Control System Senior Design Engineer

Overview

In this role you lead a team of PES-based control system design engineers to deliver and verify designs that meet functional and business needs. You collaborate across cross-functional teams to plan, review, and progress design work within a highly regulated environment. You’ll shape design assurance activities, support procurement, integration, installation, and commissioning, and contribute to programme estimates and schedules. This is a mission-critical engineering role focused on safety-sensitive control systems with a clear impact on project success and compliance.

Responsibilities

• Lead a PES-based control system design team delivering and reviewing designs to meet requirements
• Communicate effectively with a range of stakeholders, both verbally and in writing
• Contribute to programme development and task planning with estimates
• Prioritise and assign work to team members
• Review and challenge control system requirements for clarity and feasibility
• Deliver against challenging targets and report design progress
• Contribute to design assurance tactics and reviews
• Provide design support during Procurement, System Integration, Installation and Commissioning
• Produce and maintain detailed design packages and associated documentation
• Support quality, operations, and maintenance documentation in conjunction with other functions

Key requirements

• SC security clearance
• HNC (Academic Qualification)
• Incorporated Engineer (Professional Qualification)
• Minimum 7 years delivering PES-based Control System Lead Design Engineer role on SL multidisciplinary projects
• Experience in production of detailed design packages (drawings, CONCISE specs, installation method statements, risk assessments) and related documentation
• Experience with PES-based control system/servo drive interfaces
• Working knowledge of relevant external and SL Engineering Standards

• Effective communication
• Prioritisation and task management
• Stakeholder collaboration
• PES-based control system design
• Servo drive interfaces
• Production of detailed design packages (drawings, specs, IMS, risk assessments)

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