Job summary
This role involves concept development, analysis, documentation, and team oversight and requires expertise in CAD, simulation tools, and engineering in harsh environments.
Key skills required for this role
Mechanical Design Engineer, Mechanical, Engineer, CAD, Solidworks, Inventor
Important
All applicants must be able to obtain Security Clearance and be a sole / dual British national.
Job description
Looking to join an Innovative company? The company not only produce products which are used in some of the most challenging environments in the world but have a number of awards under their belt! Important: All applicants must be able to obtain Security Clearance *minimum 5 years UK residency. All 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:
1. Develop mechanical solutions across a variety of projects, using principles of mechanics, thermodynamics, hydraulics, and material science as required
2. Use analytical techniques and recognised tools to design out potential design and process failures
3. Apply nuclear standards (e.g. ASME) to ensure proposed design solutions meet industry requirements
4. Evaluate products by designing and conducting appropriate design, development, verification and validation methods
5. Produce technical evaluations and engineering assessments of proposed design solutions
6. Produce technical drawings for manufacture and installation, to national and internationally recognized standards
7. Create technical reports and documentation to support manufacture as required
8. Provide technical collaboration with customers and suppliers
9. Maintain professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications; establishing personal networks and participating in professional societies
10. Liaising with the Project Management team to ensure progress, and that goals and milestones are aligned
11. Provide clear progress reports, estimates to completion and risks to project managers.
12. Assess project requirements and agree budgets, timescales and specifications with customer.
13. Develop plans, processes, and procedures, including work packages as required to support the execution of project milestones
14. Take on responsibility to support the project engineering team to develop and deliver a solution that is technically and commercially viable
15. Support the coordination and management of engineering tasks for a project, ensuring on time and on budget deliver
16. Technical oversight and guidance of mechanical engineers
17. Support bids by providing technical solutions, estimates, and plans
Skills, Qualifications, and Experience:
18. Qualified to degree level in a Mechanical/Aerospace/Automotive Engineering or similar discipline
19. Experience in the design and assembly of products designed to operate in harsh environmental conditions
20. Ability to communicate complex aspects of designs verbally and graphically
21. A strong working knowledge of 3D modelling software such as Autodesk Inventor, Solidworks or similar
22. Knowledge of analytical simulation techniques such as FEA, CFD, etc
23. Experience designing jigs and fixtures
24. Experience working with BoMs and detailed drawing packs
25. Ability to write concise and detailed engineering reports and documentation for publishing.
26. Ability to work alone and in a team environment
27. Application of ASME coding within a nuclear environment would be advantageous but is not essential
28. Knowledge of DFMEA, PFMEA, DFM/DFA and Root cause analysis.
29. Perform detailed reviews of engineering drawings
30. 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 For full information, please get in touch Matchtech acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers and is part of Gattaca Plc. Gattaca Plc provides support services to Matchtech and may assist with processing your application.
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