Job summary
Principal Mechanical Engineer (Platform Systems) - £65.98ph UMB - Barrow-in-Furness - 12 month
Key skills required for this role
Mechanical Engineer, Platform Systems
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Principal Mechanical Engineer (Platform Systems)
Job description
Our client, a prominent Defence & Security company, is currently seeking a Principal Engineer - Mechanical Engineering (Platform Systems) to join their team. As a leader in the industry, our client is at the forefront of innovation and plays a crucial role in ensuring national security.
Job Requirements:
1. Develop design solutions to agreed time, cost and quality in accordance with project or business milestones.Develop and manage requirements and acceptance criteria specific to a system or product and/or across a system of systems, platform or programmeUnderstand the contractual and performance requirements for various systems, and support the definition and associated acceptance criteria and events through design, build, integration, installation and commissioning activities.Produce documentation required to support the design review process, including: diagrams; technical specifications; supporting calculations; design evidence and justificationsEnsure design proving evidence is comprehensive, captured within the requirements management tools and has been endorsed by the appropriate level of authorityEnsure compliance against contractual requirements and that work is undertaken in accordance with company, safety, environmental, contractual and local business processes, standards, procedures and documentation.Undertake design reviews and presentations to customers.Provide technical support to integrated performance and acceptance activities, including acceptance of equipment from suppliers through to system acceptance by the customerReview relevant supplier documentation and ensure it is captured and recorded appropriately.Support the development of estimates for the scope of work and resources required to deliver it in order to support bids, proposal development and project planning activities for various systems.Provide support to the Certificate of Design activities appropriate to the discipline and articulate and present complex technical argument clearly, logically and simply.Deliver technical input and engineering solutions in support of build activities, defect resolution and change management
KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES AND DELIVERABLES
Contribute, as appropriate to the responsibility ascribed by role/grade, to:
Requirements and acceptance criteriaTechnical reports and specificationsSystem definition documentation, including design descriptions, diagrams/PandIDs, interface descriptions, etcSystem design verification: calculations, modelling, analysis etcSystem safety documentationDesign reviews and technical presentationsTest and validation plansQualification and acceptance plansMaintain functional design intent through build and integration to commissioning and acceptance
SUBJECT KNOWLEDGE and QUALIFICATIONS
BEng (Hons) / MEng or equivalent in a relevant STEM degreeCEng or capable of achieving CEngTechnical report writing skillsDemonstrable experience in the delivery of mechanical systems through the development lifecycleComprehensive experience of applying technical expertise across the full engineering lifecycleIn-depth knowledge and experience specifying mechanical equipment and components (heat exchangers, pumps, diesel generators, hydraulic plant, compressors, etc)
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