Senior Mechanical Engineer

Westlakes Recruit; England; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering solutions firm in Reading is seeking an experienced Senior Mechanical Engineer to lead design projects in a hybrid working environment. The ideal candidate will possess a degree in Mechanical Engineering, have chartership ambitions, and experience in the nuclear or safety critical industries. Responsibilities include managing project deliveries, supporting quality assurance, and producing design documentation.

Qualifications

• Degree or equivalent in Mechanical Engineering or related discipline.
• Chartership with a relevant engineering institution or progressing toward it.
• Sound understanding of mechanical engineering principles.

Responsibilities

• Lead creation of design solutions to address client requirements.
• Produce calculations and justifications for design performance.
• Manage project delivery against time, cost, and quality requirements.

Skills

Mechanical engineering principles

Design lifecycle experience

Project management

Team leadership

Education

Degree in Mechanical Engineering

Chartership or progression towards

Job description

Westlakes Recruit are currently recruiting for a Senior Mechanical Engineer on a permanent based in Reading with hybrid working.
Role Responsibilities

• Lead the creation of optimal design solutions to address client requirements.
• Produce substantiation calculations and justifications to demonstrate design performance against requirements.
• Author and update technical documents.
• Manage your projects' delivery against time, cost and quality requirements.
• Support our quality assurance process through review or checking of colleagues' work.
• Present your work to our clients at formal reviews.
• Work within project teams, these may include placements at clients' sites.

Experience

• Degree (or equivalent) in Mechanical Engineering or a related discipline.
• Chartership with a relevant engineering institution or be progressing towards obtaining this.
• Sound understanding of mechanical engineering principles and their application to varied projects and domains.
• Creativity and experience across the design lifecycle including undertaking requirements capture, concept generation, development and down–selection.
• Familiarity with working to design codes and industry standards appropriate for a safety critical industry.
• Experience in the production of design documentation, including calculations,reports, specifications and requirements capture documents.
• Experience of leading teams to deliver mechanical engineering design projects.
• Experience working in the nuclear or other safety critical industry.

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