Job Description
Job Title: Principal Mechanical Design Engineer
Location: Barrow-in-Furness. We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this role
Salary: Circa £55,000
What you’ll be doing:
* Lead the end-to-end development of complex fluid systems, shaping designs that meet demanding performance and environmental requirements
* Create and review high-value engineering deliverables – for schematics and P&IDs to calculations, system descriptions, and 3D models
* Drive advanced system analyses, including flow, pressure, thermal, and transient modelling to validate performance under challenging conditions
* Select and assess critical equipment (pumps, compressors, valves, heat exchangers, filters, tanks), ensuring it meet tough submarine operating environments
* Champion technology integrity by reviewing supplier documentation, ensuring full compliance with shock, vibration, atmosphere, temperature, maintainability, and access constraints
* Influence design quality and safety, contributing to reviews, hazard studies, verification activities, and resolution of technical issues, modifications, and non-conformances
Your skills and experiences:
Essential:
1. Educated to degree level, with Ch...