Senior Mechanical Design Engineer- Nuclear Process Defence Sector Devonport, Plymouth Competitive salary up to £50,000 - DOE Introduction We are assisting our client a large defence company who is looking for an experienced Senior Mechanical Design Engineer to be part of the Facilities Engineering Design Authority. As the Senior Mechanical Design Engineer, you will be responsible for maintaining and managing changes to the design intent of nuclear implicated assets and equipment that support the upkeep of the Royal Navy's fleet of submarines. Roles & Responsibilities As the Senior Mechanical Design Engineer, you will be responsible for: Leading activities throughout the design lifecycle, acting as technical checker of documentation. Leading the provision of technical support, guidance and advice to facility owners, operators and maintainers Maintaining an accurate and up-to-date suite of reference design documentation for assets under your authority Ensuring that statutory UK... legislative requirements are embodied into engineering systems and that those systems and safe to use and fit for purpose Producing work schedules and managing priorities in agreement with key stakeholders Supporting the growth and development of Engineers in your team, ensuring capabilities are maintained in line with current and future demand Skills & Qualifications We are looking for someone with the following: Hold a degree in a relevant engineering subject Knowledge and understanding of mechanical engineering principles for the design, operation, and maintenance of pressure/pipework systems Knowledge and understanding of relevant codes, standards and legislation Experience of engineering project specification, planning, budgeting and delivery Experience in the use of engineering software packages Professional membership with an engineering institution Be eligible to satisfy security requirements. This may require you to hold or be eligible/capable of achieving 'Security Check' (SC) clearance. Salary & Package What's on offer for this exciting role: A competitive salary of up to £50,000 25 days holiday entitlements bank holidays flexible working Pension contributions matched up to 8% of salary Employee Share plan Autonomy - trusted and empowered to deliver and be your best. The role will be a mixture of office-based work and time on-site. We also support flexible working such as home working when this can be supported in terms of project/business need. Please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview. How to Apply If you are interested in this position, please send a CV and Cover Letter to (url removed) or ring (phone number removed) and ask to speak to Matthew Brindley who can tell you more. Astute Technical Recruitment Limited are acting as an employment agency in relation to this vacancy. We do not discriminate on the grounds of age, race, gender, disability, creed or sexual orientation and comply with all relevant UK legislation. We encourage applications from individuals from all backgrounds but candidates must be able to demonstrate their ability to work in the UK and Europe. Astute is also committed to the government's Disability Confident Employer initiative. We endeavour to get back to everyone, however, if you have not heard anything after 7 days, please consider your application unsuccessful
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