308 Instrumentation Engineer jobs in the United Kingdom

Ready to engineer precision in the world of biotech? Join our client's cutting-edge team and play a vital role in developing the instrumentation that powers tomorrow's breakthroughs.

Hobson Prior is seeking an Instrumentation Engineer to join a dynamic team focused on ensuring the safe, efficient, and reliable operation of industrial processes. In this role, you will design, specify, and integrate instrumentation and control systems while maintaining high standards of safety and compliance. This is a site-based position.

Please note that to be considered for this role you must have the right to work in this location.

Responsibilities:

• Design, install, and calibrate instruments like sensors, transmitters, and control valves.
• Perform maintenance tasks and ensure timely completion of work tickets.
• Ensure accurate measurements and controls for safe plant operations.
• Investigate and resolve instrument failures.
• Develop specifications for process measurements (e.g., pressure, temperature, flow).
• Participate in system installations and calibrations.
• Maintain safe working areas and adhere to housekeeping standards.
• Apply good manufacturing practices in facilities and documentation.
• Understand validation requirements for equipment installations.

Key Skills and Requirements:

• Experience working to GMP within a pharmaceutical, biotechnology or food manufacturing environment
• Apprenticeship or Degree qualification in engineering
• Knowledge of electrical systems
• Basic understanding of field instruments, P&IDs, and loop diagrams.
• Experience with systems like air handling units, high-purity water systems,, equipment, and filling machines.

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Our client, a leading provider in the Oil & Gas sector, is currently seeking a Senior Instrumentation Engineer to join their dynamic team on a contract basis. This role offers the opportunity to contribute to industry-leading projects across various phases, from concept studies to the engineering, procurement, and construction management (EPCm) of major developments. Projects span from traditional Oil & Gas assets to innovative Hydrogen production and storage solutions. This environment will enable you to thrive and excel in a supportive, collaborative setting.

Key Responsibilities:

• Providing technical input for instrumentation discipline on projects and proposals, including preparing, checking, and approving engineering documentation
• Ensuring compliance with national and international codes, legislation, and company/client standards and procedures
• Preparing equipment and material requisitions for control systems, safety systems, analyser houses, field instrumentation, and other instrument equipment
• Preparing installation scopes of work
• Reviewing supplier quotations and preparing technical bid assessments

More specific tasks could include:

• Full life-cycle development of control or protection systems
• Software qualification of SMART devices and PLCs
• Performing functional safety related tasks
• Managing C&I ageing and obsolescence

Job Requirements:

Qualifications:
Degree in Electronic, Electrical, or Control Engineering. Apprenticeships may be considered. Chartered or Incorporated Engineer status with a relevant professional body, or evidence of working towards these professional titles.
Technical Experience:

• Proficiency in design practices and installation requirements across various industries
• Experience in the Oil & Gas, Nuclear, and/or Water sectors
• Knowledge of UK legislation and standards
• Understanding the requirements for installing equipment in process plants with potentially explosive areas
• Experience with CE marking of plant and equipment, including ATEX, PED, Low Voltage Directive, Machinery Directive, and EMC Compliance
• Awareness of risk identification, quantification, management, and HSE requirements

Personal Specification:

• Highly motivated
• Excellent communication skills and confidence in engaging with colleagues and stakeholders
• Focus on safety and risk management
• Customer-oriented mindset

If you are a skilful Senior Instrumentation Engineer ready to take on a challenging and rewarding role in the Oil & Gas sector, we would love to hear from you. Apply now to join our client's expert team.

Our client, a leading provider in the Oil & Gas sector, is currently seeking a Senior Instrumentation Engineer to join their dynamic team on a contract basis. This role offers the opportunity to contribute to industry-leading projects across various phases, from concept studies to the engineering, procurement, and construction management (EPCm) of major developments. Projects span from traditional Oil & Gas assets to innovative Hydrogen production and storage solutions. This environment will enable you to thrive and excel in a supportive, collaborative setting.

