20 of 20 Principal Systems Engineer Jobs in the North of England

Principal Control Systems Engineer Transmission & Protection Systems Location: Fully Remote (UK-based) Salary: Circa £85,000 + Bonus + Benefits Overview This role offers the opportunity to lead technical delivery on major infrastructure projects, shaping engineering processes and mentoring a high-performing team. Key Responsibilities forPrincipal Control Systems Engineer Lead the delivery of transmission … protection and automation systems across new substations and existing infrastructure upgrades Provide technical leadership and mentoring to a team of protection engineers Assess and optimise engineering processes to improve delivery efficiency and quality Act as technical authority for protection systems on UK transmission and distribution projects Ensure solutions align with current industry standards, specifications, and regulatory policies Collaborate … and feedback Support testing activities including FAT, settings validation, and interface design Promote a culture of continuous improvement and knowledge sharing across the team Skills & Experience Required forPrincipal Control Systems Engineer Proven experience delivering protection and control systems within multidisciplinary engineering teams Strong understanding of UK transmission network standards, particularly National Grid specifications Experience in Contractor Design More ❯

Principal Control Systems Engineer Transmission & Protection Systems Location: Fully Remote (UK-based) Salary: Circa £85,000 + Bonus + Benefits Overview This role offers the opportunity to lead technical delivery on major infrastructure projects, shaping engineering processes and mentoring a high-performing team. Key Responsibilities forPrincipal Control Systems Engineer Lead the delivery of transmission … protection and automation systems across new substations and existing infrastructure upgrades Provide technical leadership and mentoring to a team of protection engineers Assess and optimise engineering processes to improve delivery efficiency and quality Act as technical authority for protection systems on UK transmission and distribution projects Ensure solutions align with current industry standards, specifications, and regulatory policies Collaborate … and feedback Support testing activities including FAT, settings validation, and interface design Promote a culture of continuous improvement and knowledge sharing across the team Skills & Experience Required forPrincipal Control Systems Engineer Proven experience delivering protection and control systems within multidisciplinary engineering teams Strong understanding of UK transmission network standards, particularly National Grid specifications Experience in Contractor Design More ❯

Principal Control Systems Engineer Transmission & Protection Systems Location: Fully Remote (UK-based) Salary: Circa £85,000 + Bonus + Benefits Overview This role offers the opportunity to lead technical delivery on major infrastructure projects, shaping engineering processes and mentoring a high-performing team. Key Responsibilities forPrincipal Control Systems Engineer Lead the delivery of transmission … protection and automation systems across new substations and existing infrastructure upgrades Provide technical leadership and mentoring to a team of protection engineers Assess and optimise engineering processes to improve delivery efficiency and quality Act as technical authority for protection systems on UK transmission and distribution projects Ensure solutions align with current industry standards, specifications, and regulatory policies Collaborate … and feedback Support testing activities including FAT, settings validation, and interface design Promote a culture of continuous improvement and knowledge sharing across the team Skills & Experience Required forPrincipal Control Systems Engineer Proven experience delivering protection and control systems within multidisciplinary engineering teams Strong understanding of UK transmission network standards, particularly National Grid specifications Experience in Contractor Design More ❯

Principal Control Systems Engineer Transmission & Protection Systems Location: Fully Remote (UK-based) Salary: Circa £85,000 + Bonus + Benefits Overview This role offers the opportunity to lead technical delivery on major infrastructure projects, shaping engineering processes and mentoring a high-performing team. Key Responsibilities forPrincipal Control Systems Engineer Lead the delivery of transmission … protection and automation systems across new substations and existing infrastructure upgrades Provide technical leadership and mentoring to a team of protection engineers Assess and optimise engineering processes to improve delivery efficiency and quality Act as technical authority for protection systems on UK transmission and distribution projects Ensure solutions align with current industry standards, specifications, and regulatory policies Collaborate … and feedback Support testing activities including FAT, settings validation, and interface design Promote a culture of continuous improvement and knowledge sharing across the team Skills & Experience Required forPrincipal Control Systems Engineer Proven experience delivering protection and control systems within multidisciplinary engineering teams Strong understanding of UK transmission network standards, particularly National Grid specifications Experience in Contractor Design More ❯

