Mechanical Engineer / Senior Mechanical Engineer (Bristol)

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10 months ago

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Mechanical Engineer / Senior Mechanical Engineer

North Bristol (2/3 days in office p/w)
£30,000 - £60,000

Please note we can only consider UK Nationals for this role due to security restrictions

We're passionate about what we do, but we don't take ourselves too seriously. Simply put, this a great place to be. So, when it comes to your life outside of work, ask us about our flexible and remote working policies designed to help you get the most out of life.

As a Mechanical Engineer / Senior Mechanical Engineer in our 'Aerospace, Defence, Security and Technology' (ADS&T) business you will take the lead delivering a wide variety of projects, ranging from niche consultancy to large, high-profile programmes.

Whether it's the challenge of aircraft electrification or designing critical equipment to support the UK's Continuous at Sea Deterrent, you can take pride in the impact your contribution will make on advancing our world.

Your purpose: Mechanical Engineer / Senior Mechanical Engineer

Support/Lead the creation of optimal design solutions to address client requirements.
Produce substantiation calculations and justifications to demonstrate design performance against requirements.
Author and update technical documents.
Manage your projects' delivery against time, cost and quality requirements.
Support our quality assurance process through review or checking of colleagues' work.
Present your work to our clients at formal reviews.
Work within project teams, these may include placements at clients' sites.

What you can bring: Mechanical/Senior Mechanical Engineer

Degree (or equivalent) in Mechanical Engineering or a related discipline.
Chartership with a relevant engineering institution or be progressing towards obtaining this.
Sound understanding of mechanical engineering principles and their application to varied projects and domains.
Creativity and experience across the design lifecycle including undertaking requirements capture, concept generation, development and down-selection.
Familiarity with working to design codes and industry standards appropriate for a safety critical industry.
Experience in the production of design documentation, including calculations, reports, specifications and requirements capture documents.
Experience of leading teams to deliver mechanical engineering design projects.
Experience working in the nuclear or other safety critical industry

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