Lead C&I Engineer

Salary: £80,000 - 80,000 per year

Requirements

• We are looking for engineers with experience designing and delivering communication and information systems within complex engineering environments.
• Experience in nuclear, defence, aerospace, utilities, transportation, telecommunications or other highly regulated industries is highly desirable.
• Experience in one or more of the following areas is advantageous: telephony and unified communications, radio communications, broadcast and public address systems, data networking, network security architecture, remote access and network management technologies, data centre networking infrastructure.
• Experience delivering ICT systems throughout the full engineering lifecycle.
• Strong understanding of resilient system design, redundancy and fault tolerance.
• Knowledge of standards such as IEC 62443.
• Experience managing suppliers and technical stakeholders.
• Strong communication and leadership skills.
• A degree in Engineering, Information Technology or a related discipline.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and development of ICT, telephony, radio, broadcast and data network systems.
• Develop system architectures and translate functional requirements into technical solutions.
• Produce system specifications, design documentation and verification plans.
• Support design governance, technical reviews and lifecycle management activities.
• Provide technical oversight of suppliers and act as an intelligent customer.
• Collaborate with wider engineering teams to deliver integrated solutions.
• Mentor and support junior engineers within the team.
• Lead technical delivery activities across multidisciplinary engineering programmes.

Technologies

• ICT
• Support
• Network
• Security
• LAN

More

We are recruiting for a Lead C&I Engineer to join one of the UKs most exciting and innovative engineering programmes, supporting the development of next-generation Small Modular Reactor technology. This is a hybrid role based in Derby, Manchester or Warrington, with a salary of £63,600 to £83,500 plus bonus and excellent benefits including private medical insurance, pension contribution, annual leave, flexible benefits allowance and home office allowance. You will join a highly collaborative and multidisciplinary engineering team contributing to the UKs nuclear renaissance and the delivery of low-carbon energy infrastructure.

last updated 28 week of 2026