Manufacturing Engineer

ALTEN; Derby; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

ALTEN seeks a Manufacturing Engineer to join its team in Derby, focusing on the development of high-integrity nuclear components. You will be responsible for streamlining manufacturing processes, ensuring they meet safety and quality standards while collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure readiness for production.

Benefits

Private Medical Insurance

Pension Scheme

Cycle-to-work Scheme

Flexible working

Regular team gatherings

Qualifications

• Solid understanding of safety-critical standards.
• Experience in producing process documentation.
• Familiarity with highly regulated environments.

Responsibilities

• Develop and refine manufacturing processes.
• Create traceable documentation like work instructions.
• Support process validation to meet design intent.

Skills

Manufacturing process development

Problem-solving skills

Root cause analysis

Communication skills

Education

Degree in Mechanical, Manufacturing, or Production Engineering

Tools

ISO 9001

ASME

RCC-M

Job description

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As a Manufacturing Engineer, you’ll help define and deliver how complex, nuclear-grade components are made ensuring processes are robust, repeatable, and meet strict industry standards for safety and quality.

Your main responsibilities will be:

• Develop and refine manufacturing processes for high-integrity nuclear components.
• Create detailed, traceable documentation such as work instructions and control plans.
• Ensure all methods align with strict nuclear codes and standards (e.g. ASME, RCC-M).
• Support process validation to confirm manufacturing meets design intent.
• Work closely with design, quality, and regulatory teams to ensure readiness for production.
• Proactively identify risks and implement mitigation strategies.
• Lead continuous improvement efforts to boost process reliability and efficiency

Who are we looking for?

• We’re looking for engineers with a strong understanding of manufacturing in complex, high-integrity environments - ideally nuclear, but also applicable from aerospace, defence, energy, or similarly regulated sectors. You’ll thrive in a quality-driven environment and be excited by the opportunity to work on projects that truly matter for the future of energy.

You are...

• Passionate about engineering
• result-oriented
• proactive

Job Description

What will you be doing?

As a Manufacturing Engineer, you’ll help define and deliver how complex, nuclear-grade components are made ensuring processes are robust, repeatable, and meet strict industry standards for safety and quality.

Your main responsibilities will be:

• Develop and refine manufacturing processes for high-integrity nuclear components.
• Create detailed, traceable documentation such as work instructions and control plans.
• Ensure all methods align with strict nuclear codes and standards (e.g. ASME, RCC-M).
• Support process validation to confirm manufacturing meets design intent.
• Work closely with design, quality, and regulatory teams to ensure readiness for production.
• Proactively identify risks and implement mitigation strategies.
• Lead continuous improvement efforts to boost process reliability and efficiency

Who are we looking for?

• We’re looking for engineers with a strong understanding of manufacturing in complex, high-integrity environments - ideally nuclear, but also applicable from aerospace, defence, energy, or similarly regulated sectors. You’ll thrive in a quality-driven environment and be excited by the opportunity to work on projects that truly matter for the future of energy.

You are...

• Passionate about engineering
• result-oriented
• proactive

Qualifications

Experience, skills and qualifications required:

• Degree in Mechanical, Manufacturing, or Production Engineering (or equivalent experience).
• Solid understanding of manufacturing process development and validation.
• Familiarity with safety-critical standards (e.g., ASME, RCC-M, ISO 9001).
• Experience producing and managing process documentation and control plans.
• Strong problem-solving and root cause analysis skills.
• Comfortable working in a cross-functional environment with design and QA teams.
• Excellent communication and documentation skills.
• Experience working with highly regulated or precision manufacturing processes is highly desirable.

Additional Information

Why join us?

We foster a community of dually talented individuals who are both entrepreneurs and technology specialists. Our teams embody the spirit of innovation and entrepreneurship, enabling us to develop solutions most efficiently.

Our commitment to sustainable growth is unwavering, and we continuously strive for accelerated transformation and continuous improvement. Through ALTEN labs, mentoring programs, internal universities, and more, we are always pushing boundaries and embracing new possibilities.

We offer incredible opportunities to join inspiring projects in the most innovative companies.

We prioritise your career development with personalised support plans tailored to your own aspirations. We're here to empower you and help you reach your full potential.

Join our passionate team and start building tomorrow, today!

In short you get:

• A personalised career path and a rewarding management style
• A chance to work on the most exciting engineering projects and technologies along with Premium Customers
• A huge diversity of engineering projects and industries
• A competitive salary
• Private MedicalInsurance
• Pension Scheme
• Cycle-to-work Scheme among many additional benefits
• Social atmosphere, regular gatherings, and team buildings
• Flexible way of working (role dependent)