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With over 50 years of experience and nearly 3,000 employees worldwide, we serve critical sectors including nuclear energy, healthcare, defence, and research. \n\nWe combine deep technical expertise with a strong customer focus to deliver reliable, high-performance solutions. Our mission is to protect people and the environment through innovative technologies and trusted service.\n\nAt Mirion, we foster a culture of integrity, collaboration, and continuous improvement empowering our teams to make a meaningful impact every day.\n\nThe Opportunity\n\nWe are seeking a skilled and motivated Systems Engineer (Mechanical and Automation) to carry out solutions design and integration activities of Mirion’s nuclear measurement systems. This will involve working with designated teams to ensure all engineering aspects of a specific system are completed to specification, customer satisfaction, timescale and cost constraints.\n\nYou will be involved in engineering projects of differing size and complexity, predominantly defining and validating solutions activities (often working with specialist sub-contractors), including contributing to successful build – including ‘hands on’ test and commissioning of the equipment.\n\nThe position will be based in Warrington with some hybrid working and travel across the UK to various customer sites during commissioning/acceptance.\n\nApplicants must be able to pass HMG Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) check, with the potential for undergoing security vetting at a national level.\n\nKey Responsibilities\nResponsible for the Mechanical and Automation element of bespoke system project work and to assist the Technical Lead in the successful completion of projects\nDefining standards for the team to achieve excellence in a highly regulated industry\nGuiding and mentoring junior team members where necessary\nApplying the principles of best engineering practice at all times\nAble to support FMEA, fault tree analysis, SIL substantiation and AR&M assessments\nLiaising with other Divisional stakeholders to ensure compliance with all customer requirements\nContribute technical input to tender documentation including concept design and costing\nActive involvement in identifying and participating in business improvements\nAbility to spend short periods of time at other Divisional sites, customer sites and supplier sites\n\nSkills & Experience\nDegree Educated or equivalent time served – in a relevant engineering discipline\nA good appreciation of Electrical Systems\nPrevious experience as a Project/Senior Engineer, with a broad range of mechanical, control, instrumentation and safety systems knowledge\nExperience with PLCs and PLC programming with familiarity with (ideally) GE Fanuc applications\nExperience with compliance with the Machinery Directive and specifically standards EN12100 and EN13849-1\nAn excellent working knowledge of relevant general national and international codes, specifications and standards\nExcellent computing skills, particularly in the use of Microsoft Office Applications and of AutoCAD products\nAbility to be SC cleared (with the option to obtain DV if required)\nProactive and technically capable\nStrong initiative, motivation and a commitment to delivering high-quality work under pressure\nExcellent interpersonal, organisational and communication skills\nHigh level of communication proficiency in spoken and written English\n\nWhat we can offer\n\nOur employees make the difference, that’s why we can offer the following:-\nA competitive salary and benefits package\nThe opportunity to develop within an international group working on high profile projects\nOngoing professional development opportunities and training\nA collaborative and supportive work environment","description_format":"text","description_chars":3820,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":null,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":null,"security_clearance":false,"languages":[{"language":"English","level":"All levels","optional":false}]},"benefits":["Hybrid work","Professional development"],"hiring_locations":[{"name":"United Kingdom","iso":"GB","kind":"country"}],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":[],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-10-01T20:54:54Z"}],"liveness":{"score":4,"band":"cold","label":"Long shot","p_open":1,"p_active":0.146,"p_room":0.28,"age_days":165,"expected_fill_days":27,"reasons":["conf:8","stale_co","win:tail","crowd:"],"computed_at":"2026-10-02T05:45:00Z"},"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/mirion-systems-engineer-mechanical-automation","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/mirion-systems-engineer-mechanical-automation.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-10-03T04:11:15Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","usage":{"tier":"crawler","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":4333,"day_limit":5000,"remaining_today":667,"minute_limit":60,"resets_at":"2026-10-04T00:00:00Z"}}}