Senior Engineer (Mechanical)

Kinectrics Inc.; Altrincham; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Kinectrics Inc. is seeking a Senior Mechanical Engineer to lead the design, fabrication, testing and commissioning of nuclear equipment and systems. You will act as the technical lead for mechanical scopes, oversee supplier engagement, and verify design integrity through calculations, drawings and QA processes.

Join a multidisciplinary team focused on safety, reliability, and high-quality engineering. You will collaborate with clients and partners across the project lifecycle and contribute to

Qualifications

• Degree-qualified in mechanical engineering with extensive design experience.
• Minimum 10 years of relevant mechanical engineering experience in design, fabrication, testing, or project execution.
• Experience in nuclear or fusion-related equipment is a strong asset.
• Knowledge of nuclear quality programs, codes and standards is preferred.
• Excellent communication and report-writing skills; ability to lead multi-disciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Provide senior mechanical engineering leadership for design, fabrication, testing, commissioning and troubleshooting of nuclear equipment and related systems.
• Act as technical lead for assigned mechanical scopes, including design verification and supplier oversight.
• Prepare and review design packages, drawings, calculations, and specifications.
• Lead testing, commissioning support, and field issue resolution within quality program requirements.
• Interface with clients, suppliers, and internal stakeholders throughout the project lifecycle.
• Ensure integration of mechanical designs with process, controls, safety and licensing requirements.

Skills

Leadership

Nuclear experience

Mechanical design

CAD (SolidWorks)

Project management

Communication

Quality assurance

Education

Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering

Professional Engineer designation

Tools

SolidWorks

Finite Element Analysis

CAD software

Job description

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Kinectrics takes pride in being consistently ranked as one of the best places to work in the energy and utility industry, where purpose and people mean as much as innovation and growth. That’s why we choose only the best and brightest to join us. To keep pace with the expanding energy and utility sector, Kinectrics has grown from a company of 300 to over 1,000 in only the last few years - and we aren’t looking to slow down. Join our diverse, supportive workplace for a rewarding career in the electricity industry.

At Kinectrics, employees are recognized for their knowledge, experience, and contributions while working in a highly technical and challenging environment. Kinectrics puts you in the driver’s seat of your own career, setting you up alongside industry experts who will help you develop the skills essential to your professional growth in a dynamic, entrepreneurial, and rewarding work culture.

• Purpose: The work we do each day helps communities around the world. Find satisfaction in work that really matters, working alongside and as part of the best and brightest in the industry.
• Growth: To keep pace with the expanding energy and utility sector, we are growing more each day, which means more opportunities for you. We encourage our employees to grow alongside our company thanks to a number of significant training and personal development opportunities.
• Innovation : Our staff proudly develop innovations that push the industry forward.
• Diversity : The company is dedicated to promoting diversity in its workforce, up to and including the senior management level. Our diversity committee ensures we stay up to date on leading trends and best practices, creating a desirable workspace for each and every one of our employees.
• Competitive Compensation : We offer a competitive total compensation package unmatched by most industries.

We are looking for a self-motivated individual who is excited about becoming a key contributor within a dynamic team.

Accountabilities: How You Will Make an Impact

We are looking for a Senior Engineer (Mechanical) who is passionate about the environment and wants to help create a low carbon future. People who will thrive in a specialised consultancy where everyone in the team will support them to consolidate their knowledge, get involved and collaborate in meaningful projects from the get-go.

Our team is trusted by our clients to help them create and maintain safer, stronger and more efficient assets. We are experts in our field, and at Kinectrics you will have the opportunity to work on a variety of projects. You will be working with leading organisations solving new challenges with solutions.

