Principal EC&I Engineer (Nuclear) - Warrington, NW

PRINCIPAL EC&I ENGINEERS (NUCLEAR) - WARRINGTON, NW.

EC&I engineers to work in both the Defence and Civil Nuclear sectors on both New Build and In-Service Support projects.

We require engineers from all disciplines of electrical, electronic, instrumentation and sensor/detector engineering to specify, design, develop, test and support control, instrumentation and protection systems and equipment to be fitted to civil nuclear reactors.

RESPONSIBILITIES
- Detailed design of C&I system architecture throughout all phases of a project life cycle from requirements capture and management through to system validation.
- Design specification and integration of EC&I equipment and systems.
- Design substantiation of EC&I with respect to design standards, component quality and reliability.
- Liaison with suppliers (internal and external) to ensure equipment is supplied in accordance with project requirements.
- Undertake risk assessments in accordance with legislative requirements.
- Undertake fault analysis and reliability assessments using recognised techniques including FMEA, FTA, HAZID, HAZOP.
- Production of safety justifications of EC safety C&I, conventional C&I, analogue and digital systems, PLC, DCS, HMI, SCADA and LV electrical systems.
- knowledge of working within nuclear, power generation or other high integrity industries.
- A comprehensive understanding of EC&I system design with knowledge of the design standards applicable to the nuclear industry would be an advantage.
- Knowledge of the justification of safety critical control and instrumentation in accordance with UK and international standards would also be an advantage.
- Good communication skills are essential as well as the ability to work as part of a team. Ability to work to standards, processes and procedures is mandatory.
- Membership of an engineering professional institute would be preferable.

Please send your CV ASAP - urgent!

Please note that no terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate on the grounds of age, and we confirm that we will gladly accept applications from persons of any age for this role.