Key Responsibilities:

• Providing technical input for instrumentation discipline on projects and proposals, including preparing, checking, and approving engineering documentation
• Ensuring compliance with national and international codes, legislation, and company/client standards and procedures
• Preparing equipment and material requisitions for control systems, safety systems, analyser houses, field instrumentation, and other instrument equipment
• Preparing installation scopes of work
• Reviewing supplier quotations and preparing technical bid assessments

More specific tasks could include:

• Full life-cycle development of control or protection systems
• Software qualification of SMART devices and PLCs
• Performing functional safety related tasks
• Managing C&I ageing and obsolescence

Job Requirements:

Qualifications:
Degree in Electronic, Electrical, or Control Engineering. Apprenticeships may be considered. Chartered or Incorporated Engineer status with a relevant professional body, or evidence of working towards these professional titles.
Technical Experience:

• Proficiency in design practices and installation requirements across various industries
• Experience in the Oil & Gas, Nuclear, and/or Water sectors
• Knowledge of UK legislation and standards
• Understanding the requirements for installing equipment in process plants with potentially explosive areas
• Experience with CE marking of plant and equipment, including ATEX, PED, Low Voltage Directive, Machinery Directive, and EMC Compliance
• Awareness of risk identification, quantification, management, and HSE requirements

Personal Specification:

• Highly motivated
• Excellent communication skills and confidence in engaging with colleagues and stakeholders
• Focus on safety and risk management
• Customer-oriented mindset

If you are a skilful Senior Instrumentation Engineer ready to take on a challenging and rewarding role in the Oil & Gas sector, we would love to hear from you. Apply now to join our client's expert team.

We'll 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**
The Assurance, Technology and Regulation (AT&R) performance unit, is a critical part of the Technology and Consulting business within CMS-I. AT&R has been providing critical services to the Nuclear Industry for over 60 years.
Do you want to play a vital role in existing and new defence and civil nuclear programmes in the UK, and want to provide key control and instrumentation support to both defence and civil nuclear sectors? Then this is the opportunity for you.
We are looking for a full time Early Career Control and Instrumentation (C&I) Engineer with knowledge of safety-related control and instrumentation systems, to join our Control, Instrumentation and Electrical (CI&E) team based at our Birchwood office in Cheshire.
This development role is ideal for early career engineers and provides a diverse and exciting range of opportunities to support the UK submarine programme in relation to control and instrumentation, associated to emergent issues in-service, during manufacturing, plant-life extension and through next generation concept design, to ensure the Continuous At-Sea Deterrent (CASD).
**Key Responsibilities will include:**
+ Providing formal independent nuclear safety and technical assessment and advice of documents relating to nuclear reactor control and instrumentation (C&I) systems, including cyber security issues, documenting the results in formal letters, and presenting the results to safety and technical committees
+ Representing our company at safety and technical meetings with clients and other contractors
+ Applying C&I knowledge, skills and experience to other projects being carried out by our company
+ Degree or Post Graduate qualification in an engineering, computing or scientific discipline, or equivalent combination of education and experience
+ Professional Institution accredited or working towards CEng
+ An ability to understand and deliberate on complex technical and safety arguments clearly and concisely, based upon knowledge and understanding
+ Developing communication skills both written and oral
+ Good interpersonal skills, to work as part of a team.
+ A knowledge of submarine propulsions systems or civil nuclear control systems would be an advantage
You will have skills and technical experience in some of the following areas:-
+ Basic level understanding of relevant safety standards
+ Basic level of working with software used in safety or mission critical applications
+ It is essential that applicants are, or can be, Security Cleared
**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 ** 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.
**#DestinationNuclear**

Control & Instrumentation Engineer
Location - Chester

Are you a C&I Engineer with a background specifying or designing control systems?
Would you like to work for a high-tech Engineering company who offers exceptional benefits?

Then this could be the role for you.

