Principal electrical engineer Work, Jobs in Bristol, Bst (with Salaries)

Principal Electrical Design Engineer
Oxford Instruments plc —Bristol
- Microsoft Word
- AutoCAD
- Microsoft Excel
- Annual leave
Principal Electrical Engineer
AtkinsRéalis —Bristol
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Engineering
- Electrical Engineering
- Communication skills
Principal Solar Electrical Engineer
AECOM —Bristol
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Engineering
- Master's degree
- Travel
Principal Electrical Engineer
Mott MacDonald —Newport
- Full-time
- Engineering
- Travel
- Electrical Engineering
- Annual leave
Principal, Associate or Associate Director High Voltage Electrical Engineer (Building Services)
WSP —Bristol
- Part-time
- Hybrid work
- Master's degree
- Flexitime
- Work from home
Principal Electrical Engineer
NAVANTIA UK —Bristol
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Spanish
- Engineering
- System design
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Principal Electrical Building Services Engineer
Arup —Bristol
- Leadership
Principal Electrical Engineer
JN Bentley —Newport
- Full-time
- Engineering
- Travel
- Electrical Engineering
- Annual leave
Quick apply
DO-254 System / Hardware / Electronics Engineer
Stirling Dynamics —Bristol
- £60,000 - £72,500 a year
- Engineering
- Travel
- Leadership
Senior Electrical Building Services Engineer ( Data Centres)
Arup —Bristol
- Project management
- Leadership
Senior / Principal Power Systems Engineer
AECOM —Bristol
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Scripting
- Python
Principal EC&I Engineer
Assystem —Bristol
- Hybrid work
- In-person
- Leadership
High Voltage Engineer
Integral UK —Bristol
- Full-time
- Engineering
- IT
Quick apply
Principal ICA Engineer
AtkinsRéalis —Bristol
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Engineering
- Electrical Engineering
- Communication skills
Principal EICA Engineer - Water / Wastewater
Egis —Bristol
- Engineering
- Data analysis skills
- Master's degree
- Annual leave
Senior Principal EICA Engineer - Water / Wastewater
Egis —Bristol
- Engineering
- Master's degree
- Bachelor's degree
- Annual leave
Graduate Control Panel Designer
Bridges Electrical Engineers —Midsomer Norton
- Full-time
- AutoCAD
- CAD
- Engineering
- Employee discount
- Referral programme
Quick apply
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High Voltage Engineer
JLL —Bristol
- Full-time
- Engineering
- IT
High Voltage Engineer
NAB-Jones Lang LaSalle Services —Bristol
- Full-time
- Engineering
- IT
- In-person
Quick apply
Senior Electrical EICA Design Engineer
Bridges Electrical Engineers —Midsomer Norton
- £45,000 - £50,000 a year
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- CAD
- Engineering
- System design
- Employee discount
- Referral programme
Quick apply

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Principal Electrical Design Engineer

Oxford Instruments plc -
Bristol

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Job details

Benefits

Annual leave
Company pension
Private medical insurance

Qualifications

Electrical design
Microsoft Word
AutoCAD
Microsoft Excel
Microsoft Outlook
Computer literacy
Engineering
Business processes
Electrical Engineering
Leadership

Full job description

Are you an experienced Electrical Design Engineer ready to shape the future of engineering delivery? This is a rare opportunity to step into a Principal-level role where your technical expertise, leadership, and vision will directly influence how electrical engineering is delivered across the business.

As our Principal Electrical Design Engineer, you will play a pivotal role in driving innovation, improving standards, and leading the transition to smarter, more efficient ways of working. Beyond design, you’ll be a technical authority and mentor—raising capability across the team and ensuring our solutions are world‑class, compliant, and right first time.

What You’ll Be Doing

Lead the design, development, and implementation of electrical control systems for complex machinery, ensuring compliance with EN60204‑33, EN13849, UL, CSA, and CE marking requirements
Act as a recognised technical leader and subject‑matter expert within the organisation
Champion engineering excellence by ensuring all designs meet internal standards and relevant international regulations
Provide high‑quality technical input for manuals and supporting documentation
Promote and embed professional engineering standards across the department
Collaborate closely with multi‑disciplinary teams to ensure specifications are clear, complete, and optimised
Translate technical requirements into structured, modular, and scalable designs
Support supplier engagement, including subcontractor liaison and site visits when required
Drive the development of design tools, automation, and smarter workflows
Lead continuous improvement initiatives to enhance departmental processes
Support the Electrical Engineering Manager in the day‑to‑day running and strategic development of the department

What You’ll Bring

Qualifications

Degree in Electrical Engineering or a related discipline (postgraduate qualification desirable)

Technical & Professional Skills

Proven experience designing machine control systems
Strong understanding of relevant EN and international standards
Proficiency in AutoCAD Electrical and strong computer literacy (MS Excel, Word, Outlook)
Excellent analytical and problem‑solving skills
Experience in improving processes and developing engineering methodologies
Natural leadership capability with the confidence to guide and mentor others

Personal Attributes

A collaborative team player who actively contributes to shared goals
Passionate about knowledge‑sharing and developing others
Takes ownership of work and continually seeks improvement
Energetic, driven, and comfortable delivering challenging technical solutions to tight deadlines
Commercially aware, understanding the cost and business impact of engineering decisions
A systems thinker who balances detail with the bigger picture
Clear, confident communicator at all levels

Why Join Us?

You’ll join a business where your expertise genuinely matters—where you’ll influence strategy, shape standards, and leave a lasting legacy through the engineers you develop. If you’re looking for a role that combines technical challenge, leadership, and long‑term impact, this is the opportunity you’ve been waiting for.

At Oxford Instruments Plasma Technology, we provide tools for the engineering of micro- and nano-structures, with customers using our process solutions to research and produce materials and semiconductors vital for everything from medical devices and diagnostics to electric cars and quantum computers.

Benefits

In addition to a competitive starting salary, structured career development opportunities, and a good work-life balance, Oxford Instruments offers 25 days annual leave, early finish on Fridays, private healthcare, a share incentive plan, a defined contribution Group Personal Pension Plan, and a flexible benefits package that you can tailor to your own requirements

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All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or disability. We encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and would ask you to get in touch if you are concerned about any barriers you feel you may be facing in your application process with us.

Note to recruitment agencies: Oxford Instruments operates a Preferred Supplier List, and we do not accept unsolicited agency CVs. Please do not forward candidate details in response to this advert, or to any Oxford Instruments employees or other company locations. Oxford Instruments is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited CVs.

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