Electrical Design Engineer – High Voltage Electrification Full Time NEW

Engineering

Job Description

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Job Title: Electrical Design Engineer – High Voltage Electrification

Salary: £49,500 rising to £61,000 depending on skills demonstrated

Contract: Full time and permanent

Location: Desford, Leicestershire

The Opportunity

Play a key role in delivering electrical system designs across the full product lifecycle within a collaborative engineering team. As an Electrical Engineer, you’ll lead the development of electrical systems for Compact Wheel Loaders, Backhoe Loaders and Telehandlers, including architecture, harness routing and high-voltage electrical systems supporting electrified machine applications. Working closely with cross-functional partners, you’ll apply your technical expertise and problem-solving skills to deliver high-quality solutions that meet time, cost and performance targets.

As a Electrical Engineer, you are accountable for, but not limited to:

• Design and develop electrical systems, including conventional 12V/24V harnesses and high-voltage (>300V DC) systems, using 3D CAD tools such as Creo, ensuring designs meet performance and manufacturability requirements
• Support the development of high-voltage cable systems, including integration of HVIL (High Voltage Interlock Loop) safety circuits, ensuring safe and compliant designs
• Own delivery across the product lifecycle, from concept and development through validation, release and resolution of field issues
• Translate customer and project requirements into robust electrical design solutions, including architecture definition and component selection
• Apply structured analytical thinking to evaluate design options, balancing performance, cost, risk and manufacturability
• Collaborate across engineering, manufacturing, suppliers and customers to resolve design challenges and support successful product integration

NB. The panel cannot make assumptions when shortlisting therefore please demonstrate your qualifications and experience on your CV relevant to the criteria outlined.

What You Can Demonstrate

Level: Extensive Experience

• Analytical Thinking: Applies structured problem-solving to break down complex challenges, identify root causes and evaluate multiple solutions, ensuring balanced decisions across cost, risk and performance.
• Computer-Aided Design & Engineering: Applies strong knowledge of CAD tools to develop and manage accurate models, schematics and drawings, including harness and cable modelling within Creo 3D, covering both conventional and high-voltage (>300V DC) electrical systems.

Level Working Knowledge

• Technical Excellence: Applies sound engineering knowledge to design and develop electrical systems, including electrified and high-voltage architectures with integrated safety features such as HVIL, ensuring safe, reliable and high-quality outcomes.
• Managing Multiple Priorities: Effectively plans and prioritises work across multiple projects and stakeholders, maintaining progress and delivery against timelines in a fast-paced environment.

What You May Have

• Applied knowledge of high-voltage (>300V DC) systems, including designing and integrating HVIL safety circuits
• Support development of electrified system architectures, ensuring safe integration of high-voltage components
• Contribute to communication system integration, including awareness of technologies such as GMSL
• Use structured approaches to analyse issues, interpret schematics and improve designs to support reliable system performance

Pending the number of applications, the criteria for the position may be enhanced to facilitate shortlisting.

Just a quick heads-up: We start reviewing applications as soon as they come in, so if you’re interested, don’t wait too long! We may close the advert early if we feel we’ve got a strong pool of potentially suitable applicants.

Don’t miss out, get your application in soon!

What You Will Get

One Company, Limitless Opportunities

Caterpillar is the world’s leading manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, off-highway diesel and natural gas engines, industrial gas turbines and diesel-electric locomotives. We do business on every continent, principally operating through three primary segments – Construction Industries, Resource Industries, and Energy & Transportation – and providing financing and related services through our Financial Products segment.

Careers at Caterpillar are limitless, we have opportunities in Engineering, Human Resources, Manufacturing, Marketing, Sales, Supply Chain and so much more. You can create the career you want. It’s your time and talent, make it count.

Our Sustainability Commitment

Caterpillar has a long-standing commitment to sustainability, one of our five Values in Action. It is part of who we are and what we do. We actively lead sustainable green initiatives to preserve the environment, help reduce poverty with the Caterpillar Foundation and stay involved in the communities we help build.

Benefits: 27 days annual leave + bank holidays, opportunity to buy additional holiday, 10% Bonus, contributory pension scheme – Caterpillar will double the employee’s contribution up to 10%, contributory share scheme – Caterpillar will match 50% of the employee’s contribution, Employee Support Networks – join groups that offer support, connection, and a sense of community, optional flexible benefits including access to private health and dental care plans, EV car lease etc

Travel: Up to 5% UK travel may be required, including visits to other facilities as needed.

This position requires working onsite five days a week.

Posting Dates

June 11, 2026 – June 26, 2026

Caterpillar is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants of any age are encouraged to apply

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