Cable Engineer

Connect Appointments is recruiting a Cable Engineer to join an established manufacturer in Dundee.

This is a role with genuine influence, you'll take customer requirements and turn them into manufacturable, cost-effective solutions, working directly with customers on technical proposals and closely with production to make sure every design stacks up both technically and commercially.

What's on offer?

• Full-time permanent position
• Monday to Friday, 8am to 5pm
• £40,000 to £50,000 per annum - depending on experience
• Discretionary tax-free bonus scheme + online employee discount platform
• Private medical insurance and life cover
• Company pension, Cycle2Work and on-site parking

As a Cable Engineer, your duties will include:

• Designing wire and cable products to meet customer specs and industry standards
• Producing construction drawings, material specs and manufacturing instructions
• Costing designs across materials, labour and production to keep pricing competitive
• Preparing technical proposals and quotes directly for customers
• Working with production to make sure designs can actually be built
• Running feasibility studies and suggesting changes to improve performance or cut cost

To be considered as a Cable Engineer, you will need:

• A degree in Electrical, Mechanical or Materials Engineering, or equivalent experience
• Proven cable design experience in manufacturing - conductors, insulation, shielding and jacketing
• Strong costing and estimating skills
• CAD experience (TurboCAD preferred), plus Excel and Visio
• Working knowledge of standards such as UL, CSA and IEC
• The ability to explain technical detail clearly to non-technical people