Lead Electrical Design Engineer

Oyster Yachts is a world-renowned British luxury yacht builder, celebrated for crafting some of the finest bluewater sailing yachts available today. With a heritage spanning decades, we combine cutting-edge design, precision engineering, and traditional craftsmanship to create vessels capable of crossing oceans in safety, comfort, and style.

With our UK operations in Wroxham and Southampton and support offices internationally, Oyster provides full life support including refit, after sales and technical support, alongside new and used yacht sales.

As a Lead Electrical Design Engineer , you will play a key role in the design and development of the electrical systems across the Oyster yacht range. Reporting to the Design Manager, you will be responsible for producing accurate and detailed electrical drawing packages, including electrical schematics, panel designs and cable running schedules for our yachts.

This is a highly technical role with a tangible output, providing accurate 2D CAD information to support Oyster Production. You will also contribute to product improvement, R&D and value engineering projects, ensuring best practice is incorporated into both new designs and existing models.

Working closely with Production, Engineering, Joinery, Procurement, Client Managers and the wider Design team, you will help ensure electrical design standards, quality and consistency are maintained across the Oyster range.

Oversee and maintain electrical design standards across the Oyster range.

Produce, check, update and issue accurate 2D electrical schematic and panel drawings using AutoCAD.

Develop contract-specific 2D CAD electrical information for Production.

Produce accurate cable running schedules, considering manufacturing processes and installation requirements.

Establish clear and accurate scopes of supply using the project's Master Work List.

Lead the Electrical Design Change Request (DCR) process across the Oyster range.

Ensure electrical design information is delivered accurately and to agreed deadlines.

Provide technical oversight to the wider Electrical Design team and Electrical Production Managers to ensure required deliverables and deadlines are achieved.

Maintain and manage resources within the Electrical Design team.

Work closely with Production, Electrical, Engineering and Joinery teams to ensure designs meet manufacturing and installation requirements.

Attend development, production and project meetings, providing timely technical information and responding to production feedback.

Work with Client Managers and Procurement to manage the electrical design aspects of the external supply chain.

Contribute to management reporting and ensure design information reflects contract variations and production requirements.

Contribute to product improvement, R&D and value engineering projects.

Identify opportunities to improve electrical systems, quality, consistency and manufacturing efficiency.

Keep up to date with developments in marine electrical technology and apply relevant best practice across the Oyster range.

You will be an experienced Electrical Design Engineer with strong technical knowledge of marine electrical systems and a passion for delivering high-quality design solutions. You will be comfortable working across the full design and production process and collaborating with multiple teams to ensure designs are practical, accurate and delivered on time.

Experience with marine digital switching systems such as CZone.

Experience with marine lighting systems and system integration.

Experience with marine electrical and hybrid drive systems.

Experience working within yacht or small craft production.

Experience leading or coordinating electrical design resources.

Proactive and self-motivated with a strong approach to problem solving.

Highly organised and able to manage deadlines effectively.

Exceptional attention to detail.

Quality-focused with a commitment to getting things right first time.

Professional and respectful in dealings with colleagues, suppliers and external partners.

Positive, helpful and consistent in approach.

Honest and demonstrates strong personal integrity.

Collaborative team player who can build effective relationships across departments.

Confident taking ownership and driving design activities through to completion.

If you are an experienced Electrical Design Engineer looking for the opportunity to work on some of the world's most prestigious sailing yachts, we'd love to hear from you.

Join Oyster Yachts and play a key role in designing the electrical systems that bring our yachts to life, working alongside talented teams across Design and Production to deliver the exceptional standards for which Oyster is renowned.

We recommend that you apply as soon as possible, even if the closing date is in the future.

Applications received may be reviewed before the closing date and, should we receive a high number of applications or high-quality applications which demonstrate suitability, we reserve the right to close the vacancy early. We may hold interviews as and when applications are received, and we reserve the right to offer to a candidate prior to the closing date.

As an equal opportunity employer, we celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We want to ensure that you feel supported throughout the application process and provide reasonable adjustments where necessary and requested. If you require any reasonable adjustments as part of your application and interview process, please do not hesitate to let us know.

All vacancies are open only to candidates who already have the legal right to live and work in the territory and country advertised.