Senior Mechanical Engineer in LA18

Energy Jobline ZR; Millom; Hybrid; GBP 53,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering firm in the UK is seeking a Senior Mechanical Engineer to lead design solutions and technical issue resolution. The role offers hybrid working options and a salary of £52,647 depending on experience. Candidates should have a degree in a relevant discipline and experience in engineering design and technical reporting.

Benefits

Competitive pension scheme

Enhanced annual leave allowance

Company contributed Share Incentive Plan

Flexible working

Employee assistance programme

Qualifications

• Educated to degree level or equivalent in a relevant discipline.
• Experience in a multi-disciplined, production and/or manufacturing environment.
• Familiarity with technical office processes and standards.

Responsibilities

• Lead development of solutions to technical issues.
• Develop design solutions based on customer requirements.
• Review design work and provide direction to less experienced engineers.

Skills

Engineering design

Technical report writing

Structural/stress analysis

Use of CAD software (e.g., CREO Parametrics)

Knowledge of engineering drawing standards

Education

Degree in a relevant discipline

Tools

PDM tools

PLM software (Teamcenter)

Job description

Job Title

Senior Mechanical Engineer

Location

Barrow-in-Furness – We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role

Salary

£52,647 depending on experience

Responsibilities

• Lead the development of solutions to technical issues as a member of a project team, reporting to a Technical Lead and directly to the customer.
• Develop design solutions based on customer requirements, validating and verifying through the design process.
• Review and check design work and technical reports, providing help and direction to less experienced engineers.
• Carry out technical analysis and investigations, and prepare reports with suggested recommendations to support the resolution of problems and the improvement of engineering capability.
• Lead and/or support solutions to production and manufacturing technical queries raised by suppliers, internal stakeholders (e.g., Operations Team) and non‑conformance reports within required project time frames.

Qualifications

• Essential: Educated to degree level or equivalent in a relevant discipline, or a high level of experience within an engineering environment, while having experience writing and reviewing technical reports and specifications.
• Design experience in a multi‑disciplined, production and/or manufacturing environment, answering technical queries and non‑conformance reports.
• Experience performing structural/stress analysis, and familiarity with product data management (PDM) tools to configuration manage data.
• Working knowledge of technical office processes, standards and standard instructions (e.g., BMS and LCM).
• Familiarity with engineering drawing standards and geometric dimensioning and tolerancing.
• Desirable: Working experience using CAD software (CREO Parametrics) and PLM software (Teamcenter).
• Previous production, manufacturing, machining, welding, casting and assembly experience.

Benefits

• Competitive pension scheme.
• Enhanced annual leave allowance.
• Company contributed Share Incentive Plan.
• Additional benefits such as flexible working, an employee assistance programme, Cycle2work and employee discounts.
• Eligibility for an annual incentive and potential additional benefits.

Additional Information

All applicants must as a minimum achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard. Many roles also require higher levels of Security Vetting where applicants must typically have 5 to 10 years of continuous service in the UK depending on the vetting level required for the role, to allow for meaningful security vetting checks.

Closing Date

12th November 2025