At a Glance
- Tasks: Design and specify control systems while ensuring top-notch safety and performance standards.
- Company: Join ETC Global, a leader in nuclear electric power generation with a collaborative environment.
- Benefits: Enjoy a competitive salary, performance bonuses, flexible working, and generous holiday allowance.
- Other info: Opportunities for career growth and travel to exciting locations.
- Why this job: Make a real impact in engineering while working on innovative projects across Europe.
- Qualifications: Degree in electrical/electronic engineering and experience in control system design required.
The predicted salary is between 40500 - 49500 £ per year.
A vacancy has arisen within Technical Services for a Control & Instrumentation Engineer reporting to the Section Head of CE&I and CMS. The role will be based at the ETC office in Capenhurst.
Key Accountabilities
- Carry out all duties to the highest standards of health, safety and environmental requirements.
- Production of detailed technical specifications, including equipment functional specifications and control system logic specifications.
- Generation of specifications and logic simulation programs for control system designs and simulation of control system performance.
- Generation of specifications for control system hardware.
- Working with subcontractors, checking and approval of detail design drawing.
- Checking of suppliers’ test specifications and attendance of tests at suppliers’ factories.
- Liaise with the Section Head and other specialist engineers within the section to understand the engineering requirements to ensure the satisfactory delivery of work.
- Presentation of information for technical reviews.
- Customer facing activities such as presentation of design information and demonstration of equipment or software at ETC or customer premises.
- Analyse plant process, commissioning and test data and to establish areas for performance and efficiency improvements.
- Develop and maintain core reference design standards for all aspects of control system design.
- Capability to develop project proposals including schedule and cost forecasts.
- Ability to manage project deliverables and provide clear status reporting to internal and external stakeholders.
- Requirement for travel to European suppliers and other ETC/customer sites.
Qualifications & Experience
- A good quality degree in electrical or electronic engineering or related discipline.
- Experience of specifying or designing control systems for a range of applications in process factories and the capability to produce high quality written specifications and reports.
- Experience of work with a range of subcontractors in a multinational organisation and supervision of the provision of design information by subcontractors.
- PLC hardware requirements including I/O capability, network communications and power supply requirements.
- Control cabinet construction requirements.
- Compliance with assessment standards such as UKCA, CE and UL.
- Instrumentation design including measurement range, measurement techniques, accuracy and EMC compatibility.
- Knowledge of PLC programming requirements and standard.
- SCADA design and configuration including standards for user interface and alarm management.
- Practical experience of equipment testing.
- Good interpersonal skills and a high level of computer literacy.
- An ability to speak French or German in addition to English would be an advantage.
Benefits
- Company performance bonus.
- 25 days holiday rising to 28 days after 6 years’ service.
- Individual Private Healthcare.
- All statutory Bank Holidays.
- Optional Working from home up to 2 days per week (subject to security and business need).
- One additional day-off every 4 weeks.
- Generous flexi-time.
- Flexi day-off once per month subject to accumulated working hours.
- Company Sick Pay.
- Defined contribution pension scheme.
To apply, please email your CV and covering letter by Friday 30th January 2026.
Seniority level: Mid-Senior level
Employment type: Full-time
Job function: Engineering and Information Technology
Industries: Nuclear Electric Power Generation
Control & Instrumentation Engineer employer: ETC Global
Enrichment Technology Company Limited is an exceptional employer, offering a dynamic work environment that prioritises compliance and security in the nuclear sector. With a strong commitment to employee growth through professional development opportunities and a collaborative culture, team members are encouraged to engage with industry leaders and enhance their skills. Located in a pivotal area for nuclear technology, employees benefit from a unique blend of challenging work and the chance to contribute to national and international security standards.
