Mechanical Engineer, Auxiliary Systems

Orion Group; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering firm in Glasgow seeks a Mechanical Engineer to provide support on the Auxiliary Systems Team for the River Class Destroyer Program. Candidates should have a degree in engineering or related fields and ideally be working towards professional membership. The role emphasizes support in design, compliance, and technical analysis in an inclusive environment.

Qualifications

• Engineering degree or equivalent required.
• Membership in relevant engineering institutions preferred.
• Working towards professional registration.

Responsibilities

• Prepare specifications and develop design solutions.
• Support Zonal Integration process ensuring compliance.
• Participate in developing and modifying engineering processes.
• Conduct basic level technical analyses and prepare reports.
• Support Senior engineers with customer and supplier interactions.

Education

Batchelor's degree with honours or Master's degree in engineering, technology or science

Membership of an appropriate Professional Engineering Institute

Working towards IEng

Job description

To provide Mechanical Engineering support to the Auxiliary Systems Team engaged in the functional design of Auxiliary Systems on the River Class Destroyer Program for the Royal Canadian Navy. This includes design of piped fluid systems, including pump and valve selection, preparation of piping schematics, engineering change requests and other design definition documents and calculations.

The role holder will be required to work under supervision performing the following duties:

• · Preparing specifications, develop Stage 1 Auxiliary System design solutions in line with specifications and all quality and technical standards.
• · Support and participate within the Zonal Integration process ensuring 3D model design reflects design intent and achieves compliance to relevant quality, standards and requirements.
• · Participating in developing, maintaining and modifying engineering processes and procedures in assigned areas in response to technical developments and operational need.
• · Carrying out specialist basic level technical analyses and investigations, including evaluation and selection of technical options, and prepare reports with suggested recommendations to support the resolution of problems and the improvement of engineering capability.
• · Supporting Senior engineers with customers and/or suppliers in assigned areas on engineering matters, to resolve problems and issues and to maintain awareness in both parties of priorities and objectives.

QUALIFICATIONS

• · Batchelor's degree with honours or Masters degree (or other qualification plus appropriate further learning to honours degree level) in engineering, technology or science
• · Early Career Associate / Associate/Member membership of an appropriate Professional Engineering Institute, ideally IMarEST, IMechE, IET or CIBSE.
• · Professional registration level: Working towards IEng

Our role in supportingdiversityandinclusion

As an international workforce business, we are committed to sourcing personnel that reflects the diversity and values of our client base but also that of Orion Group. We welcome the wide range of experiences and viewpoints that potential workers bring to our business and our clients, including those based on nationality, gender, culture, educational and professional backgrounds, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, disability, and age differences, job classification and religion. In our inclusive workplace, regardless of your employment status as staff or contract, everyone is assured the right of equitable, fair and respectful treatment.