Senior Engineer – C&I Architecture

Role Title

Senior Engineer – C&I Architecture

Overview

The role is within Rolls‑Royce SMR and focuses on delivering safe, secure, and technically robust control, protection and monitoring systems across the power station.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead significant architectural packages of work, generating design decisions and supporting rationale
• Apply independence, segregation and separation principles to C&I architectural decisions
• Maintain system‑level architectural consistency across all major plant islands
• Develop and manage architecture deliverables including the Capella model and system‑level design documentation
• Collaborate with systems engineering, plant architecture, safety case and wider integration teams
• Support development and refinement of cross‑cutting C&I system requirements
• Ensure architectural changes are captured, reviewed and appropriately integrated into the design lifecycle
• Support architectural verification and validation activities, including reviews
• Present and explain complex architectural concepts to technical and non‑technical stakeholders
• Mentor more junior team members contributing to architecture development
• Interface effectively with internal and external stakeholders to support architectural alignment

Qualifications & Experience

• Significant experience across the C&I system design lifecycle, including specification, assessment, installation, commissioning and verification
• Strong understanding of architectural resilience principles (independence, separation, segregation, diversity)
• Knowledge of C&I technologies, digital platforms, protection systems, instrumentation and software/hardware architectures
• Experience applying industry standards such as IEC 61508, IEC 61513, IEC 61226 or similar from other safety‑critical sectors
• Strong systems engineering capability, including requirements management, interface management and structured decision‑making
• Experience using MBSE tools (Capella preferred) and requirements management tools (e.g. DOORS, Polarion)
• Ability to translate high‑level plant requirements into clear functional and logical architectural designs
• Strong communication and presentation skills, able to convey complex system interactions
• Experience engaging with internal and external stakeholders including safety, engineering, suppliers and regulators
• Ability to provide technical support, coaching and guidance to less‑experienced engineers
• Degree‑qualified in electrical, control, instrumentation or systems engineering, or equivalent experience

Location & Working Arrangements

Hybrid working with one of the following locations as your primary site: Derby, Manchester or Warrington.

Salary and Package

£53,700–£70,500 per annum, dependent on skills, values and knowledge, with some flexibility in exceptional cases.

Benefits

• Performance‑related target bonus of 12.5%
• Benefits allowance £2,200 per annum for bespoke package
• Pension – 12% employer and 6% employee contributions
• Holidays – 28 days + public holidays with ability to buy or sell up to 4 days
• Private Medical Insurance – BUPA single cover
• Life Assurance – 6x pensionable pay
• Home Office Support – £250 one‑off payment for new starters

Equity & Diversity

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all backgrounds. As a Disability Confident organisation, we are committed to fair, supportive, and continually improving recruitment practices that ensure everyone has the opportunity to thrive.

Application Closing Date

7th June 2026

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