Senior Mechanical Engineer

We are recruiting for a Senior Mechanical Engineer to work on either a permanent basis, or long term contract outside IR35, in the Chorley area.

Our client is seeking Senior Mechanical Engineers (or Principal Mechanical Engineers/Lead Mechanical Engineers) from a nuclear or defence background.

Pay/Benefits:

The role is working a 4 day working week from Monday to Thursday (with Friday, Saturday and Sunday as weekend).

For the permanent Mechanical Engineers:

�(phone number removed) (depending on level of experience)�per annum plus 25 days' holiday and bank holidays, pension, healthcare and death in service.

For the contract Mechanical Engineers:

�51-61 Ltd (Outside IR35) or Umbrella/PAYE equivalent.

Duties/Experience for the Senior Mechanical Engineer role:

• Execute engineering tasks within allocated budgets and timelines, promptly identifying deviations from the agreed project baseline in terms of scope, cost, or schedule.


• Assist the Lead Engineer in tracking the progress of engineering activities and projecting their completion timelines.

Senior Mechanical Engineer Responsibilities

• Develop conceptual, schematic, and detailed 3D models and drawings, ensuring design considerations address operational, maintenance, manufacturing, construction, and installation requirements.


• Integrate safety principles, including both conventional and nuclear safety, into the design process to ensure robust engineering solutions.


• Create design risk assessments to identify potential hazards across the product lifecycle and propose effective mitigation strategies to address these risks.


• Perform preliminary calculations to support the early stages of design development, with subsequent validation by specialist Stress Engineers.


• Collaborate closely with Stress Engineers to define analytical requirements and loading scenarios for verifying design integrity.


• Generate detailed documentation and drawings to support the lifecycle development and validation of engineering solutions.


• Establish and manage the physical, functional, and performance interfaces between engineering components, ensuring effective communication and control of interdependencies.


• Design and develop mock-ups, prototypes, and testing rigs to verify and refine engineering solutions.


• Prepare technical documentation to demonstrate compliance with relevant legislation, regulations, and standards


• Ensure adherence to configuration management practices to effectively control 3D models, drawings, and associated documentation.


• Promote cost-efficiency through value engineering and remain informed about emerging technologies and their potential application to ongoing and future projects.

About the Company:

An engineering firm with over 40 years of expertise, specializing in delivering advanced solutions for the nuclear and defence sectors.

Due to the role working in Nuclear/Defence sectors, applicants must either already have SC Clearance, or be willing/able to achieve this level of clearance.

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