Senior Controls and Automation Engineer

Job Title: Senior Controls and Automation (EC&I) Engineer
Location: Plymouth, Devon + Hybrid Working
Compensation: £49,943 - £61,003 dependent on experience + Benefits
Role Type: Full time / Permanent

iO Associates have partnered with a leading defence company. Our client is committed to creating a safe and secure world. Join them as a Senior Controls and Automation (EC&I) Engineer for Defuel Facilities at the Devonport site and contribute to their mission. You'll be part of a team providing technical and design support for critical systems and equipment essential to the nuclear defuel programme.

Key Responsibilities:

• Conduct asset condition surveys and obsolescence studies.
• Specify replacement equipment/components and support configuration documentation for permanent modifications.
• Maintain technical drawings and documentation.
• Support fault diagnosis and rectification.
• Develop EC&I systems through various activities and deliverables, such as requirements specifications, maintenance/commissioning documentation, and implementation support.

Essential Experience:

• Operational knowledge of EC&I systems, both hardware and software.
• Understanding of relevant industry legislation for electrical systems, particularly functional and machinery safety.
• Experience in developing EC&I systems through typical design lifecycles.
• Stakeholder management skills to capture project scopes and requirements.
• Proficiency in producing electrical engineering drawings using AutoCAD.

Qualifications:

• Degree in electrical engineering or significant experience with HNC.
• Professional registration with an engineering institute is desirable.
• Ability to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) security clearance.

Benefits:

• Generous holiday allowance
• Matched contribution pension scheme with life assurance
• Employee share scheme and shopping savings portal
• Payment of professional fees
• Special paid leave for reservists in the armed forces
• Holiday Trading benefit
• 'Be Kind Day' for volunteering
• Excellent development opportunities and benefits package

Join us and work on some of the most exciting engineering projects in the country. Apply now to be part of a dynamic and innovative team with our