Senior C&I Engineer – Functional Design
United Kingdom
Full Time
2 weeks ago
$53,700 - $70,500 GBP
Key skills
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About this role
Role Overview
- Lead the development of C&I functional specifications for systems across the RR SMR plant
- Capture, structure and define plant control functions and translate them into implementable system requirements
- Support the development of the plant operating philosophy and ensure functional requirements align with overarching plant needs
- Develop well‑defined functional designs that articulate complex system interactions and dependencies
- Collaborate with C&I architects, system owners, plant engineering teams and modelling & simulation teams
- Lead work packages, including work breakdown, planning and delivery
- Support technical decision‑making and ensure alignment across multidisciplinary teams
- Produce clear functional documentation, diagrams, descriptions and structured design justifications
- Contribute to verification and validation of functional designs and requirements
- Present functional designs and decisions to technical and non‑technical stakeholders
- Mentor and support junior engineers within the C&I function
Requirements
- Experience of power plant operation and control, or equivalent industrial experience in system/plant control
- Strong understanding of control theory and its application to complex systems
- Experience producing functional designs and specifications for C&I systems
- Knowledge of C&I lifecycle activities including V&V, commissioning and maintenance
- Understanding of designing systems resilient to faults (redundancy, diversity, defensive design principles)
- Knowledge of key C&I standards such as IEC 61508, IEC 61513 and IEC 61226, or equivalents from other safety‑critical industries
- Strong systems engineering capability, including requirements management, interface management and structured problem‑solving
- Experience with MBSE and requirements tools such as Capella (preferred), DOORS or Polarion
- Degree in electrical, control, instrumentation, systems engineering or related technical discipline (or equivalent experience)
Benefits
- Bonus – Performance‑related target opportunity
- 12.5% Benefits Allowance – £2,200 per annum for a bespoke package
- Pension – 12% employer and 6% employee contributions
- Holidays – 28 days (+ public holidays) with ability to buy or sell up to 4 days
- Private Medical Insurance – BUPA single cover
- Life Assurance – 6× pensionable pay
- Home Office Support – £250 one‑off payment for new starters