Westlakes Recruit are currently recruiting for Senior Mechanical Engineers with a background in the a highly regulated sector to be engaged on a permanent basis in the Reading area with hybrid working.
As a Senior Mechanical Engineer you will take the lead delivering a wide variety of projects, ranging from niche consultancy to large, high-profile programmes. By taking a prominent role within our diverse portfolio of defence projects, you can take pride in the impact your contribution will make to safeguarding our nation.
Your purpose:
* Lead the creation of optimal design solutions to address client requirements.
* Produce substantiation calculations to demonstrate designs will perform as required.
* Author and update technical documents.
* Manage your projects' delivery against Time, Cost and Quality requirements.
* Support our QA process through review or checking colleagues' work.
* Present your work to the client at formal reviews.
* Work within project teams, these may include placements at clients' sites.
What you can bring:
* 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.
* Computer aided design experience.
* Experience of participating and presenting material at formal design reviews.
* Experience of leading teams to deliver mechanical engineering design projects.
* Experience working in the nuclear or other safety critical industry.
Powering a Diverse Nuclear Future: As an equal opportunities business, we value applications from all backgrounds, cultures and abilities.
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