Power Electronics Engineer - Medium Power (100 W-10 kW)

Clevedon, Somerset

Our client is seeking an experienced Power Electronics Engineer to join their engineering team, contributing to the design and development of advanced medium-power electronic systems.

This role offers hands-on involvement across the full product lifecycle, working on power conversion, control electronics, and embedded systems typically in the 100 W-10 kW range.

You will work closely with multidisciplinary teams to deliver robust, production-ready designs for modern electrical and industrial applications.

Key Responsibilities:

Design and develop medium-power electronics (100 W-10 kW) including:

• Power conversion stages
• Analog and digital control circuitry
• Signal conditioning and feedback systems
• Produce high-quality schematic designs, component selection, and multi-layer PCB layouts.
• Perform simulation, prototyping, debugging, and verification testing.
• Support new product introduction from concept through production.
• Collaborate with test, manufacturing, and service teams to ensure reliable and manufacturable designs.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of design processes and product performance.
• Ensure compliance with ISO9001, ISO14001, EMC requirements, and relevant safety standards.

Qualifications & Experience

• Degree in Power Electronics, Electronics Engineering, Embedded Systems, or equivalent.
• Strong background in hardware and power electronics design, including: Analog and digital circuit design, Power supply and converter design, High-quality PCB layout (OrCad preferred)
• You can be experienced from 1 year all the way through to Senior level.

This position offers a rare balance between hands-on power electronics design, analog engineering, and real-world medium-power systems, making it ideal for engineers who enjoy working across both control electronics and power hardware.

Please send your CV to Or call 01582878828 to speak with Nick Drain for more information.

Contract until early July (initially)

Shift rates from £55 per hour umbrella up to £67.60 per hour umbrella (top end for an Approver level working the night shift)

Nights

Night shift - 30% shift allowance on top of hourly rate

Monday to Thursday 8:45pm – 6:00am

Double Days (Also known as red or blue shift)

Double day shift pattern (alternating weeks)

Week of mornings – 6:00am – 1:10pm

Week of afternoons – 1:30pm – 8:40pm

20% shift uplift

About Us:

We are a team of Structural Engineers who are a mixture of technical specialists and engineering leads who are all passionate about finding technical solutions to support Wing products.

You will be operating as a Stress Engineer within our Wing Plant Engineering Team (PET) working alongside our existing stress analysts.

Key Responsibilities:

• Static structural analysis, composite and metallic.
• Ability to analyse and validate Metallic, Composites / Hybrids structures at component level for Static strength, F&DT and produce relevant strength margins or reserve factors according to validated and applicable methods & sizing processes.
• Ability to provide stress analyses for the repair/acceptance of metallic, composites/ hybrids structures.
• Ensure airworthiness requirements for aircraft structures.

Key Skills:

• Ideally held T400 Concessions Approval previously
• Open to candidates who don’t hold an approval but have relevant stress and / or concessions experience.
• Experience with other aircrafts, military aircraft or product knowledge

Thrive Trowbridge are delighted to be working with our client near Chippenham who are actively looking to recruit a Lead Multi-Skilled Assembly Engineer on a permanent basis.
What you will be doing:

• Assembly of a range of products ensuring they are built to high standards of precision and quality
• Leading the coordination of jobs and process improvements
• Assembly and integration of complex systems including hydraulic, mechanical and electrical components
• Working from detailed engineering drawings, wiring schedules, schematics, hydraulic circuit diagrams and work instructions
• Installation of hydraulic systems including pumps, valves, actuators and fittings
• Electrical wiring, cable routing, termination and test of control panels and sensors
• Testing of assembled systems, identifying and rectifying faults where necessary

What you will need to succeed:

• Experience within a heavy engineering environment essential
• Extensive hydraulics and diagnostic experience (large part of the role)
• Electrical ability including 12/24v
• A good eye for detail and the ability to solve problems and plan ahead
• Ability to read and reverse engineer production plans
• Attention to detail, ensuring the highest quality standards
• Excellent communication skills as you will be dealing with a variety of individuals
• BTEC in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering or equivalent