Benefits you'll get:
25 days holiday plus 8 bank holidays
2 days working from home each week
Company performance bonus
Individual Priva.

Job title : Principal Control & Instrumentation Engineer

Location: Barrow-in-Furness, Filton or Manchester (2 days minimum on site per fortnight.) We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role

Salary: Negotiable dependant on experience

What you’ll be doing:

• Develop a functional design for the Vehicle Control solution for SSNA
• Work with a complex relationship of stakeholders to provide oversight in the delivery of the vehicle control solution, and the supporting vehicle control strategy
• Work closely with the Office of the Chief Engineer, to support assurance activities.
• Work with the engineering manager in the delivery of the vehicle control system, reporting suitable progress through agile toolsets
• Deliver the response to the engineering delivery plan, ensuring that the plan is delivered to schedule
• Provide guidance and instruction on the engineering methods/process to delivery the engineering delivery plan
• Work with the Engineering Delivery Team with varying levels of SQEP to develop technical solutions, developing the team members and nurturing their development
• Engage with legacy stakeholders in the development of a technical solution from a known baseline design

Your skills and experiences:

Essential

• Experience in developing a C&I design for a large scale C&I system ensuring it meets a wide range of requirements, such as functional, defence standards, industrial standards, etc.
• Experience with managing non-functional requirements (i.e. EMC, shock, etc.) meeting industrial compliance
• Experience of authoring and/or reviewing design documents, such as I/O schedules, functional design specification, functional chronicle, interface control document, etc.
• Degree level qualification (or equivalent experience) in relevant STEM subject (Engineering/ Physics/ Maths/ Science)

Desirable

• Understanding of control system architecture and communication protocols (i.e. RS-485, PROFIBUS)
• History in IEC 61508 – Functional Safety (or similar) and production of supporting evidence to substantiate safety claims
• Experience with Manoeuvring Systems from various industries

Benefits:

As well as a competitive pension scheme, BAE Systems also offers employee share plans, an extensive range of flexible discounted health, wellbeing and lifestyle benefits, including a green car scheme, private health plans and shopping discounts – you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

The Platform Complex Systems team:

You will be helping to define and shape the design of the Royal Navy’s next generation attack class submarine and working to implement legacy technology and new control concepts whilst collaborating with colleagues within the Submarines business, wider stakeholders, suppliers, and the Royal Navy. We offer relocation support packages across all Submarines roles, subject to meeting eligibility criteria.

Why BAE Systems?

This is a place where you’ll be able to make a real difference. You’ll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity of thought, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome people from all backgrounds and want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder etc.) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.

Please be aware that many roles at BAE Systems are subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors such as your nationality, any nationalities you may have previously held, and your place of birth can restrict the roles you are eligible to perform within the organisation. All applicants must as a minimum achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard. Many roles also require higher levels of National Security Vetting where applicants must typically have 5 to 10 years of continuous residency in the UK depending on the vetting level required for the role, to allow for meaningful security vetting checks.

Closing Date: 12th September 2025

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

#LI-AM1

#LI-Hybrid

Job title : Principal Control & Instrumentation Engineer

Location: Barrow-in-Furness, Filton or Manchester (2 days minimum on site per fortnight.) We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role

Salary: Negotiable dependant on experience

What you’ll be doing:

• Develop a functional design for the Vehicle Control solution for SSNA
• Work with a complex relationship of stakeholders to provide oversight in the delivery of the vehicle control solution, and the supporting vehicle control strategy
• Work closely with the Office of the Chief Engineer, to support assurance activities.
• Work with the engineering manager in the delivery of the vehicle control system, reporting suitable progress through agile toolsets
• Deliver the response to the engineering delivery plan, ensuring that the plan is delivered to schedule
• Provide guidance and instruction on the engineering methods/process to delivery the engineering delivery plan
• Work with the Engineering Delivery Team with varying levels of SQEP to develop technical solutions, developing the team members and nurturing their development
• Engage with legacy stakeholders in the development of a technical solution from a known baseline design

