Job Title: Principal C&I Engineer – Assurance. Location: Barrow‑In‑Furness (2 days minimum on site per fortnight). Hybrid & flexible working options are available. Salary: Negotiable depending on experience.
Responsibilities
* Contribute to the development of a safety‑informed approach for C&I design on next‑generation nuclear submarines.
* Ensure assurance of key safety artefacts for the C&I design, including requirements elicitation and electrical schematics.
* Collaborate closely with safety teams across the submarines enterprise to reach alignment on safety‑related matters.
* Provide oversight for the delivery of the vehicle control solution and the supporting control strategy, managing complex stakeholder relationships.
* Coordinate with the engineering manager to support the delivery of C&I systems, reporting progress using agile toolsets.
* Drive the execution of the engineering delivery plan, ensuring alignment with project schedules.
* Offer guidance on engineering methods and processes to support successful delivery of the plan.
* Mentor and support the Engineering Delivery Team, working with a range of SQEP levels to develop technical solutions and foster team growth.
* Liaise with legacy stakeholders to evolve a technical solution based on an established baseline design.
Qualifications
* Essential: Proven background in IEC 61508 – Functional Safety (or similar), including producing supporting evidence to substantiate safety claims.
* Developed complex C&I designs for large‑scale systems, ensuring compliance with functional, defence, and industrial standards.
* Managed non‑functional requirements such as EMC and shock, aligning with industrial compliance standards.
* Skilled in authoring and reviewing key design documents including I/O schedules, functional design specifications, functional chronicles, and interface control documents.
* Holds a degree‑level qualification (or equivalent experience) in a relevant STEM subject such as Engineering, Physics, Mathematics, or Science.
* Desirable: Understanding of control system architecture and communication protocols (e.g. RS‑485, PROFIBUS).
Benefits
* Competitive pension scheme.
* Employee share plans.
* Wide range of flexible discounted health, wellbeing and lifestyle benefits, including green car scheme, private health plans and shopping discounts.
* Annual incentive eligibility.
Additional information
Platform Complex Systems – C&I Embed team: You will be working with a multitude of stakeholders to develop the design of the C&I for the Royal Navy’s next attack class submarine. The team ranges from graduates to principal engineers and is responsible for the delivery of 28 C&I and Internal Communication Systems plus technical coordination and delivery of over 80 C&I systems.
We offer relocation support packages across all Submarines roles, subject to meeting eligibility criteria. We welcome people from all backgrounds; we are committed to an inclusive culture that values integrity, merit and empowers employees to reach their potential. For applicants with a long‑term health condition, reasonable adjustments can be arranged.
Many roles are subject to security and export control restrictions, requiring Baseline Personnel Security Standard and typically 5‑10 years continuous UK residence depending on vetting level.
Closing Date: 9th November 2025. We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications.
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