What you will receive in return:

• Competitive salary
• Full time Monday to Friday including early finish on a Friday!
• The opportunity to join a progressive and innovative company with a diverse product portfolio
• Career development opportunities
• *Please note 100% site based*

What you need to do next:
If you are interested in being considered for this position, please contact sarah.collins@ thrivegroup.co.uk
Thrive are acting as an employment business in relationship to this vacancy.
If you have not heard from a consultant within 7 days, please assume you have been unsuccessful on this occasion.
PRMSTH

£25 - £32 per hour + Overtime OTE 61K + Door to Door Pay + Van + Company Benefits

Bristol

Are you a Service Engineer from a plant or agriculture background looking for full flexibility on your hours, working only 3 days a week?

Are you looking to join a rapidly expanding, family run company at the peak of their niche industry, working on bespoke plant machinery?

In this role you will work part time (three days a week) with complete autonomy on the days you want, covering a UK patch, where you will service and repair excavators. The role will involve both planned and reactive maintenance, diagnosing problems, fault finding, repairing and replacing parts and liaising with customers.

This independent, family run company has been operating for over 27 years and specialise in the maintenance of large plant equipment such as excavators and diggers. Working with JCB, HS2 and Lynch, they are now looking to rapidly expand their operations, taking on larger, more high-profile clients.

This role would suit a Service Engineer from a plant or agriculture background, looking for part time hours and flexibility on their days of work for an independent, family run business, offering an extremely competitive salary package.

The Role:

• Repairing, maintaining and servicing excavators, diggers and related plant
• Covering a nationwide patch
• Door to door pay and overtime available
• 7am-4pm, three days per week, 27 hours

The Person:

• Service Engineer
• Plant or agriculture background
• Looking to work only 3 days a week

Reference number: BBBH 23812

Engineer, Engineering, Excavators, Plant, Equipment, Part Time, Mechanical, Electrical, Repair, Service, Maintain, Maintenance, Construction, Diggers, Bath, Chippenham, Gloucester, Swindon

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitable candidates.

The salary advertised is a guideline for this position. The offered remuneration will be dependent on the extent of your experience, qualifications, and skill set.

Ernest Gordon Recruitment Limited acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers. By applying for this job, you accept the T&C’s, Privacy Policy and Disclaimers which can be found at our website.

Position: Domestic Gas Engineer
Location: Somerset, Wiltshire, Gloucestershire
Salary: £38k plus £4k bonus

Domestic Gas Engineer required for our client, a boiler manufacturer who operate worldwide.

Specifically, they’re looking for a service and breakdown engineer to cover an area, mainly the West Country. The gas engineer will be carrying out warranty repairs within domestic housing to the client’s range of boilers, so must hold their ACS Domestic Gas qualifications including CCN1 and CENWAT. Additional training on the client’s specific boilers, would be provided.

The Domestic Gas Engineer will be covering the Somerset, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire areas, so must be based within this patch. The Gas Engineer will generally be allocated a localised patch each day, to minimise travel. The Engineer will also earn a bonus for first fix rates.

Domestic Gas Engineer Job Requirements

• Experience carrying out repair / fault-finding on domestic boilers
• Based within patch (West Country).
• ACS Domestic Gas qualifications including CCN1 and CENWAT
• Full UK Driving License

Domestic Gas Engineer Salary & Benefits

• £38,000 basic salary, depending on experience
• Circa £4,000 performance based annual bonus
• Working hours 8:30am - 5pm. Travel inclusive of working day
• 25 Days annual leave plus bank holidays (increasing an extra 1 day per year, up to 30 days)
• Company Van and fuel card (private use available)
• No call out rota

Bennett and Game Recruitment are a multi-disciplined technical recruitment agency based in Chichester, West Sussex operating across the UK with specialist teams covering a range of industries.

