Manufacturing Engineer

Assystem; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee assistance programme

Career growth opportunities

Job summary

Assystem is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer based in Derby with travel to client sites across the UK. You will support high‑quality customer‑engineered products and manage complex manufacturing challenges, from drawings to supplier queries, while ensuring rigorous safety and project standards.

Key duties include executing work packages with traceability, reviewing manufacturability, and leading root cause analyses alongside global partners. Security clearance (SC) is required.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of metallurgy, metallics or composites is desirable.
• Experience assessing defect criteria related to cracking and NDE.
• Experience in manufacturing and test processes: Machining, Casting, Fabrication, Welding.
• Experience manufacturing composites for marine applications and repair methodologies is desirable.
• Engineering or scientific degree, or equivalent experience.
• Computer-literate and tech-savvy; chartered status encouraged.

Responsibilities

• Execute technical work packages with documentation traceability.
• Review designs for manufacturability using inspection/test processes.
• Develop assembly and constructability methods and approve manufacturing docs.
• Troubleshoot manufacturing issues with Supply Chain partners for clients.
• Conduct root cause analysis and develop corrective actions with reporting tools.
• Support project planning and reporting activities.
• Collaborate with local and global partners and supply chain engagement.

Skills

Metallurgy knowledge

NDE detection methods

Machining, Casting, Fabrication, Weld

Marine composites manufacturing

Computer literacy

Education

Degree in Engineering or a Scientific discipline – or equivalent experience

Ideally working towards professional body membership and chartered status

Job description

Today, Assystem is among the top three independent nuclear engineering firms worldwide. With over 60 years of experience in highly regulated sectors, the group supports public and industrial stakeholders in the execution of complex and strategic infrastructure projects, subject to high safety and security requirements.

Assystem mobilizes 8,000 experts in 13 countries and intervenes across the entire project lifecycle, in engineering, project management and digital solutions.

Job Description

Manufacturing Engineer

Location: - Derby, Travel to client sites within the UK is required.

Security Clearance Required: SC & Sole UK National

Staff and Contract roles available

You will be supporting our clients to deliver high quality customer-engineered products and systems that meet tough testing, manufacturing, and project standards.

You’ll play a key part in understanding complex systems and offering technical support to ensure everything runs smoothly – from drawing reviews to problem-solving and supplier queries.

Your Missions

• Execute technical work packages with precision and with full documentation traceability
• Review designs for manufacturability utilising industry inspection and test processes.
• Assist in developing assembly and constructability methods, including reviewing/approving manufacturing documentation
• Troubleshoot and manage manufacturing issues within Supply Chain partners, on behalf of a client
• Conduct detailed root cause analysis and develop corrective/preventive actions using proper reporting tools
• Support project planning and reporting.
• Collaborate with local and global partners & supply chain engagement

Why join the community of Switchers?

Over 55 years of nuclear engineering expertise – we’re in the Top 3 globally!

Attractive benefits: access to an employee assistance programme and more..

Career growth: 70% of our managers were promoted internally

At Assystem, we celebrate diversity and creativity. We believe in harnessing unique perspectives to shape innovative solutions. Your skills and daring spirit are what truly matter. Join us and help shape the future!

Qualifications

Candidate Profile (Skills, Experience & Qualifications):

• Have knowledge of Metallurgy, metallics, and/or composite materials (desirable)
• Have experience assessing defect criteria in relation to cracking, sub-surface defects, surface coating defects, and NDE detection methods
• Have experience in Manufacturing and Test processes — Machining, Casting, Fabrication, Welding
• Have experience in manufacturing of composites for Marine applications, including repair methodologies (desirable)
• Degree in Engineering or a Scientific discipline – or equivalent experience
• Computer-literate and tech-savvy
• Ideally working towards professional body membership and chartered status

Additional Information

This role requires the successful candidate to hold (or be able to obtain) a minimum of a Security Check (SC) clearance without any caveats to that clearance.

Due to the nature of work this role will be delivering and for the protection of certain assets, the successful candidate has to be a sole UK national

We are committed to equal treatment of candidates and promote, as well as foster all forms of diversity within our company. We believe that bringing together people with different backgrounds and perspectives is essential for creating innovative and impactful solutions. Skills, talent, and our people’s ability to dare are the only things that matter !. Bring your unique contributions and help us shape the future.