Senior Mechanical Engineer

First Recruitment Group; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

First Recruitment Group is recruiting a Senior/Principal Mechanical Engineer for a large Derby-based nuclear sector client. The role can be inside IR35 or permanent staff, with office-based work in Derby and potential one day remote per week.

You would review engineering concessions, demonstrate CAD/CA E capabilities, and lead design through all lifecycle stages, including MB Design, tolerance analysis, manufacturing buy-offs and parts support in service.

Qualifications

• Senior/Principal level experience in nuclear, aerospace, or regulated sectors.
• ASME Y14.5 / GD&T knowledge.
• Understanding of safety legislation.
• Design for Manufacture & inspection methods.
• 3D CAD familiarity (Siemens NX or similar).
• PLM systems familiarity (Teamcentre or similar).
• Professional engineering qualification.

Responsibilities

• Review concessions of engineered parts and ensure compliance with standards, update substantiation documentation.
• Demonstrate CAD and modelling capabilities for integration and modification activities.
• Create analysis models using ANSYS or ABAQUS; perform tolerance stack calculations.
• Lead design for manufacture activities and support parts in service.
• Understand manufacturing processes: machining, castings, forgings, rotary equipment, welding techniques.
• Maintain data integrity and ensure traceability across design and manufacture.
• Define and maintain models/definitions at component and assembly levels; assess interfacing components.
• Collaborate with design, manufacturing and project teams, supporting gated reviews.
• Mentor junior team members and work in a team-focused environment.

Skills

CAD competencies

FEM/CAE modeling

Tolerance analysis

Model-based design (MBeD/MBD)

Design for Manufacture

Data integrity

Team collaboration

3D CAD (Siemens NX)

Education

Professional engineering qualification

Tools

Siemens NX

Teamcentre PLM

Job description

Mechanical Engineer (Open to Senior and Permanent level)

Derby – 4 or 5 days per week in the office, potentially 1 day per week from home

Inside IR35 or permanent staff role

Nuclear sector – open to experience from other highly regulated sectors

A Senior/ Principal Mechanical Engineer is required to work for a large Nuclear company based in Derby on either an inside IR35 contract basis or a permanent staff basis.

This role will be ideal for a candidate with experience in either the Nuclear sector or other highly regulated sectors such as Aerospace/ Defence

Flexibility will be provided with the software experience

Your Missions:

• To have experience in reviewing concessions of engineered parts and ensuring they meet with Engineering Standards, design intent, and update engineering substantiation documentation to ensure the component satisfies fit, form, and function.
• As the Senior/ Principal Mechanical Engineer, you will have a good understanding of modelling and drawing practices and be able to demonstrate appropriate CAD competencies for integration and modification activities.
• Be influential and experienced across all stages of the design lifecycle (e.g., creating analysis models using ANSYS or ABAQUS, producing tolerance stack calculations, creating, developing, and maintaining the master model and associated definition - model-based design (MBD) and 2D).
• As the Senior/ Principal Mechanical Engineer, you will have experience in Design for Manufacture activities and a deep understanding of manufacturing buy-off processes, right through to supporting parts in service.
• To have strong manufacturing process understanding in machining, castings, forgings, rotary equipment, and an appreciation of welding techniques.
• As the Senior/ Principal Mechanical Engineer, you will experience managing and maintaining data integrity is vital to this role, so attention to detail is essential.
• Created and maintained per company procedures, definition/drawing standards, models/definitions at component and assembly levels, examining interfacing components, and identifying problems based on nominal or adverse tolerance effects during manufacturing processes.
• As the Senior/ Principal Mechanical Engineer, you will collaborate and communicate with design, manufacturing, and the wider integrated project team, offering support at gated reviews.
• Support junior team members and work effectively in a team-oriented environment.

Qualifications

• Experience as a Senior or Principal Mechanical Engineering in the nuclear, aerospace, or regulated sector
• As the Senior/ Principal Mechanical Engineer, you will have experience in ASME Y14.5, GD&T or equivalent standard.
• Understanding of safety legislation and obligations
• High degree of knowledge around Design for Manufacture & inspection methods.
• As the Senior/ Principal Mechanical Engineer, you will have familiarity with 3D CAD systems (Siemens NX or similar) for model and drawing creations)
• Familiarity with PLM systems (Teamcentre or similar)
• Professional qualification in an engineering related field

First Recruitment Group are committed to finding the right candidates for our clients, and the right companies for our candidates to work for. We’re passionate about putting people first, and take pride in being able to offer an all-round service for candidates and clients with our payroll solution, Primis, and workforce management solution, Operam.

As part of putting people first, we strive to be an equal opportunities employer and we are always looking to increase the diversity of our workforce, working closely with our clients to ensure everyone is included.