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Mechanical Engineer / Senior Mechanical Engineer

CBSbutler
Birmingham
1 week ago
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Mechanical Engineer / Senior Mechanical Engineer




  • Birmingham (2 or 3 days on site p/week)
  • £35,000 - £60,000 + excellent bens.



**Please note sue to security restrictions we can only consider sole UK nationals**



Are you ready to take up a vital role in shaping some of our exciting projects? How about joining our talented team, where everyone has a voice, and together we face our clients' problems head-on.



As a Mechanical Engineer / Senior Mechanical Engineer in our 'Aerospace, Defence, Security and Technology' (ADS&T) business you will play an important role in delivering a wide variety of projects, ranging from niche consultancy to large, high-profile programmes. By taking a critical role within our diverse portfolio of defence projects, you can take pride in the impact your contribution will make to safeguarding our nation.



Your purpose:



As a Mechanical Engineer / Senior Mechanical Engineer within ADS&T you will:


  • Support/Lead the creation of optimal design solutions to address client requirements.
  • Produce substantiation calculations to demonstrate designs will perform as required.
  • Author and update technical documents.
  • Manage your projects' delivery against Time, Cost and Quality requirements.
  • Support our QA process through review or checking colleagues’ work.
  • Present your work to the client at formal reviews.
  • Work within project teams, these may include placements at clients’ sites.



What you can bring:



  • 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. Computer aided design experience.
  • Experience of participating and presenting material at formal design reviews.
  • Experience of working in teams to deliver mechanical engineering design projects. Experience working in the nuclear or other safety critical industry.

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