Principal Electrical Engineer

Overview

As an Electrical Engineer within the Approval Authority, you directly support current operations and future programmes for Clyde Nuclear Facilities. You will work in a multi-disciplinary team to ensure design substantiation, safety and regulatory compliance, and effective stakeholder guidance throughout the asset lifecycle. You will apply electrical engineering expertise to high-hazard projects and contribute to safety cases, ITAs, and independent reviews. This role offers impact at scale in a regulated nuclear environment with opportunities to shape safety-critical design and decommissioning activities.

Pay / Benefits

• employee assistance programme with 24/7 support
• mindfulness, health and wellbeing resources
• cycle to work scheme
• eye test and glasses vouchers
• discount vouchers for days out and restaurants
• free flu jabs

Responsibilities

• Author, maintain and manage Nuclear Infrastructure Design Substantiation documentation
• Assess and control engineering design changes and concessions
• Present technical substantiations to Nuclear Safety Committees
• Develop and maintain EIMT schedules, procedures and testing requirements
• Produce and review Periodic Reviews of Safety (PRS) and safety case documentation
• Provide technical advice and guidance to internal and external stakeholders
• Conduct Independent Technical Assessments (ITA) and Independent Peer Reviews (IPR)
• Apply engineering expertise to support nuclear and high-hazard projects using existing and emerging technologies
• Support the design, operation, maintenance and decommissioning of engineering systems in regulated environments
• Produce robust technical justifications for electrical design modifications and approvals
• Review contractor technical reports, safety cases and engineering submissions
• Verify and approve engineering calculations and technical documentation produced by other engineers

Key requirements

• 5+ years’ experience in Electrical Design Engineering
• Proven ability to produce robust technical justifications for design modifications
• Strong knowledge of electrical legislation, codes, standards and regulations
• Familiarity with recognised industry engineering guidance and best practices
• Experience working on multi-disciplinary projects across diverse teams

• stakeholder communication
• team collaboration
• problem-solving
• Electrical Design Engineering
• EC&I systems knowledge (desirable)
• design substantiation and safety case preparation

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