Senior Mechanical Engineer

Women's Engineering Society; Barnstaple; Hybrid; GBP 49,500 - 60,500; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days’ annual leave

Private medical health insurance

Group Pension Plan up to 7%

Development opportunities

Employee Discounts portal

Job summary

Women's Engineering Society is seeking a Senior Mechanical Engineer based in Barnstaple. In this role, you will provide mechanical engineering design and development support for a variety of projects, contributing to the delivery of engineering solutions in both commercial and military applications.

The position offers flexible working arrangements and a competitive salary of up to £55k, depending on experience. Join us in our mission of protecting what matters.

Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of design, test, manufacture and in service support of Mechanical hardware.
• Experience in military and commercial environments.
• Preferable chartered status or working towards and membership in relevant institutions.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to on-time delivery of engineering solutions.
• Conduct detailed design, analysis, and documentation.
• Ensure clear communication within project teams and stakeholders.

Skills

Mechanical hardware design and support

Design for Excellence (DfX)

Knowledge of military and commercial design standards

Chartered Engineer status or working towards

Job description

SEA (Systems Engineering & Assessment Ltd)

Description:

About The Role

Engineered to Protect, that’s our promise, we protect what matters - our nations, our waters, our land, our cities, our people, our environment, our world.

As Senior Mechanical Engineer, you'll play a crucial role providing mechanical engineering design and development support to varied company products and projects. You'll liaise with customers, suppliers, project teams, and subject matter experts on system design issues, and contribute expertise across the design, testing, manufacture, and in service support of mechanical hardware for both commercial and military applications.

The Senior Mechanical Engineer will be based at our Barnstaple site with flexible working.

The salary for this role is up to £55k, depending on experience.

What you'll be doing

• Contribute to Work Package delivery elements to ensure delivery of mechanical engineering solutions on-time, on-cost and on-quality
• Contributing towards continual improvement in design and product manufacturability through effective relationship building and design guidance/liaison with other engineering functions
• Conduct mechanical engineering detailed design, analysis, tolerance studies (including GD&T) and generation of technical documentation (design specifications, test specifications etc) and manufacturing data packs (MDP) to relevant standards including BS8888
• Ensure clear communication and collaboration within the Mechanical Engineering project team, other engineering functions and project stakeholders
• Supporting visits and meetings at UK sites and suppliers when required

About our company

At SEA, we develop and deliver advanced solutions to make our world safer, cleaner and more efficient. We provide state-of-the-art applications for naval ship and fleet protection, and undersea surveillance systems. In-service across the globe, our systems deliver a rapid response to threats and system effectiveness and interoperation. Our systems support an ever-growing number of navies across the world, and we continue to bolster our already specialist, on-the-ground knowledge of key overseas markets.

What we offer

At our core, we encourage innovation, flexibility and out-of-the-box thinking to solve problems, so we’re always looking for talented, flexible, and creative people to bring their best to SEA. In return we offer generous rewards, a fantastic work/life balance, and excellent career and training opportunities for everyone who joins. Havea look atthe benefits we offer:

Work life balance

• Hybrid/flexible working arrangements
• 25 days’ annual leave, plus buy and sell
• Up to 16 days flexi leave accrual
• Reservists in the Armed Forces receive special paid leave

Family & wellbeing

• Private medical health insurance & Employee Assistance Program
• All Staff Bonus
• Group Pension Plan of up to 7% employer contribution
• Cycle to work scheme
• Sports & Social activities
• Employee Discounts portal - online and in-store discounts, travel savings
• Life assurance policy
• Publication and recruitment bonus rewards
• Development opportunities, including LinkedIn learning

Facilities & resources

• Electric vehicle charging points at all sites
• Private seated lunch areas
• Onsite bistro (Barnstaple office) and free hot and cold beverages
• Onsite showers and toiletries provision
• Free onsite parking

The skills you need

• Strong knowledge of design, test, manufacture and in service support of Mechanical hardware in both commercial and military environments
• Experienced in various aspects of Design for Excellence (DfX), including Manufacturing, Assembly, Test, Integration and Sustainability
• Knowledge Of Military and Commercial Mechanical & Environmental design standards including Def Stans, Mil Specs, CE/UKCA marking
• Chartered Engineer — or working towards chartered status is preferable. Member of a relevant professional institution (e.g. IMechE or IET)

Join us and be part of something smaller - with 500people in the UK and Canada - doing something bigger: protecting what matters.