Principal Control Systems Engineer Transmission & Protection Systems Location: Fully Remote (UK-based) Salary: Circa £85,000 + Bonus + Benefits Overview This role offers the opportunity to lead technical delivery on major infrastructure projects, shaping engineering processes and mentoring a high-performing team. Key Responsibilities forPrincipal Control Systems Engineer Lead the delivery of transmission … protection and automation systems across new substations and existing infrastructure upgrades Provide technical leadership and mentoring to a team of protection engineers Assess and optimise engineering processes to improve delivery efficiency and quality Act as technical authority for protection systems on UK transmission and distribution projects Ensure solutions align with current industry standards, specifications, and regulatory policies Collaborate … and feedback Support testing activities including FAT, settings validation, and interface design Promote a culture of continuous improvement and knowledge sharing across the team Skills & Experience Required forPrincipal Control Systems Engineer Proven experience delivering protection and control systems within multidisciplinary engineering teams Strong understanding of UK transmission network standards, particularly National Grid specifications Experience in Contractor Design More ❯

Principal Control Systems Engineer Transmission & Protection Systems Location: Fully Remote (UK-based) Salary: Circa £85,000 + Bonus + Benefits Overview This role offers the opportunity to lead technical delivery on major infrastructure projects, shaping engineering processes and mentoring a high-performing team. Key Responsibilities forPrincipal Control Systems Engineer Lead the delivery of transmission … protection and automation systems across new substations and existing infrastructure upgrades Provide technical leadership and mentoring to a team of protection engineers Assess and optimise engineering processes to improve delivery efficiency and quality Act as technical authority for protection systems on UK transmission and distribution projects Ensure solutions align with current industry standards, specifications, and regulatory policies Collaborate … and feedback Support testing activities including FAT, settings validation, and interface design Promote a culture of continuous improvement and knowledge sharing across the team Skills & Experience Required forPrincipal Control Systems Engineer Proven experience delivering protection and control systems within multidisciplinary engineering teams Strong understanding of UK transmission network standards, particularly National Grid specifications Experience in Contractor Design More ❯

Principal Control Systems Engineer Transmission & Protection Systems Location: Fully Remote (UK-based) Salary: Circa £85,000 + Bonus + Benefits Overview This role offers the opportunity to lead technical delivery on major infrastructure projects, shaping engineering processes and mentoring a high-performing team. Key Responsibilities forPrincipal Control Systems Engineer Lead the delivery of transmission … protection and automation systems across new substations and existing infrastructure upgrades Provide technical leadership and mentoring to a team of protection engineers Assess and optimise engineering processes to improve delivery efficiency and quality Act as technical authority for protection systems on UK transmission and distribution projects Ensure solutions align with current industry standards, specifications, and regulatory policies Collaborate … and feedback Support testing activities including FAT, settings validation, and interface design Promote a culture of continuous improvement and knowledge sharing across the team Skills & Experience Required forPrincipal Control Systems Engineer Proven experience delivering protection and control systems within multidisciplinary engineering teams Strong understanding of UK transmission network standards, particularly National Grid specifications Experience in Contractor Design More ❯

Principal Control Systems Engineer Transmission & Protection Systems Location: Fully Remote (UK-based) Salary: Circa £85,000 + Bonus + Benefits Overview This role offers the opportunity to lead technical delivery on major infrastructure projects, shaping engineering processes and mentoring a high-performing team. Key Responsibilities forPrincipal Control Systems Engineer Lead the delivery of transmission … protection and automation systems across new substations and existing infrastructure upgrades Provide technical leadership and mentoring to a team of protection engineers Assess and optimise engineering processes to improve delivery efficiency and quality Act as technical authority for protection systems on UK transmission and distribution projects Ensure solutions align with current industry standards, specifications, and regulatory policies Collaborate … and feedback Support testing activities including FAT, settings validation, and interface design Promote a culture of continuous improvement and knowledge sharing across the team Skills & Experience Required forPrincipal Control Systems Engineer Proven experience delivering protection and control systems within multidisciplinary engineering teams Strong understanding of UK transmission network standards, particularly National Grid specifications Experience in Contractor Design More ❯

Principal Systems Engineer 12-month contract Based in Edinburgh Offering £70ph Inside IR35 Do you have experience with MATLAB? Do you have experience across the V Model Lifecycle? Do you want to work with an industry-leading company? If your answer to these is yes, then this could be the role for you! As the Principal Systems Engineer, you will be working alongside a market-leading Defence and Aerospace company who are constantly growing and developing. They are always looking to bring on new talents such as yourself and further develop your skills to enable you to grow within the company and industry. You will be involved in: Work with large datasets from … rig and flight trials Use analytical techniques to evaluate radar performance against requirements Raise Systems Problem Reports (SPR) for detailed investigation Apply signal processing, image processing, and object classification techniques to extract actionable insights Investigate system anomalies using real trial data, ensuring performance meets specifications Contribute to System Verification & Validation activities Your skillset may include: Strong experience with MATLAB More ❯

