Job Title: Electrical, Control and Instrumentation Engineer
Location: Flexible, UK (Hybrid Working Arrangement)
Compensation: Attractive Salary + Benefits
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
Role ID: SF68278
Shape the Future of Nuclear Safety
At Cavendish Nuclear we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as an Electrical, Control and Instrumentation Engineer, based at one of our key locations Moor Row (Cumbria), Warrington (Cheshire), Leicester (Leicestershire) or Bristol.
The Role
As an Electrical, Control and Instrumentation Engineer, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. You’ll be at the heart of developing, delivering, and supporting radiometric characterisation and alarm systems across the UK and internationally. This is a dynamic and rewarding opportunity to contribute to nuclear safety and innovation, while advancing your career in a highly specialised and impactful field.
Day-to-day Responsibilities
- Develop and verify technical solutions, ensuring compliance with safety and quality standards.
- Lead investigations and drive design improvements across projects.
- Collaborate with internal teams, customers, and suppliers to manage specifications and delivery.
- Support project execution and mentor junior engineers.
- Promote engineering excellence, health and safety, and cultural change across the business.
This is a full-time role with a 37-hour working week, based at one of our key locations Moor Row (Cumbria), Warrington (Cheshire), Leicester (Leicestershire) or Bristol. Hybrid working patterns are available, with an expectation of 3 days per week in the office.
Essential Experience
- Working collaboratively in multi-discipline teams across varied project types.
- Communicating effectively with internal and external stakeholders.
- Delivering systems input and providing post-installation or third-line technical support.
- Liaising with customers and suppliers on-site for testing, installation, and commissioning.
- Background in EC&I, Physics, or Radiometric, with experience in control systems and analogue/digital electronics.
Qualifications
- Engineering degree (or equivalent) in electronics, control and instrumentation, or a related discipline.
- Chartered Engineer status or actively working towards it.
Security Clearance
The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) security clearance for this role. Further details are available at United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels – GOV.UK.
What We Offer
- Generous holiday allowance.
- Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance.
- Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+.
- Employee share scheme.
- Employee shopping savings portal.
- Payment of Professional Fees.
- Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave.
- Holiday Trading – the ability to buy additional leave or sell up to one working week of annual leave from entitlement.
- ‘Be Kind Day’ – one paid day per year for volunteering.
- Excellent development opportunities and wellbeing programmes.
We’re Cavendish Nuclear – a team of about 5,000 specialists and a core part of Babcock International Group. Here, you’ll be part of something bigger. Across clean energy, defence, and civil decommissioning, your work will contribute to projects that are critical to energy security and national protection. Together, we’re shaping a future that lasts – not only through the impact we make, but through meaningful careers that respect your work-life balance.
We are a disability confident committed employer. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please contact careers@babcockinternational.com with the subject “Reasonable adjustments requirement.” We’re committed to building an inclusive culture where everyone’s free to thrive. We are happy to talk about flexible working – please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.
Closing date: 23/07/2026
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