Senior Mechanical Engineer

Xylem; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Xylem is seeking an experienced Senior Mechanical Project Engineer to lead mechanical design and delivery for bespoke water treatment projects. You will own design deliverables, develop CAD drawings, manage BOMs, and coordinate with global teams to ensure compliant, safe, and efficient solutions.

You will review customer specs, apply regulations, and drive projects from concept through installation, potentially travelling UK/overseas.

Qualifications

• Qualification in mechanical engineering/design (HND/degree)
• Strong mechanical design and problem-solving capability
• Experience interpreting technical specifications and drawings
• Understanding of manufacturing methods
• Excellent attention to detail and organised planning
• Strong communication, presentation and reporting skills
• Ability to coordinate engineering resources across multiple projects
• Knowledge of relevant industry standards and regulations

Responsibilities

• Take ownership of mechanical design and engineering support across customer projects.
• Review customer specifications and regulations to ensure compliant designs.
• Produce and coordinate detailed mechanical designs, calculations, drawings, BOMs, and documentation.
• Develop P&IDs, layouts and 2D/3D CAD drawings.
• Collaborate to resolve design issues during manufacture, installation, and operation.
• Apply engineering practices to mitigate design risks and CDM responsibilities.
• Prepare control philosophies and equipment specification sheets.
• Own CAD systems, processes, drawing standards, and Vault.
• Collaborate with project management, production, sales, procurement, QA and customers.
• Attend meetings, site surveys and equipment inspections; travel as needed.
• Support UK and international travel as required.

Skills

Mechanical design

Problem solving

Engineering interpretation of specs

Manufacturing methods knowledge

Attention to detail

Planning & prioritisation

Communication & reporting

Resource coordination

Education

Mechanical engineering/design qualification (HND/degree)

Tools

Autodesk AutoCAD

Job description

We're looking for an experienced Senior Mechanical Project Engineer to take a leading role in the mechanical design and engineering delivery of bespoke water treatment projects. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced mechanical engineer who enjoys taking ownership of technically challenging projects, working closely with customers and collaborating across engineering, project management, manufacturing and commercial teams. You'll lead the mechanical design deliverables for projects involving ATG UV, Wallace & Tiernan chlorine gas feed, OSEC, analyser and controller technologies, while also supporting other treatment technologies where required. You'll also work closely with our Global Capability Center engineering team in India, coordinating and delegating engineering activities to support the capacity of the UK Treatment Engineering team.

What You'll Be Doing

• Take ownership of mechanical design and engineering support across customer projects.
• Review customer specifications, industry standards and national regulations to ensure designs are compliant.
• Produce and coordinate detailed mechanical designs, engineering calculations, manufacturing drawings, Bills of Materials and project documentation.
• Develop P&IDs, layouts and detailed manufacturing drawings using 2D and 3D CAD.
• Work with colleagues to resolve design issues arising during manufacture, installation, commissioning and operation.
• Apply good engineering practice to eliminate hazards and mitigate design risks, including responsibilities under Construction (Design and Management) Regulations.
• Prepare control philosophies, functional design specifications and equipment specification sheets.
• Own and support the UK Treatment team's CAD systems, processes, drawing standards and Vault system.
• Collaborate with project management, production, sales, procurement, QA, customers and suppliers.
• Attend customer and contract meetings and undertake site surveys and equipment inspections when required.
• Support projects requiring UK and international travel.
• A mechanical engineer who is comfortable taking ownership of projects and solving complex engineering challenges.

Ideally, you'll bring:

• A mechanical engineering/design qualification at HND, degree level or equivalent.
• Strong mechanical design and problem-solving capability.
• Strong working knowledge of Autodesk AutoCAD.
• Experience interpreting technical specifications, engineering information and drawings.
• A good understanding of manufacturing and production methods.
• Excellent attention to detail and an organised approach to planning and prioritisation.
• Strong communication, presentation and technical reporting skills.
• The ability to coordinate engineering resources effectively across multiple project requirements.

Desirable experience

• ATEX / IECEx
• HAZOP
• SAP
• Experience of water industry specifications such as WIMES.

Why This Role?

This is a role with genuine engineering ownership. You'll make key design decisions, work across a broad range of water treatment technologies and see projects through from initial customer requirements into manufacture, installation and operation. For someone who enjoys combining hands-on mechanical design, technical problem-solving, customer interaction and project responsibility, it offers a really interesting next step.

Xylem is a Fortune 500 global water solutions company dedicated to advancing sustainable impact and empowering the people who make water work every day. As a leading water technology company with 23,000 employees operating in over 150 countries, Xylem is at the forefront of addressing the world's most critical water challenges. We invite passionate individuals to join our team, dedicated to exceeding customer expectations through innovative and sustainable solutions.

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