Principal Control Systems Engineer

Principal Control Systems Engineer

  • Contract
  • Preston
    • Location: Preston
      Sector: Nuclear
      Job type: Contract
      Salary: £60 - £70 per hour + Umbrella PAYE
      Contact: Oliver Markham 
      Contact email: Oliver.markham@highfieldps.co.uk
      Contact phone: 07441390395
      Job ref: BBBH26765_1787219602
      Published:
      Duration:
      Expiry Date: 2026-Sep-03
      Startdate: ASAP

      Senior & Principal Control Systems Engineers – Nuclear

      Location: Preston – 2 days office / 3 days remote
      Rate: Senior £60-£65/hr | Principal £65-£75/hr
      Contract: 12 months+ | Inside IR35 – Umbrella PAYE
      Start: ASAP | Multiple positions
      We are recruiting Senior and Principal Control Systems Engineers to support an early-stage nuclear programme.
      The project is currently in the design phase, with a Siemens-based hardware and software platform being developed. The focus will be on functional controls, functional safety and detailed control system design, rather than software implementation.

      Key Experience

      • Control Systems / Automation Engineering background
      • Functional control and functional safety experience
      • Control system design, drawings, graphics and technical documentation
      • Experience within nuclear, power, process, defence or another highly regulated industry
      • Siemens experience advantageous
      • Principal Engineers should have experience providing technical leadership and design assurance

      Excellent opportunity to join a major nuclear programme at an early stage and help shape the control system design.

      Your Consultant

      Oliver Markham

      Team Leader - Nuclear & Buildings

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