We're recruiting a Principal Engineer for a well-established industrial system integrator handling projects across the Oil & Gas, Energy, Utilities, and Manufacturing industries.
Key Responsibilities
* Review and approve complex system architectures, designs, and detailed specifications to meet client requirements.
* Manage the integration of the overall systems compatibility, performance and compliance.
* Be accountable for the system testing and validation routines to verify that systems meet design specifications and performance criteria.
* Lead and approve the delivery of comprehensive technical documentation, including requirements, design specifications, test plans, operator manuals and quality documentation.
* Analyse and translate client requirements into functional and non-functional specifications independently or as a part of a larger team, whilst checking against any compliance standards.
* Lead technical discussions with the project teams and identify and resolve technical issues.
* Plan and lead commissioning at client sites.
* Track and control the resource and expenditure across the project, including authorisation as required.
* Coordinate the testing and troubleshooting of bespoke systems.
* Provide coaching, mentorship and technical guidance to the team, fostering a collaborative and knowledge-sharing environment.
* Be responsible for the maintenance and/or development of the Client interface, relationship building and networking, includes the leading of project meetings with clients.
* Be responsible for the technical sign off during the bidding process, including approval of time.
* Work closely with cross-functional teams, including software, hardware, workshop and project management, to ensure successful project delivery.
* Communicate and report to relevant stakeholders and colleagues to ensure project success.
* Accurately report on project delivery, highlighting successes, failures and recovery plans.
* Have full accountability for project timesheet authorisation, allocation and attributable project budgets.
* Be responsible for overall delivery of project scopes to company quality management system, processes and procedures.
* Be the technical and professional expert during quality and technical reviews, and be able to conduct reviews on peers.
Experience and Knowledge:
* Technical Expertise of Software Packages relevant to the role of a Senior Systems/Hardware Engineer i.e. AutoCAD Electrical, SCADA packages, PLC packages and HMI packages.
* A good understanding of project management principles, including cost control and client management.
* Experience in the application of systems engineering principles and methodologies.
* Familiarity and experience in the application of system integration processes, tools and technologies.
* An excellent understanding of industry and company quality management systems, process and procedure.
* Experience of software development/hardware integration.
WCL ID: 7717