Sapien Engineering
Principle EC&I Engineer
Huddersfield
Posted about 15 hours ago
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Principal Electrical Controls and Instrumentation Engineer
Sapien Engineering are looking for a Principal Electrical Controls and Instrumentation Engineer to join a defence consultancy on full-time basis. (potential for contract)
Work Experience
Required Skills (Technical Competency)
- Experienced with the production of electrical specifications, scopes of work, calculations, drawings, and schedules.
- Proven experience in EC&I Engineering, ideally within heavy industrial or rotating equipment environments.
- Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, mechatronics, or a similar field.
- 5 -7+ years of experience in a senior capacity working on electrical design, controls, instrumentation, P&ID creation, and or wiring diagrams etc.
- Proficiency with 3D CAD for layout design (Solid Edge electrical, NX electrical routing etc).
- Knowledge of defence platforms or industrial machinery.
- Understanding of ISO, EMI & EMC design principles, grounding, shielding, and cable protection.
- Experience in test rig design, interfacing between product and rig hardware.
- Familiarity with gearbox or drivetrain integration.
- Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills.
- Ability to work under defence programme constraints and documentation rigor.
- Effective communication and interpersonal skills.
- Analyse and manage multiple design related issues to identify root cause.
- Make design changes on existing products and track them.
- Write reports and present progress at project meetings and to clients.
- Result-oriented. You are only satisfied after your engineering and design is accepted by the client, you delivered top quality and the client is very satisfied with the performance of you and your team.
- You can chair design review meetings.
- You have pleasure in teaching and coaching the young generation engineers.
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Requirements
- Bachelor's/master’s degree in engineering or a related field.
- Previous experience in a similar role within the Aerospace and Defence industry.
- Preferably a Chartered Engineer.
- Experience in heavy engineering industry, power transmission systems, gears, and gearbox.
- Strong knowledge of quality management systems and industry standards (e.g., AS9100, ISO 9001).
- Strong knowledge of quality management systems and standards.
- Proficient in root cause analysis and failure mode analysis techniques.
- Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills.
- Detail-oriented with a strong focus on team, quality, and continuous improvement.
- Effective communication and interpersonal skills.
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