Principal EC&I Engineer (Nuclear)

Delkia; Preston; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking engineering firm dedicated to safety-critical systems across various sectors. As a Principal EC&I Engineer, you will lead project delivery, ensuring compliance and quality while mentoring junior engineers. This role offers the chance to work on innovative solutions in a dynamic environment, where your contributions will be valued and impactful. The company promotes a collaborative culture and invests in your professional development, making it an exciting opportunity for those passionate about engineering and technology.

Benefits

Flexible Working

Training and Development

Cycle-to-Work Scheme

Health Care

Company Bonus Scheme

Birthday Leave

Organised Social Events

Professional Membership

Qualifications

• Proven experience in systems engineering and design.
• Ability to translate client requirements into engineering solutions.

Responsibilities

• Ensure engineering quality and compliance with client specifications.
• Support engineering team management and project delivery.

Skills

Systems Engineering

Communication Skills

Engineering Design

Configuration Management

Functional Safety

Education

Degree in Engineering

Incorporated / Chartered Engineer

Tools

PLM & PDM Systems

Job description

Principal EC&I Engineer

Location: Egremont, Cumbria / Westlake's, Cumbria / Preston / Haydock / Hybrid

Job type: Permanent / Full time

Salary: Competitive

Delkia is a specialist engineering and technology company for safety-related and mission critical systems in highly regulated sectors, including aerospace, clean energy and maritime sectors. Our offer incorporates: engineering design, technical consultancy and systems integration.

We believe that engineering is not just about technology, manufacturing and innovation. It’s about the people behind it. Delkia ensures that its teams are the focus of its business through passion, belief and simply a better way of working, resulting in great outcomes for our customers. We’re also proud to have signed the Armed Forces Covenant and invest in future talent through supporting STEM initiatives, apprenticeships, placements and summer interns.

The company’s Head Office is at Westlake's Science and Technology Park in West Cumbria, with systems integration, assembly & testing facilities in Egremont, Cumbria and design offices in Preston, Lancashire. This is augmented by a network of staff working across the UK, creating a dynamic and highly skilled team.

Come and join a company that values our people and is growing fast.

Overview of the role:

The successful candidates will be a competent and proven systems engineer, capable of checking and facilitating designs, drawings, supporting calculations and technical documents (inc. Plans) without direct supervision. They will have the ability to translate a client's requirements into a meaningful engineering and technical solution. Good communication skills are essential and engineering design and systems engineering experience is fundamental, defence experience is preferable but not essential.

What you’ll be responsible for:

• Be responsible for the Engineering Quality of the project delivery, ensuring compliance with client specifications and engineering standards and local domain policy and procedures
• Support the Engineering Manager in managing the engineering team and supervising workload
• Be responsible for the technical quality of all conceptual designs, optioneering studies, requirements capture, user requirements specification and use cases
• Have experience of configuration management and VVT activities (Validation, Verification and Testing)
• Have experience in designing for functional safety and mission-critical systems
• Have experience of lifecycle and maturity management
• Quickly self-deliver pragmatic systems solutions from a brief problem statement
• Maintain compliance with Engineering Standards and applicable legislation
• Participate in Design and System Level Reviews and, where appropriate, organise such reviews. Ensure that subsequent design meets the project and client requirements
• Ensure the confidentiality and security of data and information received from clients is upheld
• Ensure effective project delivery to time and cost.
• Will have demonstrable experience in leading a team of engineers undertaking a wide range of engineering and technology packages
• Support and mentor apprentices / graduates (where appropriate).
  
  

What you’ll bring:

• Educated to degree in a relevant engineering discipline or relevant experience
• Incorporated / Chartered Engineer or working towards gaining professional status (C.Eng. via INCOSE / IET / SaRS)
• Have working knowledge of lifecycle management systems, configuration management, requirements management systems: i.e., PLM & PDM
• Must be able to obtain or hold suitable security clearance

Nice to have:

• Ideally would have a familiarity of one or more of the clean energy, maritime, aerospace sectors

What we offer:

• Competitive salary
• Flexible working
• Training and development
• Excellent company standards
• Cycle-to-work scheme
• Health care
• Company bonus scheme
• Birthday leave
• Great team spirit
• Organised social events
• Professional membership

Our Vision:

To be the UK’s leading engineering and technology partner for safety-related and mission-critical systems.

Our Mission:

To enable a safer, more resilient world through the provision of engineering and technological solutions. We take pride in our role as a partner for safety-critical systems, ensuring the protection of people, assets, and missions that matter most.

Our Values:

• Collaboration and teamwork
• Integrity, trust and accountability
• Safety and security
• Client focused
• Positive social value and impact
• Continuous improvement

Our Purpose: At Delkia we are driven by our purpose to protect lives and critical assets.

Equal opportunities: Delkia is an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity.

Please be aware that many roles working for Delkia will be subject to UK national security vetting restrictions. Candidates must be eligible to live and work in the UK and satisfy requirements for national security vetting clearance as appropriate.

All applications will be dealt with in the strictest of confidence. If you require any reasonable adjustments during any part of the application process, please get in touch to discuss.

Note to Agencies: Delkia has a commitment to sourcing candidates directly and as such we do not accept speculative CVs from agencies. Please note that any unsolicited CVs submitted will be deemed as gifted to Delkia and any terms & conditions associated with the use of such CVs will be null and void.