Mechanical Engineer (Nuclear)

Rotork; Bath; On-site; GBP 48,000 - 68,000; Full time

Job summary

Rotork is seeking a hands-on engineer to join our full development lifecycle team. You will work on concepts through to testing and manufacturing, contributing to core products, enhancements, and new innovations.

You will translate stakeholder requirements into robust outputs, develop test specifications, and present findings to technical leads and customers, while ensuring compliance with standards and regulations.

Qualifications

• Clear and effective communication skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• A team player that shares knowledge and insights, but also able to demonstrate a strong level of initiative
• Solid understanding of information processing fundamentals and best practices
• Experience with agile/project management methods would be advantageous

Responsibilities

• Deliver engineering solutions across the full development life cycle.
• Contribute to core product development, enhancements, and new technologies.
• Produce design concepts, implement solutions, and perform testing.
• Create project plans and support delivery against agreed timescales.
• Conduct design reviews to ensure compliance with specifications and standards.
• Translate stakeholder requirements into robust engineering outputs.
• Provide cost estimates with cross‑functional input.
• Present findings and solutions to technical leads, senior managers, and customers.
• Develop functional and non‑functional test specifications.
• Prepare technical records and reports to demonstrate compliance.
• Design to internationally recognised standards.

Skills

Communication

Team player

Initiative

Information processing

Agile

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical, Product design, Industrial Engineering or equivalent

Tools

CAD

3D modeling

Job description

Rotork is the market-leading global flow control and instrumentation company, helping our customers manage the flow of liquids & gases across many industries worldwide.

Job Description

Join our high‑performing engineering team and help deliver effective, fit‑for‑purpose solutions to customers worldwide. In this hands‑on role, you’ll work across the full development life cycle — from concept and design through to testing and manufacture — contributing to core products, enhancements, and new innovations.

Key Responsibilities

• Deliver engineering solutions across the full development life cycle.
• Contribute to core product development, enhancements, and new technologies.
• Produce design concepts, implement solutions, and perform testing.
• Create project plans and support delivery against agreed timescales.
• Conduct design reviews to ensure compliance with specifications and standards.
• Translate stakeholder requirements into robust engineering outputs.
• Provide cost estimates with cross‑functional input.
• Present findings and solutions to technical leads, senior managers, and customers.
• Develop functional and non‑functional test specifications.
• Prepare technical records and reports to demonstrate compliance.
• Design to internationally recognised standards.

About You

You’re proactive, practical, and driven, with the ability to work collaboratively and deliver high‑quality engineering solutions on time.

Qualifications

Qualifications and Technical Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical, Product design, Industrial Engineering or equivalent experience.
• Proven experience working in and designing products for the nuclear power industry
• Awareness of NCR Regulation 10CFR Part 50 Appendix B, and Part 21 reporting
• Awareness of CSA N299 series of standards
• Familiarity with IEEE Nuclear Standards (382, 323, 383 and 344) for design & engineering.
• Previous design experience with castings, gears, electric motors, seals, CAD drawings and 3D models.
• Proven experience of analysing, designing, testing and enhancing existing/new products used in an industrial environment.
• Understanding of a variety of project management methodologies (e.g. agile).

Required skills and experience:

• Clear and effective communication skills, able to build relationships at all levels of the organisation
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• A team player that shares knowledge and insights, but also able to demonstrate a strong level of initiative
• Solid understanding of information processing fundamentals and best practices

Additional Information

Rotork DNA and Behaviours

Our greatest achievements come from working together. When we unite around a shared purpose, support one another and bring our unique strengths, there’s nothing we can’t achieve. Our DNA and behaviours capture what this means at Rotork. By embracing them in all we do, we deliver results safely and sustainably, drive accountability and a growth mindset, stay agile – and go further. Together.

OurDNA—'We Value Our Customers, We Grow Together, We Win as a Team’—is the foundation of who we are. By living these behaviours, we keep each other safe, value our customers, and move Rotork forward—Together.

By living our DNA and behaviours, we collaborate for success across every area of our business. For the benefit of our customers, each other, Rotork and the world.