We are acting as a Recruitment Agency in relation to this vacancy, and in accordance with GDPR by applying you are granting us consent to process your data, contact you about the services we offer, and submit your CV for the role you have applied for.

Bristol We have an exciting opportunity for a proactive and passionate C# software developer to join our Weapons System Simulation and Experimentation (WSSE) team! Salary: Up to £57,000, depending on experience& grade Dynamic (hybrid) working: 2- 3 days per week on-site due to workload classification Security Clearance: British Citizen Restrictions and/or limitations relating to nationality and/or rights to work may apply. As a minimum and after offer stage, all successful candidates will need to undergo HMG Basic Personnel Security Standard checks (BPSS), which are managed by the MBDA Personnel Security Team. What we can offer you: Company bonus: Up to £2,500 (based on company performance and will vary year to year) Pension: Maximum total (employer and employee) contribution of up to 14% Overtime: Opportunity for paid overtime Flexi Leave: Up to 15 additional days Flexible working: We welcome applicants who are looking for flexible working arrangements Enhanced parental leave: Offers up to 26 weeks for maternity, adoption and shared parental leave -enhancements are available for paternity leave, neonatal leave and fertility testing and treatments Facilities: Fantastic site facilities including subsidised meals, free car parking and much more…The opportunity: WSSE are integral in the development of weapon systems and system architectures, as a result we have developed a capability supporting developments across the full product life cycle. The team integrate real products, models and synthetic environments to provide visualisation, demonstrations, verification & validation as well as training capability and support. You will be joining a department that has advanced the use of distributed simulation in Weapon System Design and Development; you’ll develop your skills and abilities across the whole of the MBDA development lifecycle, supporting some of the world’s most advanced defence systems. You will be part of a team, delivering innovative solutions whilst utilising the latest technologies to provide an end to end representation of the weapon system through: Visualisation and demonstrations Experimentation Design and development Verification and Validation Training Systems Development (using agile scrum methodologies) of real-time software components to simulate weapon systems, including the Integration of hardware to provide true representations of our systems. What we’re looking for from you: We are looking for passionate software developers with experience in using software to build hardware solutions or synthetic environments. The successful candidates will be able to demonstrate exposure to practical software engineering, C# / C++ software development. You will be able to demonstrate your experience / knowledge in some of the following areas: Real-Time Software Configuration control Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery or Deployment Unit testing and test driven development Agile developmentOur company: Peace is not a given, Freedom is not a given, Sovereignty is not a given MBDA is a leading defence organisation. We are proud of the role we play in supporting the Armed Forces who protect our nations. We partner with governments to work together towards a common goal, defending our freedom. We are proud of our employee-led networks, examples include: Gender Equality, Pride, Menopause Matters, Parents and Carers, Armed Forces, Ethnic Diversity, Neurodiversity, Disability and more… We recognise that everyone is unique, and we encourage you to speak to us should you require any advice, support or adjustments throughout our recruitment process. Follow us on LinkedIn (MBDA), X (@MBDA_UK), Instagram (MBDA_UK) and Glassdoor or visit our MBDA Careers website for more information. #LI-CT1

Electrical Design Engineer (EPLAN / AutoCAD)
£65,000 - £70,000 + Bonus + Progression + Company Benefits
Trowbridge

Are you an Electrical Design Engineer or similar looking to join a thriving Industrial Automation company who have consistently grown over the last 5 years, offering opportunities to progress into Senior roles, a great working environment and the ability to use your skills on a wide variety of interesting projects?

On offer is the opportunity to join an expanding Automation company who provide design and manufacturing solutions for various clients and partners around the world including turnkey control and automation packages. They have created a global client base by providing engineering solutions ranging from bespoke aerospace production machinery to water treatment plants.

This varied role requires you to liaise with customers to plan project requirements, produce detailed documentation and electrical design packages using EPLAN and AutoCAD, this will include schematics, control panels and layout drawings as well as assisting in testing both in house and on site. The role does involve occasionally paid travel overseas.

