Electrical Product Engineer

Electrical Product Engineer

Candidate Criteria:

• Educated in an Engineering discipline with an electrical or electronics bias
• Electrical Product experience (Domestic/Commercial Electrical accessories)
• An appreciation of manufacturing processes, product standards and taking a quality approach to problem solving
• Able to identify product features and benefits
• Knowledge of electrical product application and electrical installation, including work practices on building sites would be of benefit
• Ideally, knowledge of British/European Standards and legislation that relates to products within DETA’s portfolio
• Experience in collaborating with offshore factories remotely
• Ideally, knowledge of IET Wiring Regulations
• Computer literate in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint

Job Role:

• Develop electrical products in liaison with manufacturing partners, establishing product specifications, writing product briefs, determining applicable standards, and assessing samples
• Testing and/or coordinating the external testing of products in development, investigating any product problems
• Establishing product and packaging labelling and marking requirements including packaging labels, product instruction leaflets and data sheets
• Collaborate with the Quality Team to investigate product problems, to report findings and manage product improvements with partner factories
• Ensure products comply with relevant BS EN safety standards and directives including EMC, REACH and RoHS
• Produce and maintain technical literature including product specifications, packaging specifications, instruction leaflets and data sheets
• Maintain up to date technical support files, including WEEE and packaging weight data