Cable Design and Costing Engineer

Connect Appointments · Dundee, Scotland

Cable Design and Costing Engineer at Connect Appointments, based in Dundee, Scotland. This is a permanent role.

Salary
Competitive
Location
Dundee, Scotland
Contract
Permanent
Posted
10 hours ago
Closes
24 Sep 2026
Sector
Creative & Design

Reference https://www.connectappointments.co.uk/job/cable-design-and-costing-engineer/

About the role

Connect Appointments is recruiting a Cable Design and Costing 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 Design and Costing 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 Design and Costing 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

Interested in this Cable Design and Costing Engineer role? Apply now or call us on [phone removed].

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Reference: https://www.connectappointments.co.uk/job/cable-design-and-costing-engineer/ · Posted 10 hours ago · Closes 24 Sep 2026 · Listed via Connect Appointments

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