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Senior C&I Engineer - Radiation Monitoring System

Derby, UKFull-time£51k–£67k2026-07-23 → 2026-11-14
Hybrid

Core

Design and develop the Radiation Monitoring System for a Small Modular Reactor (SMR) nuclear power plant, ensuring safety, security, and technical robustness across the full lifecycle.

Role type

Senior Control & Instrumentation Engineer (Nuclear Safety Systems)

Builds

Safety-classified and non-classified control, protection, and monitoring systems for SMR power stations

Domain

Nuclear Energy / Power Generation

Required skills

Systems engineering, requirements management, safety assessment, protection systems design, industrial process control, instrumentation technologies, data management (DCS/SCADA/PLC/FPGA), physical integration, cabling design, environmental qualification (EMI/RFI/DSEAR/ATEX), fault tolerance design, regulatory compliance (IEC standards)

Preferred skills

Chartered Engineer status, experience in highly regulated industries (Nuclear/Defence/Aerospace/Rail/Automotive/Oil & Gas)

Technologies

DCS, SCADA, PLCs, FPGA-based systems

Responsibilities

Translate high-level requirements into system specifications, define system design and implementation requirements, liaise across engineering disciplines to integrate functionality, assess and substantiate designs against technical and regulatory requirements, produce verification and validation plans, support procurement and commissioning, contribute to safety case development, coach and mentor less experienced engineers

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with mentorship responsibilities