Job title: Principal Systems Engineer - C&I Location: Barrow (Hybrid) We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements - please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role. Salary: Negotiable depending on experience What you'll be doing: Generate systems models such as functional, logical and interface models for 12+ major C … I systems including Distributed Control Systems, Control Console and Vehicle Control Systems Work closely with the system owners providing dynamic challenge on the systems design, to drive simplification within the design Support the wider C&I design for several C&I sub-systems for Secondary Propulsion, Platform Mechanical and Platform Electrical Manage various systems modelling/engineering stakeholders to provide consistency across the Centralised C&I team Support the development of a functional design for the systems within scope for Centralised C&I Deliver the response to the engineering delivery plan, ensuring that the plan is delivered to schedule Your skills and experiences: Essentials: Degree qualified C&I domain working experience Demonstrable More ❯

Job title: Principal Systems Engineer - C&I Location: Barrow (Hybrid) We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements - please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role. Salary: Negotiable depending on experience What you'll be doing: Generate systems models such as functional, logical and interface models for 12+ major C … I systems including Distributed Control Systems, Control Console and Vehicle Control Systems Work closely with the system owners providing dynamic challenge on the systems design, to drive simplification within the design Support the wider C&I design for several C&I sub-systems for Secondary Propulsion, Platform Mechanical and Platform Electrical Manage various systems modelling/engineering stakeholders to provide consistency across the Centralised C&I team Support the development of a functional design for the systems within scope for Centralised C&I Deliver the response to the engineering delivery plan, ensuring that the plan is delivered to schedule Your skills and experiences: Essentials: Degree qualified C&I domain working experience Demonstrable More ❯

Job title: Principal Systems Engineer - C&I Location: Barrow (Hybrid) We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements - please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role. Salary: Negotiable depending on experience What you'll be doing: Generate systems models such as functional, logical and interface models for 12+ major C … I systems including Distributed Control Systems, Control Console and Vehicle Control Systems Work closely with the system owners providing dynamic challenge on the systems design, to drive simplification within the design Support the wider C&I design for several C&I sub-systems for Secondary Propulsion, Platform Mechanical and Platform Electrical Manage various systems modelling/engineering stakeholders to provide consistency across the Centralised C&I team Support the development of a functional design for the systems within scope for Centralised C&I Deliver the response to the engineering delivery plan, ensuring that the plan is delivered to schedule Your skills and experiences: Essentials: Degree qualified C&I domain working experience Demonstrable More ❯

Job title: Principal Systems Engineer - C&I Location: Barrow (Hybrid) We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements - please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role. Salary: Negotiable depending on experience What you'll be doing: Generate systems models such as functional, logical and interface models for 12+ major C … I systems including Distributed Control Systems, Control Console and Vehicle Control Systems Work closely with the system owners providing dynamic challenge on the systems design, to drive simplification within the design Support the wider C&I design for several C&I sub-systems for Secondary Propulsion, Platform Mechanical and Platform Electrical Manage various systems modelling/engineering stakeholders to provide consistency across the Centralised C&I team Support the development of a functional design for the systems within scope for Centralised C&I Deliver the response to the engineering delivery plan, ensuring that the plan is delivered to schedule Your skills and experiences: Essentials: Degree qualified C&I domain working experience Demonstrable More ❯

Job title: Principal Systems Engineer - C&I Location: Barrow (Hybrid) We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements - please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role. Salary: Negotiable depending on experience What you'll be doing: Generate systems models such as functional, logical and interface models for 12+ major C … I systems including Distributed Control Systems, Control Console and Vehicle Control Systems Work closely with the system owners providing dynamic challenge on the systems design, to drive simplification within the design Support the wider C&I design for several C&I sub-systems for Secondary Propulsion, Platform Mechanical and Platform Electrical Manage various systems modelling/engineering stakeholders to provide consistency across the Centralised C&I team Support the development of a functional design for the systems within scope for Centralised C&I Deliver the response to the engineering delivery plan, ensuring that the plan is delivered to schedule Your skills and experiences: Essentials: Degree qualified C&I domain working experience Demonstrable More ❯

Job title: Principal Systems Engineer - C&I Location: Barrow (Hybrid) We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements - please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role. Salary: Negotiable depending on experience What you'll be doing: Generate systems models such as functional, logical and interface models for 12+ major C … I systems including Distributed Control Systems, Control Console and Vehicle Control Systems Work closely with the system owners providing dynamic challenge on the systems design, to drive simplification within the design Support the wider C&I design for several C&I sub-systems for Secondary Propulsion, Platform Mechanical and Platform Electrical Manage various systems modelling/engineering stakeholders to provide consistency across the Centralised C&I team Support the development of a functional design for the systems within scope for Centralised C&I Deliver the response to the engineering delivery plan, ensuring that the plan is delivered to schedule Your skills and experiences: Essentials: Degree qualified C&I domain working experience Demonstrable More ❯

