Electrical Architect

Location: Filton

This role focuses on defining and developing the electrical architecture and associated requirements for complex equipment and integrated systems. The position supports the analysis and decomposition of system requirements into lower-level sub-systems, while managing the technical aspects of electrical power and control equipment.

Working across demanding land-based and maritime operating environments, the role involves designing solutions that operate within constrained physical spaces and challenging conditions. Close collaboration with stakeholders, engineers, and project teams is essential to translate technical requirements into deliverable solutions while ensuring the overall system architecture supports programme delivery objectives.

Candidate Profile

Practical engineering experience is expected across several of the following areas:

* Electrical installation design covering extra-low and low voltage systems, including grounding, earthing, screening, and bonding arrangements

* Certification of electrical installations in accordance with BS 7671 or equivalent wiring regulations, particularly for mobile or transportable systems

* Design of electro-mechanical machinery and handling equipment operating within complex or safety-critical electromagnetic environments

* Vehicle or platform-based power generation, distribution, and management systems

* Design and implementation of uninterruptible power supply (UPS) systems (desirable)

* Practical experience with electrical installations, system testing, equipment verification, and trial activities

Key Responsibilities

* Develop and define the initial electrical architecture for new and early-stage engineering programmes

* Maintain the electrical system definition and requirements throughout later lifecycle phases, including production and delivery

* Produce and manage technical documentation and compliance certification, including safety documentation and regulatory declarations (e.g. CE/UKCA)

* Support the integration of electrical hardware within wider system and subsystem architectures

* Contribute to the development and standardisation of electrical architecture practices and capabilities across engineering programmes

* Provide technical certification and sign-off authority for electrical architecture across internal projects and externally delivered systems throughout the project lifecycle