Principal Engineer - Mechanical Handling

Morson Edge; South Hams; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A UK engineering firm is seeking a Principal Engineer to support engineering capabilities through the design lifecycle. Responsibilities include leading technical design packages and ensuring compliance with industry regulations. Essential experience includes a background in Defence, Nuclear, or Oil & Gas. A degree in Mechanical Engineering and chartered status or progress towards it are required. This role offers a hybrid working arrangement with travel to Plymouth site approximately two days a month.

Qualifications

• Experience in Defence, Nuclear, Oil & Gas or other regulated industries.
• Mechanical/process engineering background (fluid systems, hydraulics desirable).
• Understanding of engineering design and safety practices.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage technical design packages to meet requirements.
• Provide design guidance and ensure compliance with specifications.
• Integrate designs within the facility layout and manage interfaces.
• Maintain the engineering configuration of the design intent.

Skills

Lead technical design packages

Technical design guidance

Collaboration across engineering functions

Change control management

Education

Degree in Mechanical Engineering

Chartered Engineer or working towards status

Job description

Principal Engineer - 35-40 hours per week - Hybrid with travel to site in Plymouth required (circa 2 days per month)

Day-to-day, Supporting the engineering capability of the new systems through the design lifecycle in accordance with the design process.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Lead and manage one or more technical design packages ensuring requirements are met through the design process
• Provide technical design guidance and review of sub-contract design to ensure compliance with specifications, technical regulations and standards
• Collaboration across engineering functions and stakeholders to integrate designs within the overall facility layout and manage interfaces
• Maintaining the engineering configuration of the design intent (change control)

Essential experience:

• Defence, Nuclear, Oil & Gas or other highly regulated industry
• Mechanical and/or Mechanical Process engineering background (fluid systems, hydraulics desirable)
• Regulations, legislation and standards that are applicable to mechanical design and construction (including CDM Principal Designer responsibilities)
• Solid understanding of engineering design and safety practices, tailored to the role, discipline and project needs

Desirable Experience:

• Technical management of specialist sub-contract designers
• Experience of working in BIM environments.
• Awareness of project planning, project management and budgeting.

Qualifications:

• Degree in Mechanical Engineering. Experience in lieu of formal education would be considered.
• Chartered Engineer with membership of an accredited body (i.e. IMechE, IMarEST or IET) or working towards chartered status

Security Clearance

The successful candidate must be a sole UK national who is able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) security clearance for this role