Manufacturing Engineer

Framatome; Cranfield; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave 25 days

Pension

Private health care

Dental insurance

Life assurance

EAP

Income protection

Job summary

Framatome UK is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer to support Cranfield Lab and workshop facilities. You will plan, build, commission, and operate R&D test rigs and facilities to meet customer expectations using current methods and best practice.

The role requires a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering and 5+ years of experience in manufacturing, R&D test or service environments, with strong problem-solving and hands-on engineering skills. Safety and quality are driving priorities across activities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering is required.
• Proven experience as an engineer in a mechanical/IC discipline or similar role.
• Excellent communication and teamwork abilities.
• Ability to read and interpret technical drawings and schematics.
• Familiarity with working in ISO or similar procedural environments.

Responsibilities

• Liaise with team to build measurement systems from designs.
• Detail project plans to meet milestones.
• Assemble/install mechanical components per drawings and specs.
• Operate test rigs to validate customer assemblies.
• Perform routine maintenance and inspections on rigs and equipment.
• Troubleshoot mechanical issues and replace faulty parts.
• Collaborate with team to ensure right-first-time delivery.
• Maintain health and safety as a priority.
• Keep records of maintenance and calibration.

Skills

Mechanical engineering

Problem-solving

Teamwork

Reading schematics

Hands-on tooling

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Tools

Hand tools

Power tools

Job description

Manufacturing Engineer

Energise Your Career with Framatome UK – Powering a Safer, Smarter Nuclear Future. Framatome is a global leader in nuclear energy, recognised for delivering innovative, value-added technologies that design, build, maintain, and advance the world’s nuclear fleet. With 20,000 employees in over 70 locations worldwide, we provide components, fuel, and control systems for nuclear power plants, along with a full suite of reactor services focused on improving safety, performance, and sustainability.

We are seeking a Manufacturing Engineer to join our team in Cranfield and provide operational engineering support to all current and future project activity within the Cranfield Lab and workshop facilities. This will include, but not be limited to, planning, building, commissioning, maintaining, and operating all R&D test rigs and facilities to meet customer expectations using current methods and best practice.

Responsibility

• Liaising with the engineering and project management team to take design drawings and details and build measurement systems, typically for extreme pressure, flow or heat conditions.
• Detailing project plans to ensure the timely delivery of project milestones and objectives.
• Assembling and installing mechanical components, machinery, and equipment in accordance with technical drawings, P&ID, and technical specifications.
• Operating various test rigs and fixtures to perform validation and verification tests on customer assemblies.
• Performing routine maintenance, inspections, and repairs on test rigs, machinery and specialized systems.
• Troubleshooting and diagnosing mechanical issues, identifying and replacing faulty parts.
• Collaborating with other team members and stakeholders to ensure efficient and right‑first‑time delivery of systems.
• Ensuring all activities are undertaken with health and safety as the driving focus.
• Maintaining accurate records of maintenance and calibration activities.

Key Outputs

• Creation of PFD, P&ID, schematics.
• Work instructions.
• Assembly instructions.
• Analysis reporting to support project objectives.
• Goods procurement.
• Project milestone requirements.

Profile

What are we looking for?

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering.
• 5+ years experience within a manufacturing, R&D test or service environment.

Person Specification

• Proven experience as an engineer in a mechanical/I&C discipline or similar role.
• Strong mechanical aptitude and problem‑solving skills.
• Proven experience managing project work packages.
• Proficiency in using hand and power tools.
• Ability to read and interpret technical drawings and schematics.
• Excellent communication and teamwork abilities.
• Physical stamina and ability to work in various conditions (e.g., confined spaces, heights).
• Familiarity with working in ISO or similar procedural environments.
• Enthusiastic and committed, willing to work within tight timescales.

Benefits

• 25 days annual leave per year rising by 1 day for every 2 years worked (maximum 30 days) + Bank Holidays.
• 8% employer pension contribution with employee 1% contribution (salary sacrifice).
• Individual and family private health care.
• Dental insurance for employees.
• Life assurance (4× salary).
• Employee assistance programme (EAP).
• Income protection.

Job Type

Non fixed term

Job Location

United Kingdom, Cranfield