Job title: Principal Systems Engineer - C&I Location: Barrow (Hybrid) We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements - please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role. Salary: Negotiable depending on experience What you'll be doing: Generate systems models such as functional, logical and interface models for 12+ major C … I systems including Distributed Control Systems, Control Console and Vehicle Control Systems Work closely with the system owners providing dynamic challenge on the systems design, to drive simplification within the design Support the wider C&I design for several C&I sub-systems for Secondary Propulsion, Platform Mechanical and Platform Electrical Manage various systems modelling/engineering stakeholders to provide consistency across the Centralised C&I team Support the development of a functional design for the systems within scope for Centralised C&I Deliver the response to the engineering delivery plan, ensuring that the plan is delivered to schedule Your skills and experiences: Essentials: Degree qualified C&I domain working experience Demonstrable More ❯

Job title: Principal Systems Engineer - C&I Location: Barrow (Hybrid) We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements - please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role. Salary: Negotiable depending on experience What you'll be doing: Generate systems models such as functional, logical and interface models for 12+ major C … I systems including Distributed Control Systems, Control Console and Vehicle Control Systems Work closely with the system owners providing dynamic challenge on the systems design, to drive simplification within the design Support the wider C&I design for several C&I sub-systems for Secondary Propulsion, Platform Mechanical and Platform Electrical Manage various systems modelling/engineering stakeholders to provide consistency across the Centralised C&I team Support the development of a functional design for the systems within scope for Centralised C&I Deliver the response to the engineering delivery plan, ensuring that the plan is delivered to schedule Your skills and experiences: Essentials: Degree qualified C&I domain working experience Demonstrable More ❯

Overview Job Description - Senior/Principal Platform Systems Mechanical Engineer () Job title: Senior/Principal Platform Systems Mechanical Engineer Location: Barrow-in-Furness. This position will require a full-time presence on-site Responsibilities Developing the package of design evidence required to justify a safe, effective design and generate customer confidence in the design … solution Specifying and assisting in the build of prototypes, products and systems suitable for testing Providing timely corrective actions on all assigned defects and issues Ensuring that commitments are agreed, reviewed and met Mentoring junior engineers regarding technical matters Making presentations effectively to technical and management audiences and keeping abreast of novel technical concepts and markets Author/co … these to customers and wider groups Ability to solve complex engineering calculations Proficient in CAD, MS Office and comfortable with other IT applications About the team The Mechanical Platform Systems team: Being part of a team, you will have a great opportunity to be involved in the planning and reactive support to ensure that the engineering aspects of testing More ❯

Our Client, a major Rail, Highways, Power and Tunnels consultancy are looking for a Principal Fire Systems Engineer. The successful candidate will carry out the design and construction activity of the Fire Detection systems on medium to larger size project(s) within the Rail, Highways, HS2 and Power and Infrastructure sectors. The role will involve design reviews … planning, undertaking design and associated construction assignments on the projects in conjunction with the Engineering Manager/Contractors responsible Engineer, across the sector. Technical responsibilities include design and design verification of Fire Detection Systems.KEY RESPONSIBILITIES: * Provide support to other VVB team members (e.g. Engineering Manager, Contractors Responsible Engineer, Design Manager, Project Manager etc.) in all facets of the … project activities to deliver the project to meet cost, time, and quality requirements.* Plan and deliver/manage the design of Fire Detection Systems to relevant standards and client specifications. Technical responsibility for design compliance.* Technical review of designs developed by MEP Design Consultants/Contractors in respect of safety by design, technical acceptability and compliance with standards.* Review More ❯

What Are We Looking For? Through our successful organic growth, RSE is looking to bring on a Principal Control System Engineer to lead the design, development, and implementation of advanced control systems for industrial processes, machinery, and automation systems. This role serves as a technical authority, overseeing large-scale projects, mentoring junior engineers, and ensuring compliance with … engineering standards, safety, and industry regulations. Some of Your Key Duties Include: Lead the design, specification, and integration of control systems including PLCs, DCS, SCADA, HMIs, and safety systems. Develop control system architectures and strategies that meet performance, reliability, and safety requirements. Oversee the development of control logic, programming, configuration, and commissioning of control equipment. Conduct system risk assessments … development, commissioning, and operational stages. Support project management activities including budgeting, scheduling, resource planning, and vendor coordination. What Do You Need? Bachelors or Masters degree in Electrical Engineering, Control Systems Engineering, Mechatronics, or related field. 10+ years of relevant experience in control systems engineering. Proficiency in control system platforms (e.g., Allen-Bradley/Rockwell, Siemens, ABB, Honeywell, DeltaV More ❯