Principal Engineer

Isaac Gracie; Whitburn; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Influence future product development

Challenging projects

Global engineering environment

Supportive engineering team

Excellent long-term career prospects

Competitive salary and benefits

Job summary

Isaac Gracie is looking for a Principal Engineer to provide technical leadership across product design, engineering analysis and development projects while mentoring a team of engineers. You will own design work from concept through to manufacture and customer delivery.

The role requires hands-on mechanical design, structural assessment using hand calculations and FEA, and review of drawings and reports. You will lead design reviews, collaborate with manufacturing and commercial teams, and guide

Qualifications

• Degree qualified Mechanical Engineer.
• Extensive experience in mechanical product design.
• Strong FEA and engineering calculations experience.
• Excellent 3D CAD skills.
• Experience with pressure equipment, subsea, drilling, oil & gas or heavy engineering products.
• Chartered Engineer status or working towards CEng is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Mechanical design and development of specialist engineered products.
• Structural assessment using hand calculations and FEA.
• Technical leadership across multiple engineering projects.
• Reviewing and approving engineering drawings, reports and calculations.
• Leading design reviews and technical discussions.
• Mentoring and guiding junior engineers; supporting customers with solutions and quotations.
• Working closely with manufacturing, projects and commercial teams.

Skills

Mechanical product design

FEA & engineering calculations

3D CAD skills

Engineering leadership

Education

Degree qualified Mechanical Engineer

Tools

CAD software

Job description

Our client is a global engineering business supplying highly engineered products into the energy sector. They are looking to appoint a Principal Engineer to provide technical leadership across product design, engineering analysis and development projects whilst mentoring a team of engineers.

The Role

You’ll play a key role in the design, analysis and continuous development of specialist engineered equipment, taking ownership of projects from initial concept through to manufacture and customer delivery.

Responsibilities include:

• Mechanical design and development of specialist engineered products
• Structural assessment using hand calculations and Finite Element Analysis (FEA)
• Technical leadership across multiple engineering projects
• Reviewing and approving engineering drawings, reports and calculations
• Leading design reviews and technical discussions
• Providing mentoring and guidance to junior engineers Supporting customers with technical solutions and quotations
• Working closely with manufacturing, projects and commercial teams

About You

• Degree qualified Mechanical Engineer
• Extensive experience within mechanical product design
• Strong FEA and engineering calculations experience
• Excellent 3D CAD skills
• Experience working with pressure equipment, subsea, drilling, oil & gas or heavy engineering products
• Previous experience leading engineers or acting as a technical authority
• Chartered Engineer status, or working towards CEng, would be advantageous

What’s on Offer

• Opportunity to influence the future development of market‑leading engineering products
• Technically challenging projects
• Global engineering environment
• Supportive engineering team
• Excellent long‑term career prospects
• Competitive salary and benefits package