Electrical Systems Engineer

About the role
Balfour Beatty has an exciting opportunity for an Electrical Systems Engineer to join our Rail team to work in Derby.

What you'll be doing

As an Electrical Systems Engineer, you will:

• Understand the purpose, value and high level functions of our rail measurement system products
• Contribute to delivering measurement system projects within time, cost and quality constraints
• Collaborate as part of a multidisciplinary project team to understand project requirements, establish system and sub-system architectures, select design concepts and produce system block diagrams
• Collaborate with Project Managers and be their day to day representative for the Electronics Team
• Determine system scope and specify interfaces within the physical electrical system, and interfaces on its boundary to the mechanical or software systems, to facilitate good systems integration

Who we're looking for
You will:

• Hold a, minimum, 2:1 degree in an Engineering or relevant Science-based discipline
• Have electrical system design experience, ideally for vehicle applications (e.g. rail, automotive, commercial vehicles, heavy equipment, military, etc.)
• Be experienced in the systems engineering approach and multidisciplinary teams on complex projects
• Be experienced in a modular system design approach for ease of assembly, reuse and sub-system test
• Be experienced in electrical system design in areas such as datalink communications, power distribution & protection, industrial computing, electrical interfacing, signal integrity, EMC, grounding, etc

Why work for us
Day in, day out, our teams deliver amazing projects in challenging conditions; developing, managing and maintaining the vital infrastructure and public spaces that modern economies, societies and communities rely on.

About us

Balfour Beatty Rail Limited is an international leader in rail infrastructure engineering projects and the UK's largest rail engineering and services provider. We offer a full range of rail infrastructure activities from high-speed rail to mass rapid transit, covering urban, rural and commuter routes, for both public and private railways.

For an example of the exciting work our rail teams undertake click here:



We value diversity and celebrate individual differences, believing that our inclusive culture helps the business continue to grow as a strong, dynamic and innovative organisation.

Balfour Beatty is a corporate signatory to WISE (Women in Science & Engineering) and a member of Stonewall's Diversity Champions programme. Our aim is to attract more people from diverse backgrounds to help us build on our inclusive culture. We are a member of the workingmums.co.uk Top Employers' Charter through which we demonstrate our commitment to enabling parents to progress and enhance their careers whilst managing the challenges of family life.

Balfour Beatty is also Gold Award holders in the Ministry of Defence 'Employer Recognition Scheme' and actively encourage applications from Armed Forces personnel, veterans and reservists.