Your skills and experiences:

Essential

• Experience in developing a C&I design for a large scale C&I system ensuring it meets a wide range of requirements, such as functional, defence standards, industrial standards, etc.
• Experience with managing non-functional requirements (i.e. EMC, shock, etc.) meeting industrial compliance
• Experience of authoring and/or reviewing design documents, such as I/O schedules, functional design specification, functional chronicle, interface control document, etc.
• Degree level qualification (or equivalent experience) in relevant STEM subject (Engineering/ Physics/ Maths/ Science)

Desirable

• Understanding of control system architecture and communication protocols (i.e. RS-485, PROFIBUS)
• History in IEC 61508 – Functional Safety (or similar) and production of supporting evidence to substantiate safety claims
• Experience with Manoeuvring Systems from various industries

Benefits:

As well as a competitive pension scheme, BAE Systems also offers employee share plans, an extensive range of flexible discounted health, wellbeing and lifestyle benefits, including a green car scheme, private health plans and shopping discounts – you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

The Platform Complex Systems team:

You will be helping to define and shape the design of the Royal Navy’s next generation attack class submarine and working to implement legacy technology and new control concepts whilst collaborating with colleagues within the Submarines business, wider stakeholders, suppliers, and the Royal Navy. We offer relocation support packages across all Submarines roles, subject to meeting eligibility criteria.

Why BAE Systems?

This is a place where you’ll be able to make a real difference. You’ll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity of thought, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome people from all backgrounds and want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder etc.) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.

Please be aware that many roles at BAE Systems are subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors such as your nationality, any nationalities you may have previously held, and your place of birth can restrict the roles you are eligible to perform within the organisation. All applicants must as a minimum achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard. Many roles also require higher levels of National Security Vetting where applicants must typically have 5 to 10 years of continuous residency in the UK depending on the vetting level required for the role, to allow for meaningful security vetting checks.

Closing Date: 12th September 2025

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

#LI-AM1

#LI-Hybrid

Job title : Principal Control & Instrumentation Engineer

Location: Barrow-in-Furness, Filton or Manchester (2 days minimum on site per fortnight.) We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role

Salary: Negotiable dependant on experience

What you’ll be doing:

• Develop a functional design for the Vehicle Control solution for SSNA
• Work with a complex relationship of stakeholders to provide oversight in the delivery of the vehicle control solution, and the supporting vehicle control strategy
• Work closely with the Office of the Chief Engineer, to support assurance activities.
• Work with the engineering manager in the delivery of the vehicle control system, reporting suitable progress through agile toolsets
• Deliver the response to the engineering delivery plan, ensuring that the plan is delivered to schedule
• Provide guidance and instruction on the engineering methods/process to delivery the engineering delivery plan
• Work with the Engineering Delivery Team with varying levels of SQEP to develop technical solutions, developing the team members and nurturing their development
• Engage with legacy stakeholders in the development of a technical solution from a known baseline design

Your skills and experiences:

Essential

• Experience in developing a C&I design for a large scale C&I system ensuring it meets a wide range of requirements, such as functional, defence standards, industrial standards, etc.
• Experience with managing non-functional requirements (i.e. EMC, shock, etc.) meeting industrial compliance
• Experience of authoring and/or reviewing design documents, such as I/O schedules, functional design specification, functional chronicle, interface control document, etc.
• Degree level qualification (or equivalent experience) in relevant STEM subject (Engineering/ Physics/ Maths/ Science)

Desirable

• Understanding of control system architecture and communication protocols (i.e. RS-485, PROFIBUS)
• History in IEC 61508 – Functional Safety (or similar) and production of supporting evidence to substantiate safety claims
• Experience with Manoeuvring Systems from various industries

Benefits:

As well as a competitive pension scheme, BAE Systems also offers employee share plans, an extensive range of flexible discounted health, wellbeing and lifestyle benefits, including a green car scheme, private health plans and shopping discounts – you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

The Platform Complex Systems team:

You will be helping to define and shape the design of the Royal Navy’s next generation attack class submarine and working to implement legacy technology and new control concepts whilst collaborating with colleagues within the Submarines business, wider stakeholders, suppliers, and the Royal Navy. We offer relocation support packages across all Submarines roles, subject to meeting eligibility criteria.