General Accountabilities

• Provide senior mechanical engineering leadership for the design, fabrication, procurement, integration, testing, commissioning, and troubleshooting of nuclear equipment, skid-based process systems, fusion fuel-cycle equipment.
• Act as technical lead and accountable engineer for assigned mechanical scopes, including design basis development, technical decision-making, design verification, supplier technical oversight, and resolution of engineering issues.
• Prepare, review, and approve design packages which may include fabrication drawings, piping and instrumentation diagrams, design calculations, general arrangement drawings, detailed fabrication drawings, technical specifications, bills of material, failure mode and effects analyses, test plans, and procurement documentation.
• Perform and oversee mechanical design tasks, including equipment sizing and selection for pumps, tanks, vessels, heat exchangers, recombiners, distillation columns, dryers, humidifiers, valves, piping, supports, and related process equipment.
• Generate, review, and direct CAD models and drawings using accepted engineering and drafting practices. Working knowledge of drafting software such as SolidWorks, or equivalent tools is required.
• Lead functional testing, factory acceptance testing, commissioning support, field issue resolution, and engineering investigations in accordance with Kinectrics quality program requirements.
• Provide technical direction to engineers, designers, analysts, suppliers, and fabrication partners while retaining individual contributor responsibility for complex design, analysis, review, and problem-solving tasks.
• Interface with clients, utilities, constructors, procurement partners, suppliers, and internal stakeholders throughout the project lifecycle, from concept development through detailed design, fabrication, installation, testing, and close-out.
• Integrate mechanical designs with process, instrumentation and controls, electrical, software, safety, licensing, and quality requirements to provide complete engineered solutions.
• Support fusion energy and tritium fuel-cycle projects involving containment, transfer, separation, detritiation, purification, storage, handling, and monitoring systems where mechanical design interfaces with process and nuclear safety requirements.
• Lead technical reviews, design risk assessments, constructability reviews, supplier document reviews, and acceptance of fabrication, assembly, inspection, leak testing, and test procedures.
• Ensure customer satisfaction through clear technical communication, timely issue resolution, disciplined project controls, and practical engineering judgement.
• Support proposal development, estimates, technical approaches, basis of estimate preparation, and customer-facing technical content for internal and external opportunities.
• Maintain compliance with engineering standards and applicable legislation.
• Ensure the confidentiality and security of data and information received from clients.
• Ensuring the requirements of the Health & Safety at Work Act are understood and complied with.
• Perform other duties as required.

What You Need to Succeed

• Strong customer orientation and commitment to Kinectrics and Business Unit goals.
• Demonstrated ability to lead complex technical work, make sound engineering decisions, and take accountability for mechanical design scope, technical quality, cost, and schedule.
• Demonstrated ability to mentor engineers and designers, coordinate multidisciplinary work, and provide effective technical supervision without losing direct technical contribution.
• Demonstrated ability to work in multidisciplinary team situations with clients, suppliers, fabrication partners, construction partners, and internal stakeholders.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects or work packages of varying complexity while maintaining technical accuracy and clear priorities.
• High initiative in identifying technical risks, proposing practical solutions, resolving design issues, and improving engineering methods.
• Strong oral and written communication skills, including technical report writing, design review presentation, supplier correspondence, and customer-facing technical discussion.
• Proven skills with engineering and project tools including Microsoft Office, Microsoft Project, Finite Element Analysis and CAD software, and calculation or analysis tools relevant to mechanical equipment design.
• Willing to work for a variety of clients and to work at client premises as required.

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Essential Knowledge, Experience and Qualifications:

• Degree qualified or equivalent (e.g. HNC/HND with significant experience) in relevant engineering discipline with extensive design experience.
• Minimum 10 years of relevant engineering experience in mechanical design, fabrication, procurement, testing, commissioning, troubleshooting, or project execution for complex equipment or process systems. Demonstrable experience in the nuclear and/or fusion industry would be a plus.
• Practical experience with nuclear equipment, skid-based process systems, custom mechanical equipment, pressure-boundary components, process piping, containment systems, or equipment used in radioactive or hazardous service.
• Experience with fusion energy systems, tritium fuel-cycle systems, detritiation, isotope separation, gas handling, purification, storage, or related process equipment is considered a strong asset.
• Detailed knowledge and interpretation of national and international nuclear codes, specifications and standards applicable to mechanical equipment, pressure equipment, process systems, testing, and nuclear quality programs.
• Knowledge of nuclear quality program requirements, quality assurance practices, design verification, supplier quality surveillance, inspection, and acceptance testing.
• Strong understanding and commitment to human performance principles, with nuclear station, nuclear laboratory, or nuclear supplier experience preferred.
• Experience acting as technical lead, responsible engineer, design authority delegate, reviewer, approver, or accountable engineer for mechanical engineering work packages is required.
• Must have excellent communications, technical report writing, design documentation, and oral presentation skills.
• A four-year university degree in mechanical engineering or equivalent is required; chemical, nuclear, or related engineering background may be considered where supported by relevant mechanical systems experience.
• Professional Engineer designation, or eligibility for Professional Engineers registration, is required.
• Ability to successfully obtain and maintain nuclear site security clearance.

Kinectrics welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.