An exciting opportunity has arisen for a MECHANICAL DESIGN ENGINEER working within the nuclear defence industry.

Our Client is a global company engaged in the development, delivery and support of advanced defence and aerospace systems in the air, on land and at sea.

Your role will include:

• To execute, evaluate, deliver and manage complex engineering and/or cross functional tasks or programmes of work recognising stakeholder and customer requirements. To identify and implement opportunities for personal and team development to ensure that professional capability of the business and individuals are maintained and improved.
• To undertake functional design and/or provide specialist advice and qualifications of their scope of responsibility and provide evidence for acceptance and fitness for purpose.
• To confirm beyond reasonable doubt by review, surveillance and audit, that those assumptions underpinning engineering data, analysis methodologies, and interpretation of results have been validated.
• To liaise with both internal and external customers as required ensuring that their requirements are adequately supported and that their needs are fully considered and incorporated where appropriate and agreed.
• To undertake peer reviews or checking/verification tasks as directed.
• To provide realistic programme status, identify problem areas and implement agreed recovery plans.
• To provide support to the Certificate of Design activities appropriate to the discipline.
• To articulate and present complex technical argument clearly, logically and simply.
• To be able to access, have a clear understanding of and apply the Quality and HS&E Management System documentation e.g. Process Instructions, Workmanship Standards, Risk Assessments etc. applicable to your particular work scope and to obey all HS&E rules and control measures.

Your skills and experience should include:

• Degree or equivalent in Mechanical / Marine Engineering or similar; ideally Chartered status or working towards it.
• Knowledge of the techniques of Systems Engineering
• Sufficient knowledge of the range of disciplines involved in the product design to be able to identify the best design compromises
• Appropriate knowledge in the way in which the product is to be operated
• Experience in the management of business and technical interfaces
• Sufficient experience to be able to identify unusual characteristics and other departures from normal practice that may require deeper investigation
• Capable of achieving appropriate Professional Institution membership. The ability to analyse complex problems and identify the most critical issues.
Because of the nature of the work associated with this post, it is subject to all selected candidates being required to undergo detailed security clearance. You will need to be a British passport holder and to have been resident in the UK for at least the last 5 years in order for full security checks to be processed.

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