Senior C&I Architect Engineer

Location: Hybrid working with primary sites at Derby, Manchester or Warrington.

Salary: £73,100 – £95,944 (DOE).

Rolls‑Royce SMR is recruiting a Senior Control and Instrumentation (C&I) Architect Engineer to lead delivery of a new nuclear power station.

About the Role

As a C&I Design expert, you will lead and manage a team to define the overall C&I architecture for the Rolls‑Royce SMR power station. The EC&I department has over 100 engineers with ambitious growth plans.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide technical oversight to the C&I design at overall architecture level: leading functional architecture‑level decisions, conducting architecture‑level analyses (independence, separation, segregation concepts), maintaining a broad technical view, leading integration between C&I architecture groups across island stations, providing oversight on cross‑cutting systems requirements, ensuring SMR standardisation principles, supporting validation of the overall physical architecture.
• Develop overall architecture level documentation: owning and managing outputs such as the architecture model (Capella), architecture systems design description, aligning with the safety case (CAE), facilitating updates into system‑level architecture via agile requirements flow.
• Integrate with the SMR power plant: act as focal point for power‑station integration, capture functional interface definitions, support inter‑system functions, support process development for overall C&I architecture, review and enhance system engineering processes, lead standardisation across architecture groups.

Key Selection Criteria

• Significant experience across the full C&I system design lifecycle.
• Deep understanding of fault‑tolerant design principles and compliance with safety‑critical standards such as IEC 61508, 61513, 61226.
• Demonstrated ability to apply systems engineering approaches including requirements management and structured verification.
• Experience with requirements management tools (IBM DOORS, Polarion) and MBSE tools (Capella preferred).
• Familiarity with systems engineering methodologies such as holistic requirements modelling, Pugh matrix, interface management.
• Strong communication skills for explaining complex technical concepts to stakeholders and delivering documentation‑heavy presentations.
• Proven leadership experience, including technical and people management, with the ability to develop high‑performing teams.
• Degree‑qualified in Engineering or related discipline with experience in C&I systems and systems engineering practices.

Salary and Package

• Salary: £73,100 – £95,944.
• Performance‑related bonus target of 17%.
• Benefits allowance: £5,000 per annum.
• Pension: 12% employer + 6% employee contributions.
• Holidays: 28 days + public holidays, with option to buy or sell up to 4 days.
• Private medical insurance (BUPA single cover).
• Life assurance: 6× pensionable pay.
• £250 one‑off payment for home‑office purchases.

Why Join Us?

• A flexible, inclusive, and supportive working environment.
• Opportunities for career growth in a rapidly scaling business.
• A culture that values diversity, innovation, and continuous learning.

Our Application Process

• Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) clearance.
• Satisfactory completion of a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.
• Satisfactory completion of a basic financial probity check.

We are an equal‑opportunity employer and welcome applications from all backgrounds. As a Disability Confident organisation, we are committed to fair, supportive and continually improving recruitment practices that ensure everyone has the opportunity to thrive.