Systems Engineer - Nuclear Safety Systems

Curtiss-Wright Corporation; Wimborne Minster; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Curtiss-Wright Wimborne in the UK is seeking up to 3 Systems Engineers to join a flagship development programme supporting Rolls-Royce SMR, focusing on reactor protection instrumentation for safety-critical systems.

You will bring proven safety/systems engineering experience, contribute to bid scoping, maintain high-quality documentation, and apply established processes (IEC 61508, IEC 15288) while mentoring junior staff.

Qualifications

• Degree or equivalent in electrical/electronic engineering is required.
• Chartered or Incorporated Engineer status would be advantageous.
• Experience in safety/systems engineering or design in a safety-regulated industry.
• Knowledge of safety design standards such as IEC 61508 or similar.
• Familiarity with systems engineering processes and standards (IEC 15288, UML).
• Good DOORS knowledge for requirements management.

Responsibilities

• Support safety/systems engineering aspects of projects.
• Draft and estimate systems engineering tasks for bid work.
• Apply systems engineering practices on projects.
• Generate and maintain high-quality systems documentation and obtain formal release reviews.
• Use systems engineering tools for requirements management and design modelling.
• Support representations of project systems engineering to stakeholders.
• Mentor less-experienced team members in systems engineering matters.
• Support other engineering disciplines as required.
• Contribute to ongoing development and improvement of engineering processes.

Skills

Safety systems

IEC 61508

UML

Requirements management

Education

Electrical/electronic engineering degree

Tools

DOORS

Job description

Curtiss-Wright Wimborne in the UK is seeking up to 3 Systems Engineers to join a flagship development programme supporting Rolls-Royce SMR, focusing on reactor protection instrumentation for safety-critical systems.

You will bring proven safety/systems engineering experience, contribute to bid scoping, maintain high-quality documentation, and apply established processes (IEC 61508, IEC 15288) while mentoring junior staff.