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Control System Senior Design Engineer

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Hybrid
Warrington, Cheshire, England
Senior level
Hybrid
Warrington, Cheshire, England
Senior level
Lead a team of PES-based control system design engineers for nuclear-sector projects. Responsibilities include assigning work, reviewing requirements, producing detailed design packages, reporting progress, supporting planning and estimates, contributing to design assurance, and providing design support during procurement, integration, installation, and commissioning. The role requires extensive experience delivering control system designs from concept through handover and familiarity with servo drive interfaces and engineering standards.
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Company Description

Today, Assystem is among the top three independent nuclear engineering firms worldwide. With over 60 years of experience in highly regulated sectors, the group supports public and industrial stakeholders in the execution of complex and strategic infrastructure projects, subject to high safety and security requirements. 

Assystem mobilizes 8,000 experts in 13 countries and intervenes across the entire project lifecycle, in engineering, project management and digital solutions.

Job Description

To work in the Silos MSSS SEP1&2 CE&I design team, leading a team of Programmable Electronic System (PES) based Control System Design Engineers delivering, supporting others delivering and checking designs/updates to meet functional and business needs.

The procurement, integration, installation and commissioning of the designs/updates is undertaken by others, hence is outside the scope of this role.

🎯 Able to:

💬 Communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing, with a range of persons/teams

📅 Contribute to the development of programmes and estimates to support project/task planning

📌 Prioritise and assign work

🔍 Understand, review and challenge control system requirements

🎯 Deliver to challenging targets

📊 Report on design progress

🛡️ Contribute to design assurance tactics and reviews

🛒 Provide design support during Procurement/System Integration

🔧 Provide design support during Installation

🚀 Provide design support during Commissioning

Qualifications

🔴 Essential - 

🎓 Academic Qualification: HNC

👨‍🔧 Professional Qualification: Incorporated Engineer

🔐 Security Clearance: SC

🟢 Desirable - 

🎓 Academic Qualification: BEng

🏅 Professional Qualification: Chartered Engineer

💼 Experience: Minimum 7 years successfully delivering a PES-based Control System Lead Design Engineer role on SL multidisciplinary projects, from concept design through to handover, with a working understanding of the appropriate external and SL Engineering Standards

📐 Detailed Design Experience: Experience in the production of detailed design packages, including Drawings, Specifications (CONCISE), Outline Installation Method Statements, CDM design risk assessments and Residual Risk Assessments, alongside supporting Quality, Operations and Maintenance documentation

⚙️ Technical Experience: Experience working with PES-based Control System/servo drive interfaces

 

Additional Information

Whilst we encourage applications from all nationalities, Assystem within the UK are subject to security and export control restrictions due to the nature of work to be undertaken.  
 
These restrictions mean that factors including your nationality, any previous nationalities you have held, and/or your place of birth may limit those roles that you can perform for the organisation. 

NOTICE TO CANDIDATES ON RECRUITMENT FRAUD - We are committed to safeguarding candidates from fraudulent activity associated with our recruitment process. Please note that we will never offer specialist CV writing services, request payment or ask for sensitive personal information during the recruitment process.

We are committed to equal treatment of candidates and promote, as well as foster all forms of diversity within our company. We believe that bringing together people with different backgrounds and perspectives is essential for creating innovative and impactful solutions. Skills, talent, and our people’s ability to dare are the only things that matter !. Bring your unique contributions and help us shape the future.

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