Design Engineer

Wrexham, United Kingdom

Full Time

Posted September 3, 2026

£27k - £29k· Est.

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Freshness: Open in the current public read path; this is not an employer guarantee.Last observed October 5, 2026
Classification: Modern power-system classification not yet published for this listing.Legacy source industry field: Transmission & Distribution
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The Powergrids Development Engineer is responsible for the design, development, and qualification of energy cables for the Wrexham plant.

Responsible for design, development and testing of energy cables for the Power grid business manufactured at Wrexham to be both cost effective and fully meet the specification and customer requirements.
Management of the design, development, and qualification processes through the Accolade project management system.
Provide technical support to customer enquiries and contracts.
Active involvement in the management of product design changes.
Responsibility for product cost reduction (DTC), approval of alternative materials and preparation of associated raw material specifications.
Responsible for Technical Instructions within Wrexham plant.
Manage the planning and execution of sample testing for R&D and product qualification
Evaluate and introduce sustainable materials and alternative suppliers to reduce the environmental footprint of cable designs
Technical liaison with external suppliers of raw materials for identifying and co-ordinating new projects to meet business needs.
Provide regular updates to the R&D UK director on tasks and projects including presentations.
Support to the Quality function during external third party process and product audits.

Educated preferably up to degree level or similar in a relevant Engineering subject.
A high degree of numeracy, accuracy and attention to detail.
Demonstrate problem solving skills, tenacity and capability to work independently on projects or as part of a team.
Product knowledge including materials and cable manufacturing processes would be advantageous, but suitable training will be provided.
IT skills in MS Office necessary. Experience with SAP would be advantageous but suitable training will be provided.
Applicants should be customer and service focused and able to communicate at all levels, with both technical and non-technical people.