Principal Electrical Engineer

Amentum will inspire and empower you to deliver your best work so you can evolve, grow and succeed – today and into tomorrow. We offer an exciting range of opportunities to develop your career within a supportive and diverse team who always strive to do the right thing for our people, clients and communities.

People are our greatest asset, and we offer a competitive package to retain and attract the best talent.

In addition to the benefits you’d expect, UK employees also receive free single medical cover and digital GP service, family-friendly benefits such as enhanced parental leave pay and free membership of employee assistance and parental programmes, plus reimbursement towards relevant professional development and memberships. We also give back to our communities through our Collectively program which incorporates matched-funding, paid volunteering time and charitable donations.

Work-life balance and flexibility is a key focus area for us. We’re happy to discuss hybrid, part-time and flexible working hours, patterns and locations to suit you and our business.

About the Opportunity

We have exciting opportunities to join our Electrical team based in Warrington helping our SMR focused clients to deliver the UKs Net Zero targets. We will consider applications from other locations within the UK (Knutsford, Gloucester, Newcastle).

Amentum are looking for adaptable and organised Principal Electrical Engineers to join the team. You will be an integral member of a project based team providing technical expertise to deliver safe and cost effective nuclear power stations in the UK and abroad. Key skill required\:

• Capturing requirements/constraints in line with the project’s processes for management of interfaces and requirements (e.g., requirements captured in IBM DOORS)
• Understanding and translating the high level requirements into a validated design for the electrical system/component
• Validating the electrical designs for by analysing the functional behaviour, which may include modelling and simulation to demonstrate that the design meets the high-level requirements
• Developing and reviewing electrical tests that will provide evidence to demonstrate that the electrical requirements have been satisfied
• Discussing the electrical system design with external organisations including the nuclear safety regulator, potential customers, and suppliers
• Excellent technical and practical engineering skills and ability to consistently deliver quality, accurate and timely work to Amentum and its clients
• Excellent knowledge of the fundamental requirements of Electrical engineering and the basic requirements of other engineering disciplines
• Experience of working on new build projects and integrating closely with the client’s engineering team to deliver projects
• Good interpersonal skills & confidence to interface with the client
• Excellent knowledge of applicable local and international standards and statutory and regulatory specifications
• Adaptability and ability to transfer existing skills onto new problems, ideally from a design background
• Good use of relevant software such as Microsoft Office, ETAP, Aveva 3D and other appropriate engineering specific software

Qualifications

• Hold a relevant engineering Degree/HNC in Electrical/Electronic Engineering
• Be a Chartered Engineer or working towards CEng / IEng
• Be able to obtain security clearance

Our Culture

Our values stand on a foundation of safety, integrity, inclusion and diversity. We put people at the heart of our business, and we genuinely believe that we all succeed by supporting one another through our culture of caring. We value positive mental health and a sense of belonging for all employees.

We aim to embed inclusion and diversity in everything we do. We know that if we are inclusive, we’re more connected, and if we are diverse, we’re more creative. We accept people for who they are, regardless of age, disability, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, mental health, race, faith or belief, sexual orientation, socioeconomic background, and whether you’re pregnant or on family leave. This is reflected in our wide range of Global Employee Networks centered on inclusion and diversity.

We partner with VERCIDA to help us attract and retain diverse talent. For greater online accessibility, please visit www.vercida.com to view and access our roles. As a Disability Confident employer, we will interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for a vacancy. We welcome applications from candidates who are seeking flexible working and from those who may not meet all the listed requirements for a role.