This role would suit an Electrical Design Engineer or similar looking to join an exciting Automation company who prioritise their company culture, have a tight-knit team of Engineers, offer you the ability to progress your career and work on interesting projects across the world.

The Role:

• Electrical Design of Bespoke Industrial / Automation equipment
• Drawing using AutoCAD or EPLAN P8 packages
• Design of Control Panels, Schematics and Layouts
• Liaising with clients to discuss project requirements and producing documentation
• In-house and on-site testing and commissioning
• Monday to Friday - office based

The Person:

• Electrical Design Engineer or similar
• Background in Siemens EPLAN P8
• Commutable to Trowbridge

Reference: 23278B

Keywords: Electrical Design, Design Engineer, Electrical Engineer, Electrical, Engineer, CAD, AutoCAD, Automation, Siemens, Allen Bradley, Rockwell, Trowbridge, Bath, Wiltshire, EPLAN P8, PLC, HMI, SCADA

If you’re interested in this role, click ‘apply now’ to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV.

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitable candidates. The salary advertised is a guideline for this position. The offered renumeration will be dependent on the extent of your experience, qualifications, and skill set.

Ernest Gordon Recruitment Limited acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers. By applying for this job, you accept the T&C’s, Privacy Policy and Disclaimers which can be found at our website.

Catering Engineer (Gas / COMCAT Qualified)

BATH

Location: Wiltshire
Package: Competitive salary + excellent work-life balance

We’re looking for a Gas-qualified Catering Engineer (COMCAT) to join a well-established and highly respected company providing service, maintenance, and support to commercial catering clients across Wiltshire.

This role is ideal for an experienced commercial gas catering engineer who takes pride in delivering high-quality workmanship and customer service.

Full manufacturer training and ongoing development opportunities are available to support your continued growth within the role.

What’s on offer:

• Competitive salary
• Bonus scheme
• Door-to-door pay
• Company van
• Excellent training and development
• Supportive, engineer-focused team culture
• Company bonus
• And much more

If you’re a COMCAT-qualified Catering Engineer looking to join a company that genuinely values its engineers and offers a strong work-life balance, we’d love to hear from you.

For an informal chat about this role please call Jo or email your CV to apply.

Start Monday is acting as a recruitment service in relation to this role.

Forklift Engineer – Bristol

Location: Bristol & Surrounding Areas
Salary: £40,000 – £45,000 per annum (Dependent on Experience)

NEOS Engineering are recruiting on behalf of our client for a skilled Forklift Engineer to join their team in Bristol. This is a hands-on, field-based role focused on the maintenance, servicing, and repair of a wide range of forklifts and material handling equipment, ensuring safe and reliable operations for clients.

Key Responsibilities

• Service, maintain, and repair diesel, LPG, and electric forklifts
• Diagnose and repair mechanical, hydraulic, and electrical faults
• Carry out planned preventative maintenance (PPM) and reactive breakdown repairs
• Test and commission forklifts and other material handling equipment
• Maintain accurate service and maintenance records
• Ensure compliance with health and safety regulations and safe use of PPE
• Provide technical advice and support to clients on-site

Requirements

• Proven experience as a forklift or material handling engineer
• Strong mechanical, hydraulic, and electrical fault-finding skills
• Experience with counterbalance, reach, and order picker forklifts
• Ability to read schematics, wiring diagrams, and service manuals
• Full UK driving licence
• Excellent communication skills and a professional approach
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team

Desirable:

• Manufacturer-specific training or accreditation
• Experience with major forklift brands (e.g., Toyota, Linde, Hyster, Crown, Still)
• NVQ or equivalent in mechanical/engineering maintenance
• Experience with heavy industrial or warehouse equipment

Benefits

• Competitive salary £40,000 – £45,000 per annum
• Company vehicle or fuel allowance
• Overtime opportunities
• Technical and manufacturer training
• Career progression within a growing business
• Pension scheme and holiday allowance