per hour (Umbrella) + 12-Month Contract + Prototype Development + Cutting-Edge Electrification + Full Product Lifecycle Exposure Peterborough (Commutable from: Stamford, Huntingdon,…

Pay rate £37 – £39/hour
Contract type Contract
Posted 24 September 2026

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Electrical Design Engineer

£37 - £39 per hour (Umbrella) + 12-Month Contract + Prototype Development + Cutting-Edge Electrification + Full Product Lifecycle Exposure

Peterborough (Commutable from: Stamford, Huntingdon, St Neots, March, Ely, Wisbech, Spalding, Cambridge)

Are you an Electrical Design Engineer with wiring harness and schematic design experience, looking to take real ownership of designs that go straight onto prototype machines? Do you want a technically challenging role in a small, agile engineering team where you'll solve real integration problems and see your work become functioning hardware?

On offer is a unique opportunity to join a specialist electrification development environment, taking electrical designs from concept through machine integration, prototype build, commissioning and validation. You will be part of a highly collaborative, project-focused team working on next-generation electrified demonstrators, converting traditional platforms into advanced electric systems.

As a result of continued programme demand, they are looking to add an experienced engineer to support multiple development activities. In this role you will produce schematics, wiring diagrams and harness designs, define connectors/terminals/pinouts, and create routing and installation designs in Creo, while supporting build and validation activities and resolving integration issues.

This role would suit an Electrical Design Engineer from a machine/vehicle/industrial product development background looking for ownership, technical challenge, and end-to-end prototype development exposure.

The Role:

Electrical design from requirements through to machine integration, prototype build and validation
Schematics, wiring diagrams, harness design and controlled engineering documentation
3D routing, harness flattening, and installation design using Creo / Teamcenter
On-site role, 37 hours per week, with up to 25% travel as requiredThe Person:

Proven electrical design experience within a product development environment (machine/vehicle/industrial)
Strong harness/schematics capability (connectors, terminals, pinouts, splices, routing, production drawings)
Creo and Teamcenter proficiency for harness design and documentationReference Number: BBBH(phone number removed) To apply for this role or to be considered for further roles, please click "Apply Now" or contact Fred Sibley at Rise Technical Recruitment.

Rise Technical Recruitment Ltd acts an employment agency for permanent roles and an employment business for temporary roles. The salary advertised is the bracket available for this position. The actual salary paid will be dependent on your level of experience, qualifications and skill set. We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitable candidates.

Rise Technical Recruitment Ltd acts an employment agency for permanent roles and an employment business for temporary roles.

The salary advertised is the bracket available for this position. The actual salary paid will be dependent on your level of experience, qualifications and skill set and will be decided by our client, the employer. Rise are not responsible or liable for any hiring decisions made by the end client.

We are an equal opportunities company and welcome applications from all suitable candidates

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