Electrical Control and Instrumentation Production Engineer
// Role Summary
Join Cavendish Nuclear as an Electrical Control and Instrumentation Production Engineer in Leicester, contributing to vital technology for safety, security, and national infrastructure. This role involves delivering specialist electrical equipment within highly regulated nuclear environments.
// Key Responsibilities
- Deliver specialist electrical and electronic equipment for regulated nuclear environments.
- Create production plans, support technicians, and investigate technical faults.
- Drive continuous improvement and Lean manufacturing practices.
- Requires HNC in Electrical/Electronic Engineering with significant industry experience.
- Must be able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) clearance.
// Role Specification
About the Role
As an Electrical Control and Instrumentation (EC&I) Production Engineer at Cavendish Nuclear, you will play a vital role in delivering specialist electrical and electronic equipment used within highly regulated nuclear environments. This is a full-time, permanent position based at our Whetstone, Leicester site.
Key Responsibilities
- Creating production plans and SAP routings covering assembly, inspection, and testing activities.
- Supporting technicians with the assembly, wiring, and testing of electrical and electronic equipment.
- Delivering toolbox talks and promoting learning from experience activities across the production environment.
- Investigating faults, identifying root causes, and producing detailed technical reports and recommendations.
- Driving continuous improvement activities to maximise efficiency, quality, and operational performance.
Working Hours
You will work 37 hours per week, with the schedule being Monday to Thursday 07:30–16:15 and Friday 07:30–12:00. Occasional travel to customer and subcontractor sites will be expected.
Essential Experience
- Experience working within a highly regulated production, manufacturing, assembly, or test environment.
- Experience producing engineering documentation, manufacturing instructions, or production plans.
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Office and Material Requirements Planning software, ideally SAP.
- Experience supporting continuous improvement initiatives and Lean manufacturing practices.
- Ability to investigate technical faults and provide effective engineering solutions.
Qualifications
- Higher National Certificate in Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, or a related discipline with significant relevant industry experience.
Security Clearance
The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) security clearance for this role.
What We Offer
Cavendish Nuclear offers an attractive salary and benefits package, including:
- Generous holiday allowance
- Matched contribution pension scheme with life assurance
- Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations
- Employee share scheme
- Employee shopping savings portal
- Payment of Professional Fees
- Special paid leave for reservists in the armed forces
- Holiday Trading
- 'Be Kind Day' for volunteering
- Excellent development opportunities and an employee assistance programme
About Cavendish Nuclear
Cavendish Nuclear is part of Babcock International Group, comprising c5,000 specialists. We work across clean energy, defence, and civil decommissioning, contributing to projects critical for energy security and national protection. We are committed to building an inclusive culture and are happy to discuss flexible working patterns.