Senior Design Engineer - Marine Propulsion & Power

ALTEN; Brentwood; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private Medical Insurance

Employee assistance programme

Life insurance & Pension Scheme

Social atmosphere, team buildings

Flexible working (role dependent)

Job summary

ALTEN is seeking a Senior Design Engineer to join the Brentwood team, focusing on marine, industrial, and automotive sectors. You will lead design and development of innovative solutions for alternative power and fuel system integration, spanning concept to manufacture and deployment.

You will mentor junior engineers, collaborate with internal teams and customers, and ensure designs meet regulatory standards throughout the lifecycle.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering, or equivalent military experience.
• 10–15 years of mechanical design engineering experience.
• Experience delivering projects from concept through manufacture and deployment.
• Experience working to international engineering and regulatory standards.
• Mentoring or technical leadership experience.

Responsibilities

• Generate innovative engineering designs using proven technologies and creative problem solving.
• Lead mechanical design activities from concept through detailed design and production.
• Apply DFM and DFA principles across the design process.
• Collaborate with CAE engineers to meet structural, vibration, and fluid flow requirements.
• Produce design reports and present to senior stakeholders.
• Ensure CAD designs are released with BoM alignment.
• Coordinate with Project Managers and Principal Engineers to meet objectives, schedules, and costs.
• Support continuous improvement of design processes, standards, and methodologies.
• Mentor and support junior engineers within the design team.
• Ensure designs comply with applicable engineering and regulatory standards throughout the lifecycle.

Skills

Strong mechanical design

Project leadership

CA E collaboration

Problem solving

Communication & stakeholder mgmt

Independent yet collaborative

Electrical cable routing knowledge

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering, or equivalent military experience

Tools

CATIA V5

3DEXPERIENCE (3DX)

P&ID familiarity

Job description

ALTEN is seeking a Senior Design Engineer to join the Brentwood team, focusing on marine, industrial, and automotive sectors. You will lead design and development of innovative solutions for alternative power and fuel system integration, spanning concept to manufacture and deployment.

You will mentor junior engineers, collaborate with internal teams and customers, and ensure designs meet regulatory standards throughout the lifecycle.