Mechanical Engineering Team Lead

Systems Engineering & Assessment Ltd; Poltimore; On-site; GBP 56,000 - 68,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid/flexible working

25 days annual leave

Private medical health insurance

Group Pension Plan

Wellbeing Centre

Training opportunities

Job summary

Systems Engineering & Assessment Ltd (SEA) seeks a Mechanical Engineering Team Lead to drive mechanical activities across a team of specialists. You will ensure technical quality for mechanical hardware in commercial and military applications and guide tasking, risk management and progress reporting to hit milestones.

The role is based at our Barnstaple site with a flexible on-site requirement (minimum 2 days/week). Salary up to £62k, depending on experience.

Qualifications

• Experience leading mechanical engineering teams.
• Experience in mechanical design, analysis, and GD&T.
• Ability to communicate with project stakeholders and manage risk.

Responsibilities

• Ensure clear communication and collaboration within the Mechanical Engineering project team and stakeholders.
• Provide leadership and technical direction to ensure delivery on time, cost and quality.
• Conduct detailed design, analysis, tolerance studies (including GD&T) and produce technical documentation and manufacturing data packs.
• Support problem investigations and deliver effective solutions.
• Line management for your team with regular development discussions and 1:1s.

Skills

Leadership

Mechanical engineering

Team management

Communication

Job description

Engineered to Protect, that's our promise, we protect what matters - our nations, our waters, our land, our cities, our people, our environment, our world.

As Mechanical Engineering Team Lead you'll lead mechanical activities, ensuring effective task management and prioritization for a team of Mechanical specialists across a range of work of varying complexities. You'll play a critical role in ensuring the technical quality of design, testing, manufacturing and in-service support of mechanical hardware for commercial and military applications. You'll provide support and guidance to the wider project team on tasking, risk management, estimates and progress reporting to ensure that key project milestones are met.

This role is based at our Barnstaple site. This role allows for flexible working but requires a minimum of 2 days per week on site.

The salary for this role is up to £62k, depending on experience.

What you'll be doing

• Ensure clear communication and collaboration within the Mechanical Engineering project team, other engineering functions and project stakeholders.
• Provide leadership and technical direction / task management to ensure delivery of mechanical engineering solutions on-time, on-cost and on-quality.
• Conduct mechanical engineering detailed design, analysis, tolerance studies (including GD&T) and generation of technical documentation (design specifications, test specifications etc) and manufacturing data packs (MDP) to relevant standards including BS8888.
• Support problem investigations and deliver effective solutions.
• Line management for your team, including development discussions and regular 1:1 meetings.

About SEA

At SEA, we develop and deliver advanced solutions to make our world safer, cleaner and more efficient. We provide state‑of‑the‑art applications for naval ship and fleet protection, and undersea surveillance systems. In‑service across the globe, our systems deliver a rapid response to threats and system effectiveness and interoperation. Our systems support an ever‑growing number of navies across the world, and we continue to bolster our already specialist, on‑the‑ground knowledge of key overseas markets.

At our core, we encourage innovation, flexibility and out‑of‑the‑box thinking to solve problems, so we’re always looking for talented, flexible, and creative people to bring their best to SEA. In return we offer generous rewards, a fantastic work/life balance, and excellent career and training opportunities for everyone who joins.

Have?a look at?the benefits we offer:

• Work life balance Hybrid/flexible working arrangements
• 25 days' annual leave, plus buy and sell
• Up to 16 days flexi leave accrual
• Half day Fridays
• Reservists in the?Armed?Forces receive special paid leave

Family & wellbeing

• Private medical health insurance & Employee Assistance Program
• All Staff Bonus
• Group Pension Plan of up to 7% employer contribution
• Cycle to work scheme
• Wellbeing Centre
• Sports & Social activities
• Employee Discounts portal - online and in-store discounts, travel savings
• Life assurance policy
• Publication and recruitment bonus rewards
• Development opportunities, including LinkedIn learning

Facilities & resources

• Electric vehicle charging points at all sites
• Private seated lunch areas
• Onsite bistro (Barnstaple office) and free hot and cold beverages
• Onsite showers and toiletries provision
• Free onsite parking