EC&I Design Engineer
Location: Preston / Hybrid
Job type: Full time / Permanent
Salary: Competitive
Company Overview
Delkia is a specialist Systems Integrator (SI) operating throughout the UK and Internationally for safety-related and mission-critical systems in highly regulated sectors, including Clean Energy, Aerospace, Maritime and Defence.
Our offering includes digital engineering, system integration, engineering design, technical consultancy, and complex control systems support, all of which are harnessed specifically for each project’s needs, maturity and technology requirements.
We have an exciting opportunity to appoint an enthusiastic and highly motivated EC&I Design Engineer to join our dynamic team.
Overview of the role
The successful candidate will be a competent and proven EC&I Design Engineer, capable of producing, checking and facilitating designs, drawings, supporting calculations and technical documents (inc. plans) with minimum supervision. They will have the ability to translate a client's requirements into a meaningful engineering and technical solution. Good communication skills are essential.
Key responsibilities
- Maintain the engineering quality of the project delivery, ensuring compliance with client specifications and engineering standards and local domain policy and procedures.
- Assist in production of conceptual designs, optioneering studies, requirements capture, user requirements specification and use cases.
- Experience in designing for functional safety systems is desirable.
- Have experience of lifecycle and maturity management.
- Quickly self-deliver pragmatic systems solutions from a brief problem statement.
- Maintain compliance with Engineering Standards and applicable legislation.
- Participate in Design and System Level Reviews. Ensure that subsequent design meets the project and client requirements.
- Ensure the confidentiality and security of data and information received from clients is upheld.
- Ensure effective project delivery to time and cost.
- Support and mentor apprentices / graduates (where appropriate).
Requirements
Desired Qualifications / Prerequisites:
- Good working knowledge of EC&I design software; E.g. Autocad Electrical, E-Plan P8 or similar
- Ideally educated to degree level in a relevant engineering discipline or relevant experience
- Must be able to obtain or hold suitable security clearance and be a British National
- Conversant with the Office 365 suite of software
- Plant process knowledge and experience
- Knowledge of one or more of a variety of PES technologies – PLC, SCADA,DCS, SQL Server, Modicon M, MIS/HLS
What we offer:
- Competitive salary
- Flexible working
- Training and development
- Excellent company standards
- Cycle-to-work scheme
- Health care
- Company bonus scheme
- Birthday leave
- Great team spirit
- Organised social events
- Professional membership
Our Vision:
To be the UK’s leading engineering and technology partner for safety-related and mission-critical systems.
Our Mission:
To enable a safer, more resilient world through the provision of engineering and technological solutions. We take pride in our role as a partner for safety-critical systems, ensuring the protection of people, assets, and missions that matter most.
Our Values:
- Collaboration and teamwork
- Integrity, trust and accountability
- Safety and security
- Client focused
- Positive social value and impact
- Continuous improvement
Our Purpose: At Delkia we are driven by our purpose to protect lives and critical assets.
Equal opportunities: Delkia is an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity.
Please be aware that many roles working for Delkia will be subject to security vetting restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors including your nationality, any previous nationalities you have held, and your place of birth may limit the roles you can perform.
All applications will be dealt with in the strictest of confidence. If you require any reasonable adjustments during any part of the application process, please get in touch to discuss.
To apply: please send your CV and expression of interest to careers@delkia.co.uk
Note to Agencies: Delkia has a commitment to sourcing candidates directly and as such we do not accept speculative CVs from agencies. Please note that any unsolicited CVs submitted will be deemed as gifted to Delkia and any terms & conditions associated with the use of such CVs will be null and void.