Contract
Principal Control Systems Engineer
Highfield Professional Solutions Ltd
Preston
Posted: 20 August 2026 (Today)
Closing date: 19 September 2026
Ref: 225516668
Senior & Principal Control Systems Engineers - Nuclear
Location: Preston - 2 days office / 3 days remote
Rate: Senior -6065/hr | Principal -6575/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.
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