Senior Mechanical Engineer

Babcock Mission Critical Services España SA.; Rosyth, Dunfermline, Kirkcaldy; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Babcock is seeking a Senior Mechanical Engineer at their Rosyth site. This role involves leading design work for marine cargo handling systems, mentoring team members, and ensuring compliance with safety and technical standards. The ideal candidate holds a degree in Mechanical Engineering and has relevant experience in regulated industries like Defence or Oil & Gas. Hybrid working arrangements are available.

Benefits

Matched contribution pension scheme

Access to Digital GP

Employee share scheme

Professional fees payment

10-days special paid leave for reservists

Holiday Trading benefits

‘Be Kind Day’ for volunteering

Employee assistance programme

Qualifications

• Experience in Senior or Lead roles.
• Track record in delivering design solutions.
• Familiar with design codes ASME VIII, ASTM, BS, and EN.

Responsibilities

• Perform mechanical engineering design work.
• Mentor and support Mechanical Team Engineers.
• Prepare technical datasheets and calculations.

Skills

Design solutions

Piping systems

Process piping

Engineering reports

Education

Degree in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

MathCAD

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

Job description

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Senior Mechanical Engineer

Location:

Rosyth, Dunfermline, Kirkcaldy, GB, KY11 2YD

Onsite or Hybrid: Hybrid

Job Title: Senior Mechanical Engineer
Location: Rosyth, Fife + Hybrid Working Arrangements
Compensation: Competitive + Benefits
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
Role ID: SF63962

At Babcock we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as a Senior Mechanical Engineer at our Rosyth site.

Through expert engineering, procurement, project management and aftermarket support – combined with world-leading technologies – Babcock’s Liquid Gas Equipment (LGE) business future-proofs our customers’ assets, allowing improved performance while reducing operational costs and meeting ever-tightening environmental and emission regulations.

The role
As a Senior Mechanical Engineer you’ll perform all Mechanical Engineering design work in support of winning and delivering projects for our key customers, ensuring that the business maintains its position as the world leader in the delivery of marine cargo handling systems for the transportation and storage of liquefied gas. You will also design activities associated with marine and onshore liquefied gas plants, ensuring safe and economical design while striving for continuous improvement and support the design of process piping systems, including all integrated mechanical equipment, to satisfy client technical specifications.

Day to day, you’ll:

• Mentor and support fellow Mechanical Team Engineers and GraduatesPrepare technical datasheets, material lists, calculations, engineering reports and operating/installation/commissioning procedures.
• Review and check of piping isometrics, system drawings and bill of materials.
• Support the develop Piping and Instrumentation Diagrams (P&ID’s).
• Provide technical communication with regulatory bodies (ie marine classification societies), clients and vendors to resolve technical issues that arise.
• Infrequently visit ship yards, vendors, in-service vessels and other locations as required for activities including equipment commissioning/testing,

This role is full time, Monday to Friday and is based in Rosyth with hybrid working arrangements - 2 days in the office, 3 days working from home

Essential experience of the Senior Mechanical Engineer

• Previous experience in a Senior or Lead role
• Proficient in the use of Microsoft Word, Excel and MathCADProven track record of successfully delivering design solutions.
• Experience gained in a similar position ideally from a highly regulated industry. This could be from but is not limited to Defence, Pharmaceutical or Oil & Gas
• Experience working to design codes ASME VIII, ASTM, BS and EN
• Experience of the following is desirable: Piping and piping components (valves, pipe supports, etc), Pressure vessels, Hydraulic systems & equipment,
• Mechanical process equipment (pumps, compressors, etc), Material selection, Manufacturing/fabrication methods, Structural design and analysis, Vibration analysis and mitigation, Pipe stress analysis, Cryogenic piping applications.

Qualifications for the Senior Mechanical Engineer

• Degree qualified in Mechanical Engineering (or equivalent).
• Preferably with Chartered accreditation.

Security Clearance
The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Standard (BPSS) security clearance for this role.

Many of the positions within our company are subject to national security clearance and Trade Control restrictions. This means that your eligibility for certain roles may be affected by your place of birth, nationality, current or former citizenship, and any residency you hold or have held. Further details are available at United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk ).

What we offer

• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+
• Employee share scheme
• Employee shopping savings portal
• Payment of Professional Fees
• Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave
• Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows UK Babcock employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement. This Window opens February through to March annually.
• ‘Be Kind Day’ enables employees to take one working day's paid leave a year (or equivalent hours) to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charity
• Excellent development opportunities and benefits package including an employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing.

Babcock International
For over a century Babcock has helped to defend nations, protect communities and build a better world. To continue, we must adapt, advance and be a sustainable business with a shared goal.

We are a disability confident committed employer. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please email [e-mail] with the subject header ‘Reasonable adjustments requirement’. We’re committed to building an inclusive culture where everyone’s free to thrive. We are happy to talk about flexible working – please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.

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