Why BAE Systems?

This is a place where you’ll be able to make a real difference. You’ll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity of thought, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome people from all backgrounds and want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder etc.) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.

Please be aware that many roles at BAE Systems are subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors such as your nationality, any nationalities you may have previously held, and your place of birth can restrict the roles you are eligible to perform within the organisation. All applicants must as a minimum achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard. Many roles also require higher levels of National Security Vetting where applicants must typically have 5 to 10 years of continuous residency in the UK depending on the vetting level required for the role, to allow for meaningful security vetting checks.

Closing Date: 12th September 2025

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

#LI-AM1

#LI-Hybrid

Job title : Principal Control & Instrumentation Engineer

Location: Barrow-in-Furness, Filton or Manchester (2 days minimum on site per fortnight.) We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role

Salary: Negotiable dependant on experience

What you’ll be doing:

• Develop a functional design for the Vehicle Control solution for SSNA
• Work with a complex relationship of stakeholders to provide oversight in the delivery of the vehicle control solution, and the supporting vehicle control strategy
• Work closely with the Office of the Chief Engineer, to support assurance activities.
• Work with the engineering manager in the delivery of the vehicle control system, reporting suitable progress through agile toolsets
• Deliver the response to the engineering delivery plan, ensuring that the plan is delivered to schedule
• Provide guidance and instruction on the engineering methods/process to delivery the engineering delivery plan
• Work with the Engineering Delivery Team with varying levels of SQEP to develop technical solutions, developing the team members and nurturing their development
• Engage with legacy stakeholders in the development of a technical solution from a known baseline design

Your skills and experiences:

Essential

• Experience in developing a C&I design for a large scale C&I system ensuring it meets a wide range of requirements, such as functional, defence standards, industrial standards, etc.
• Experience with managing non-functional requirements (i.e. EMC, shock, etc.) meeting industrial compliance
• Experience of authoring and/or reviewing design documents, such as I/O schedules, functional design specification, functional chronicle, interface control document, etc.
• Degree level qualification (or equivalent experience) in relevant STEM subject (Engineering/ Physics/ Maths/ Science)

Desirable

• Understanding of control system architecture and communication protocols (i.e. RS-485, PROFIBUS)
• History in IEC 61508 – Functional Safety (or similar) and production of supporting evidence to substantiate safety claims
• Experience with Manoeuvring Systems from various industries

Benefits:

As well as a competitive pension scheme, BAE Systems also offers employee share plans, an extensive range of flexible discounted health, wellbeing and lifestyle benefits, including a green car scheme, private health plans and shopping discounts – you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

The Platform Complex Systems team:

You will be helping to define and shape the design of the Royal Navy’s next generation attack class submarine and working to implement legacy technology and new control concepts whilst collaborating with colleagues within the Submarines business, wider stakeholders, suppliers, and the Royal Navy. We offer relocation support packages across all Submarines roles, subject to meeting eligibility criteria.

Why BAE Systems?

This is a place where you’ll be able to make a real difference. You’ll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity of thought, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome people from all backgrounds and want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder etc.) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.

Please be aware that many roles at BAE Systems are subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors such as your nationality, any nationalities you may have previously held, and your place of birth can restrict the roles you are eligible to perform within the organisation. All applicants must as a minimum achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard. Many roles also require higher levels of National Security Vetting where applicants must typically have 5 to 10 years of continuous residency in the UK depending on the vetting level required for the role, to allow for meaningful security vetting checks.

Closing Date: 12th September 2025

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

#LI-AM1

#LI-Hybrid