Senior Electrical, Control and Instrumentation Engineer

Babcock Canada Inc.; Warrington; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - GBP 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering firm is seeking a Senior Electrical, Control and Instrumentation Engineer to tackle complex technical challenges in a regulated environment. This full-time position offers a hybrid work arrangement, requiring physical presence at various UK locations up to three days a week. Candidates should have proven experience in control and instrumentation design within a nuclear context, knowledge of relevant safety standards, and a degree in a relevant field. Exceptional benefits include a pension scheme, health services, and development opportunities.

Benefits

Matched contribution pension scheme

Access to Digital GP

Employee share scheme

Holiday trading options

Professional fees payment

10 days special paid leave for reservists

‘Be Kind Day’ for volunteering

Qualifications

• Proven experience delivering control, electrical, and instrumentation safety system design.
• Strong working knowledge of IEC 61508 and IEC 61511 standards.
• Experience of the nuclear functional safety lifecycle, including SIL determination.
• Ability to interface effectively with safety case teams and technical stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Develop control, electrical and instrumentation designs for safety‑related systems.
• Collaborate with engineering disciplines and supply chain to resolve design challenges.
• Apply relevant procedures and ensure compliant engineering solutions.
• Support product safety assessments and act as a technical interface.

Skills

Control system design

Electrical system design

Instrumentation design

Knowledge of IEC 61508

Knowledge of IEC 61511

Education

Degree in relevant engineering discipline

Job description

Senior Electrical, Control and Instrumentation Engineer

Location: Warrington, GB, WA3 6YD; Carlisle, GB, CA24 3HZ. Flexible UK + Hybrid Working Arrangement. Onsite or Hybrid: Hybrid.

At Cavendish Nuclear we’re working to create a safe and secure world. If you join us, you can play your part as a Senior Electrical, Control and Instrumentation Engineer at any of our main Cavendish Nuclear sites.

The role

As a Senior Electrical, Control and Instrumentation Engineer (EC&I), you’ll be trusted with complex technical challenges, given real ownership of engineering decisions, and supported to grow your professional capability within a highly regulated environment. The experience you gain here strengthens your technical credibility and accelerates your career development in the defence, aerospace and engineering sector.

Day-to-day, you’ll be required to

• Develop control, electrical and instrumentation designs for safety‑related and safety‑critical systems within a nuclear environment
• Collaborate closely with engineering disciplines, safety case teams, customers and the supply chain to resolve complex design challenges
• Apply relevant procedures, legislation, codes and standards to ensure robust, compliant engineering solutions
• Support product safety assessments and act as a technical interface with internal and external stakeholders
• Drive continuous improvement across the design lifecycle to enhance quality, efficiency and engineering excellence

This is a full‑time role working 37 hours per week. The role can be based at one of Cavendish Nuclear’s key locations including Warrington (Cheshire), Leicester (Leicestershire), Humberside (East Yorkshire), Cumbria (Westlakes), Preston (Lancashire), Newbury (Berkshire) or Bristol. Hybrid working patterns are available, with an expectation of three days per week on site.

Essential experience of the Senior EC&I Engineer

• Proven experience delivering control, electrical and instrumentation safety system design in a highly regulated environment
• Strong working knowledge of IEC 61508 and IEC 61511 standards
• Experience of the nuclear functional safety lifecycle, including SIL determination and verification
• Demonstrated ability to interface effectively with safety case teams and technical stakeholders
• Experience conducting technical investigations and resolving complex engineering issues

Qualifications for the Senior EC&I Engineer

• Degree‑level qualification (or equivalent) in a relevant engineering discipline
• Chartered Engineer status or actively towards professional registration is desirable

Benefits

• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+
• Employee share scheme
• Employee shopping savings portal
• Payment of Professional Fees
• Reservists in the armed forces receive 10‑days special paid leave
• Holiday Trading allows employees to buy additional leave or sell up to one working week of annual leave. This window opens February through to March annually.
• ‘Be Kind Day’ enables employees to take one working day's paid leave a year (or equivalent hours) to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charity
• Excellent development opportunities and benefits package including an employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing.

As a leader within the UK nuclear industry, Cavendish Nuclear, part of Babcock International Group, provides a comprehensive range of critical nuclear solutions in clean energy, defence and civil new build and decommissioning projects. Together, we’re innovating to make nuclear safer, faster and cost‑effective across the nuclear energy life cycle. Your career with us could take you anywhere within Babcock International Group – from Canada, the USA to Japan. Work with us to create a safe and secure world, together.

We are a disability confident committed employer. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please email [e-mail] with the subject header ‘Reasonable adjustments requirement’. We’re committed to building an inclusive culture where everyone’s free to thrive. We are happy to talk about flexible working – please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.