Senior Electrical Engineer in Newcastle upon Tyne

At Amentum, we’re not just solving problems; we’re engineering the future. Our team is driven by an unyielding commitment to innovation, integrity, and collaboration, tackling some of the most significant challenges in science, security, and sustainability. If you’re passionate about making a real impact and want to be part of a community that values ethical excellence, this is the place where your ambition can thrive.

We offer an exciting range of opportunities to develop your career within a supportive team who always strive to do the right thing for our people, clients and communities. People are our greatest asset, and we offer a competitive package to retain and attract the best talent. In addition to the benefits you’d expect, UK employees also receive free single medical cover and digital GP service, family-friendly benefits such as enhanced parental leave pay and free membership of employee assistance and parental programmes, plus reimbursement towards relevant professional development and memberships. Work-life balance and flexibility is a key focus area for us. We’re happy to discuss hybrid, part-time and flexible working hours, patterns and locations to suit you and our business.

Amentum is currently recruiting for a Senior Electrical Engineer to join our Energy business, which is entering an exciting phase of opportunity: supporting a key client’s UK nuclear fleet through a business transformation; supporting new small and advanced modular reactor developers. Our work is varied, covering nuclear projects (Licensing, New Build, Generation, Life Extension, and Defueling), Renewable Energy projects and high energy industrial projects, such as data centres and hydrogen production facilities.

We’re looking for a driven individual who embraces collaboration and diversity, and who shares our vision to create a secure and vibrant future by continuously reinventing, realising breakthroughs and taking on challenges with courage. Our goal is to support development of new nuclear technologies and to keep existing power stations operating safely, contributing to the UK’s Net Zero carbon target.

Your role will be to support and deliver Electrical engineering solutions to time, cost and quality on projects of varying sizes. You’ll be working alongside our Principal Engineers, Engineering Managers and Operations Managers to enable delivery of maximum value. Central to the success of the role will be your people skills, building effective relationships and interacting with multiple internal and external stakeholders in multiple locations. You’ll also work closely with colleagues to support activities that offer the best service to the client.

Key responsibilities could include:

• Lead the development of Electrical designs and solutions across the full project lifecycle from bid generation, through concept and detailed design development to installation and commissioning.
• Prepare technical documentation, specifications, and design justifications for safety-critical systems.
• Support requirements capture and systems engineering approach for new architectures.
• Demonstrate knowledge of the practical aspects of implementing engineering designs and understand the use of standards and compliance with regulatory requirements in an engineering environment.
• Manage and check deliverables from junior engineers to ensure compliance and quality.
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to less experienced engineers.
• Interface with clients, regulators, and project stakeholders on technical matters.
• Ensure designs meet nuclear safety, cybersecurity, and quality standards.
• Support project planning, cost estimating, and risk management activities.
• Produce high-quality technical reports.
• Build and maintain valuable relationships with clients, partners and peers.

Skills and Qualifications:

• MEng, MSc, BEng or BSc or equivalent in Electrical Engineering or another relevant discipline.
• Chartered or near Chartered Engineer status with a relevant professional body.
• An awareness of civil nuclear plant systems, structures and components and associated design and assessment guidelines.
• Knowledge of HV systems with a focus on: 11kV Switchboards, 20 KV Insulated phase busducts, Generator Circuit breaker, Power transformers around 70MVA and 600MVA, 400kV connection to National Grid, etc.
• Understanding of Electrical System Analysis.
• Knowledge or EC&I principles, design tools and relevant guidelines, standards and practices.
• Ability to simplify complex problems.
• Knowledge of high integrity hardware or software-based control systems for industrial equipment.

Our values are built on a strong foundation of safety, integrity, and respect for every individual. People are at the heart of our mission, and we believe in supporting one another through a culture of care and collaboration. We strive to create a workplace where everyone feels they belong and can thrive.