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Control & Instrumentation – Design Engineer
Location
United Kingdom
Posted
1 day ago
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0
Seniority
Senior
Job Description
Control & Instrumentation – Design Engineer
ALTEN
• Join our team to support the delivery of complex projects within the nuclear and safety-critical industries. • Focus on the detailed design and specification of Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) systems. • Responsible for transforming high-level safety, functional, and operational requirements into robust engineering designs. • Work closely with systems engineers, safety specialists, and cybersecurity experts. • Maintain end-to-end traceability between system requirements, detailed designs, and vendor deliverables. • Develop high-quality engineering design packages for software and hardware development teams. • Support the development of verification and validation strategies.
Job Requirements
- Strong experience in Control & Instrumentation systems design, ideally within nuclear, energy, or other safety-critical industries (e.g. oil & gas)
- Experience in functional specification and system-level design
- Solid understanding of control systems and control theory
- Knowledge of system lifecycle activities including V&V, commissioning, and maintenance
- Familiarity with industry standards such as IEC 61508, IEC 61513, IEC 61226 (or equivalent)
- Experience applying systems engineering methodologies
- Experience with requirements management tools (e.g. IBM DOORS, Polarion)
- Understanding of Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) tools (Capella preferred)
- Strong problem-solving skills with a structured, logical approach
- A Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering, or equivalent military experience
- Experience working with Control Systems
- Electrical Engineering experience
Benefits
- Private Medical Insurance
- Cycle & Tech Scheme
- Employee assistance programme
- Life insurance & Pension Scheme
- Social atmosphere, regular gatherings & team buildings
- Flexible way of working (role dependent)
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