Senior Control & Instrumentation Engineer
Overview of Responsibilities
Are you an experienced Control & Instrumentation Engineer looking to work on some of the most advanced and complex engineering challenges in the UK?
The salary for this role is £64,820 (inclusive of a Specialist Allowance).
This role is based at the following site: Culham, Oxfordshire
The Role
The Control & Instrumentation Group provides organisation-wide expertise, support and services for UKAEA projects, with strong capability in the design, delivery, installation and commissioning of electrical, control and instrumentation systems. Our work underpins major operational facilities today while helping shape future fusion technologies.
As Senior Control & Instrumentation Engineer, you will provide and apply key technical skills related to Control and Instrumentation systems to enable the successful delivery of projects and programmes across UKAEA.
The role holder will act as a subject matter expert in control and instrumentation, leading and owning large, high-risk work packages involving complex systems and technical studies.
Key Accountabilities:
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Lead medium-to-large scale fusion C&I projects from concept through to detailed design for facility upgrades and future technologies.
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Act as Subject Matter Expert for control and instrumentation systems across projects and programmes.
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Produce or contribute to technical decision papers, involving innovative problem solving of novel situations, analysing unprecedent technical issues and influencing strategic project direction and approaches.
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Develop control system architectures and solutions, specifications, and documentation, applying innovative solutions to complex technical challenges.
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Provide technical leadership for control and safety systems, covering architecture design, software development, installation, commissioning, and lifecycle management.
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Lead and deliver software development using industrial control platforms (e.g. Siemens S7/PCS7, LabVIEW, ABB 800xA, Python, C++).
- Manage project delivery, including requirements capture, design reviews, HAZOPs, risk management, budgets, and stakeholder engagement.
- Coordinate and mentor multidisciplinary teams and contractors, ensuring safe, high-quality, and cost-effective delivery in line with organisational and regulatory standards.
This role is primarily onsite due to the nature of the work and the facilities involved. However, hybrid working can be discussed where possible, depending on business needs.
Qualifications
Essential:
A degree in Electrical/Electronic Engineering or equivalent, and relevant professional experience in an engineering role. Or a minimum of a HND in Electrical/Electronic discipline, or equivalent qualification level, with a greater breadth and depth of experience/knowledge.
Excellent knowledge and significant experience of PLC and SCADA systems
- Demonstrable experience with Siemens, ABB 800Xa or similar control system applications.
- Deep understanding of EC&I documents (SLDs, P&IDs, C&Es, schematics etc.)
- Advanced knowledge and understanding of safe working practices and procedures, with substantial experience of preparing safety documentation (i.e. risk assessments, method statements, permits, isolations etc).
Demonstrable experience in design, installation and testing of Control and Instrumentation software and hardware systems.
Identify policy/process improvements in C&I engineering and contribute to proposals that influence organisational standards and governance.
- Experience working in a scientific / engineering environment following strict safety processes, collaborating with a broad variety of stakeholders
This role requires employees to complete an online Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS), including The Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) checks for criminal convictions and possibly a search of open source data.
Additional Information
A full list of our benefits can be found here https://careers.ukaea.uk/life-at-ukaea/employee-benefits/
UKAEA’s mission is clean energy for all, and we welcome talented people from all backgrounds to help us achieve this goal. We are committed to equality, diversity, and inclusion and strive to ensure fair representation across our workforce. We particularly encourage applications from groups currently underrepresented in STEM, including women and individuals from diverse ethnic backgrounds, while ensuring all appointments are made on merit.
UK Atomic Energy Authority is committed to being accessible. Please email talent@ukaea.uk if you have any questions or require help or adjustments to compete on a fair basis, for example, changes to the way we interview or share information.
Please note that vacancies are generally advertised for 4 weeks but may close earlier if we receive a large number of applications.
