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Important: All applicants must be able to obtain Security Clearance *minimum 5 years UK residency. A ll applicants must hold British Nationality as their sole / primary nationality.
The Senior Mechanical Engineer is responsible for providing technical expertise and oversight throughout the project life cycle, from initial requirements, through concept generation, development and detailed final design, ensuring solutions meet technical and industry standards.
This role involves concept development, analysis, documentation, and team oversight and requires expertise in CAD, simulation tools, and engineering in harsh environments.
Key Responsibilities:
Develop mechanical solutions across a variety of projects, using principles of mechanics, thermodynamics, hydraulics, and material science as required
Use analytical techniques and recognised tools to design out potential design and process failures
Apply nuclear standards (e.g. ASME) to ensure proposed design solutions meet industry requirements
Evaluate products by designing and conducting appropriate design, development, verification and validation methods
Produce technical evaluations and engineering assessments of proposed design solutions
Produce technical drawings for manufacture and installation, to national and internationally recognized standards
Create technical reports and documentation to support manufacture as required
Provide technical collaboration with customers and suppliers
Maintain professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications; establishing personal networks and participating in professional societies
Liaising with the Project Management team to ensure progress, and that goals and milestones are aligned
Provide clear progress reports, estimates to completion and risks to project managers.
Assess project requirements and agree budgets, timescales and specifications with customer.
Develop plans, processes, and procedures, including work packages as required to support the execution of project milestones
Take on responsibility to support the project engineering team to develop and deliver a solution that is technically and commercially viable
Support the coordination and management of engineering tasks for a project, ensuring on time and on budget deliver
Technical oversight and guidance of mechanical engineers
Support bids by providing technical solutions, estimates, and plans
Skills, Qualifications, and Experience:
Qualified to degree level in a Mechanical/Aerospace/Automotive Engineering or similar discipline
Experience in the design and assembly of products designed to operate in harsh environmental conditions
Ability to communicate complex aspects of designs verbally and graphically
A strong working knowledge of 3D modelling software such as Autodesk Inventor, Solidworks or similar
Knowledge of analytical simulation techniques such as FEA, CFD, etc
Experience designing jigs and fixtures
Experience working with BoMs and detailed drawing packs
Ability to write concise and detailed engineering reports and documentation for publishing.
Ability to work alone and in a team environment
Application of ASME coding within a nuclear environment would be advantageous but is not essential
Knowledge of DFMEA, PFMEA, DFM/DFA and Root cause analysis.
Perform detailed reviews of engineering drawings
Leading engineering teams
Company Details:
Working: Possible Flexible and some remote working potentials.
Want to work for a company who have been supporting the nuclear industry since its first major expansion in the 1960s?
Join a reputable business who, have a number of awards, most recently been named as an Award winner (Gold Award) in MoD Defence Employer Recognition Scheme!
Join a business who provides customers with solutions that give complete, long-term protection and control of safety critical systems.
A trusted and reputable company; who's solutions have been integrated in nearly all of the UK's nuclear sites
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