Senior Design Engineer – SCADA

Ashby-de-la-Zouch (Office Based)

Negotiable on Expereince + 10% Bonus

36.25 hours per week | Flexible Core Hours

5 roles available (potentially up to 7)

We are recruiting for multiple Senior Design Engineers to join a leading Rail Infrastructure engineering team within a Communication & Information Systems (CIS) environment. This is an opportunity to work on nationally significant infrastructure projects including HS2, major tunnel ventilation schemes, and high-profile transport bids such as tram networks. This role is ideal for a technically strong, systems-minded engineer with proven SCADA and control systems expertise who is comfortable leading technical delivery across the full engineering lifecycle.

The Role

You will own and deliver complex, multi-discipline SCADA and control system solutions across major rail infrastructure projects. From early-stage bid support through detailed design, integration, testing and deployment, you will:

• Deliver specification development, system architecture design and deployment of SCADA & control systems
• Lead integration strategies across complex, multi-system environments
• Drive requirements capture, decomposition, traceability, verification and validation (V-lifecycle)
• Develop scalable, robust and compliant system designs
• Provide technical leadership and assurance across engineering activities
• Apply best practice engineering governance, standards and configuration control
• Support building systems testing and integration phases

Projects include:

• Centralised & Line-wide SCADA systems
• Power SCADA
• Station & Utilities supervisory systems
• Tunnel Ventilation Control systems
• Route-wide engineering management systems
• Tunnel ventilation experience is highly desirable.

About You:

Essential:

• Degree qualified in Electrical, Electronic, Control, Systems Engineering or similar
• Strong control systems background with SCADA as a must-have
• Experience delivering complex control and monitoring systems
• Practical experience with:
• Siemens S7 PLCs
• TIA Portal
• RTU-based systems (e.g. A8000)
• Integration of PLC/RTU systems with field devices and networks
• Experience with modern SCADA platforms (ideally WinCC OA)
• Strong systems engineering capability (requirements, architecture, interfaces, V&V)
• Comfortable setting technical direction and guiding engineers
• Team-oriented mindset with strong stakeholder engagement skills

Desirable:

• Tunnel ventilation control system design experience
• Experience delivering safety-critical or mission-critical systems
• Chartered Engineer status (or working towards it)

Benefits:

• Pension scheme with enhanced contributions
• Private healthcare options
• Mental health support
• Subsidised gym membership
• Life assurance
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Learning & development support
• Generous family leave policies
• Additional leave for length of service, volunteering and sabbaticals