Principal Mechanical Engineer

Westinghouse Electric Company LLC.; Preston; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Westinghouse Electric Company is seeking a Principal Mechanical Engineer to join their team in Preston, UK, in a hybrid work arrangement. This role encompasses leading a multi-disciplined engineering team, ensuring high-quality design deliverables, and mentoring junior engineers, all while adhering to industry standards and managing project scope effectively.

Qualifications

• Minimum 8+ years' experience in the nuclear or highly regulated industry.
• Chartered Member of the IMechE preferred.
• Detailed knowledge of standards and regulations.

Responsibilities

• Act as the project’s single point of authority for mechanical engineering.
• Lead a multi-disciplined engineering team.
• Ensure design deliverables comply with relevant standards.

Skills

Mechanical Design

Leadership

Project Management

Education

Bachelor’s degree or higher in Mechanical Engineering

Job description

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Are you interested in being part of an innovative team that supports Westinghouse’s mission to provide clean energy solutions? At Westinghouse, we recognize that our employees are our most valuable asset and we seek to identify, attract, and recruit the most qualified talent while valuing diversity in the global workplace.

If this environment suits you, we have an exciting opportunity for a Principal Mechanical Engineer, Preston, UK (Hybrid work arrangement available).

Your Day-to-Day:

• Act as the project’s single point of authority and accountability for the mechanical engineering discipline.
• Lead a multi-disciplined engineering team, depending on project scope, reporting to the Project Manager and working closely with the client’s responsible engineering team.
• Develop key design deliverables such as Design Proposal Drawings, Mechanical Flow Diagrams, and Detailed Design Drawings. Check and approve scoping and FEA calculations.
• Ensure that design deliverables are of high quality and comply with relevant standards, regulations, and customer-specific standards.
• Ensure design consultants and subcontractors deploy qualified and experienced personnel.
• Produce documentation that is technically accurate, well-formatted, and professionally presented.
• Prepare and review quality plans for multi- or single-discipline work packages.
• Ensure work is within scope, on time, and within budget.
• Manage technical issues, implement change control, and address commercial impacts.
• Ensure designs comply with CDM regulations and have designer responsibility under CDM.
• Present mechanical engineering designs to clients and stakeholders, including discipline experts and non-discipline audiences.
• Present technical solutions at design reviews and HAZOPs.
• Produce and review safety-related documents such as Hazard Management Strategy and Engineering Justifications.
• Develop estimates, define deliverables, clarify scope/exclusions, and develop program logic during bid/tender stages.
• Mentor engineers and designers to enhance their skills and the company's capabilities.
• Develop and maintain good relationships with key counterparts in client or partner organizations.

Who You Are:

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Mechanical Engineering.
• Chartered Member of the IMechE preferred.
• Minimum 8+ years’ experience in the nuclear or highly regulated industry, with at least 3 years at Senior Engineer level.
• Detailed knowledge of standards, regulations, codes, and directives, and how to apply them.
• Proven knowledge of theories, principles, practices, and techniques in mechanical design.
• Strong knowledge in producing Technical Files for new products, plants, and equipment.
• Legally eligible to work in the UK.

Why Westinghouse?

Westinghouse Electric Company is the global nuclear energy industry’s first choice for safe, clean, and efficient energy solutions. We live our value system to deliver this vision.