Lead Control & Instrumentation Engineer – Fusion Systems

UK Atomic Energy Authority; Clifton Hampden; On-site; GBP 56,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Defined benefit pension

Bonus up to 7%

Relocation allowance

Flexible working options

Employee Assistance Programme

Generous annual leave

Job summary

UK Atomic Energy Authority seeks a Lead Control and Instrumentation Engineer to join the Tokamak Systems Unit at Culham, Oxfordshire. This role focuses on developing and commissioning control and instrumentation for multi-megawatt heating and current drive systems on the MAST Upgrade tokamak.

You will guide design, development and maintenance of C&I hardware and software, supervise engineers and technicians, and ensure safety requirements are met across PLCs, embedded systems and SCADA

Qualifications

• A degree in Electrical/Electronic/Control Engineering, or a related discipline.
• Extensive professional experience with C&I for complex systems (high-power/HV, motion control, vacuum, water cooling, fast data acquisition).
• Experience in integrating and programming PLCs, embedded systems and SCADA systems in both hardware and software (LabVIEW, TIA-portal, FPGA coding environments).
• Chartered Engineer status and membership to the IET.

Responsibilities

• Guide the design, development, and commissioning of tokamak heating and current drive Control and Instrumentation systems, protection systems/interlock systems, PASS systems, or subsystems.
• Liaise with engineering/design teams to ensure designs meet requirements.
• Act as Responsible Officer for systems, assessing performance and proposing improvements.
• Guide fault finding and repair on power and control circuits down to electronic board level.
• Supervise engineers, technicians and electricians with Written Safe Systems of Work and safety requirements.
• Ensure activities are carried out safely and in compliance with statutory and UKAEA rules.

Skills

C&I for complex systems

PLC programming

SCADA systems

LabVIEW

FPGA coding environments

Education

Electrical/Electronic/Control Engineering degree

Chartered Engineer status

Tools

LabVIEW

TIA Portal

FPGA coding

Job description

UK Atomic Energy Authority seeks a Lead Control and Instrumentation Engineer to join the Tokamak Systems Unit at Culham, Oxfordshire. This role focuses on developing and commissioning control and instrumentation for multi-megawatt heating and current drive systems on the MAST Upgrade tokamak.

You will guide design, development and maintenance of C&I hardware and software, supervise engineers and technicians, and ensure safety requirements are met across PLCs, embedded systems and SCADA