Lead Engineer – Electrical Systems

Jobtailor; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor seeks a Lead Electrical Engineer to drive site-specific SMR design variants and ensure alignment with the generic baseline. You will translate site requirements into electrical specifications and provide technical leadership across owners and interfacing disciplines.

You will ensure compliance with regulatory standards, support verification/validation activities, and mentor engineers while coordinating with supplier and partner teams on complex electrical design decisions.

Qualifications

• Experience across the electrical systems lifecycle: specification, design, assessment, verification, testing, installation, commissioning and maintenance.
• Knowledge of electrical system architecture, protection, earthing, distribution, generation and batteries.

Responsibilities

• Lead electrical engineering delivery for site-specific SMR design variants.
• Maintain alignment between site-specific designs and the generic design baseline.
• Assess site-specific requirements, assumptions, constraints and interfaces.
• Translate plant, operational, safety and site requirements into electrical system specifications.
• Provide technical leadership across system owners, component owners and interfacing disciplines.
• Ensure site-specific electrical designs remain compliant with applicable requirements and standards.
• Support systems engineering activities including requirements management, interfaces, assumptions and traceability.
• Define and support verification and validation activities for site-specific electrical requirements.
• Support design reviews, technical assurance and configuration control activities.
• Act as an intelligent customer for partner and supply chain electrical design activities.
• Provide design evidence to support safety case, licensing and regulatory activities.
• Support procurement, construction, commissioning, operations and maintenance activities where affected by site-specific design decisions.
• Coach and mentor engineers across the Electrical Systems team.

Skills

Electrical lifecycle

System engineering

Electrical architecture

Protection systems

Regulatory compliance

Leadership

Stakeholder communication

Mentoring

Job description

• Lead electrical engineering delivery for site‑specific SMR design variants
• Maintain alignment between site‑specific designs and the generic design baseline
• Assess site‑specific requirements, assumptions, constraints and interfaces
• Translate plant, operational, safety and site requirements into electrical system specifications
• Provide technical leadership across system owners, component owners and interfacing disciplines
• Ensure site‑specific electrical designs remain compliant with applicable requirements and standards
• Support systems engineering activities including requirements management, interfaces, assumptions and traceability
• Define and support verification and validation activities for site‑specific electrical requirements
• Support design reviews, technical assurance and configuration control activities
• Act as an intelligent customer for partner and supply chain electrical design activities
• Provide design evidence to support safety case, licensing and regulatory activities
• Support procurement, construction, commissioning, operations and maintenance activities where affected by site‑specific design decisions
• Coach and mentor engineers across the Electrical Systems team

Requirements

• Strong experience across the electrical systems lifecycle, including specification, design, assessment, verification, testing, installation, commissioning and maintenance
• Experience working on complex electrical systems within highly regulated industries such as Nuclear, Defence, Aerospace, Rail, Automotive or Oil & Gas
• Knowledge of electrical system architecture, protection systems, earthing, electrical distribution, generation systems and batteries
• Strong understanding of systems engineering principles, including: Requirements management, Interface management, Configuration control, Verification and validation, Design traceability
• Experience managing design changes and assessing impacts across engineering disciplines
• Knowledge of relevant electrical standards and codes
• Ability to communicate complex technical information clearly to stakeholders
• Experience leading multidisciplinary engineering activities and influencing technical decisions
• Experience acting as an intelligent customer for supplier and partner deliverables
• Ability to mentor and develop engineers
• Experience with international nuclear projects, grid integration, site licensing or regulatory engagement activities would be advantageous.

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in electrical systems lifecycle management, including specification, design, assessment, verification, and compliance with industry standards. Proven ability to lead multidisciplinary engineering teams and effectively communicate complex technical information to stakeholders.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Electrical Systems Lifecycle Management
• Systems Engineering Principles
• Electrical System Architecture
• Regulatory Compliance
• Technical Leadership

ATS Optimization Keywords

Hard Skills

• Specification
• Design
• Assessment
• Verification
• Testing
• Installation
• Commissioning
• Maintenance
• Requirements Management
• Configuration Control

Soft Skills

• Communication
• Mentoring
• Influencing

Industry Keywords

• Nuclear
• Defence
• Aerospace
• Rail
• Automotive
• Oil & Gas

Tools & Technologies

• Electrical Distribution Systems
• Protection Systems
• Earthing Systems
• Generation Systems
• Batteries