Principal Engineer

Principal Engineer

Location: Sheffield
Salary: Competitive, dependent on experience
Type: Permanent

A Principal Engineer role with genuine technical ownership.

We're recruiting for a Principal Engineer to join an established engineering organisation delivering complex control systems and engineering solutions across nuclear, defence, energy and other highly regulated sectors.

This is a senior role combining technical leadership, project delivery, client management and people leadership.

You'll have the opportunity to become a key technical authority within the business, working on complex projects where your engineering decisions have a direct impact on successful delivery.

The Role

You'll take ownership of the technical delivery of projects from requirements and design through to integration, testing, commissioning and close-out.

Your responsibilities will include:

* Leading complex control systems projects and technical solutions.

* Reviewing and approving system architectures, designs and specifications.

* Translating customer requirements into robust technical solutions.

* Leading systems integration, testing, validation and commissioning.

* Acting as a senior technical authority and conducting technical reviews.

* Building and maintaining strong client relationships.

* Leading technical meetings and resolving complex engineering issues.

* Providing technical sign-off and engineering input during bids.

* Managing project resources, budgets, risks and delivery.

* Working collaboratively with software, hardware, workshop and project management teams.

* Coaching, mentoring and line managing engineering colleagues.

* Identifying and implementing continuous improvement opportunities.

* Ensuring projects meet required quality, safety, client and industry standards.

What we're looking for

You'll ideally have:

* 7+ years' experience in Systems, Controls, Electrical, Hardware or related engineering.

* Strong systems integration experience.

* Experience in nuclear, defence, energy or another highly regulated/safety-critical industry.

* Knowledge of PLC, SCADA, HMI and/or AutoCAD Electrical.

* Experience taking technical ownership of complex engineering projects.

* Strong understanding of engineering quality, safety and compliance.

* Experience leading, mentoring or line managing engineers.

* Strong client-facing and stakeholder management skills.

* Excellent technical communication and problem-solving ability.

What's in it for you?

This is an opportunity to move beyond pure technical delivery and have real influence across projects, people and clients.

You'll have the opportunity to:

* Become a recognised technical authority within the organisation.

* Work on complex and technically challenging projects.

* Lead and develop an engineering team.

* Build relationships with key clients.

* Influence technical solutions from bid through to delivery.

* Get involved in project planning, commercial decisions and resource strategy.

* Drive engineering improvements and shape how projects are delivered.

* Develop your career within a technically ambitious and highly regulated environment.

Sheffield-based, with travel to client sites and other company locations as required.

If you're an experienced Principal Engineer, Lead Engineer, Senior Systems Engineer, Lead Controls Engineer or Engineering Manager looking for greater technical ownership and leadership responsibility, we'd like to hear from you.

Apply now for a confidential discussion
Only candidates based in UK and eligible to work in UK are allowed