Senior Mechanical Engineer

About the Company

Lateral Naval Architects provides complete engineering expertise to the superyacht industry, from project conception to delivery, operation, and refit. Our core competency is engineering, but our unique focus is on meaningful innovation to enable superyachts that meet the demands of today's owners and those of the future. We believe that meaningful innovation starts with asking new questions.

About the Role

The experienced Senior Mechanical Engineer is responsible for providing a skilled contribution to the design work for assigned projects within the company and maintaining the technical requirements and the standard of deliverables required within the discipline. Using their experience to provide support and guidance to colleagues across all disciplines and where appropriate for the coordination and technical supervision of colleagues working within their discipline on a project by project basis. Taking on an active coordination role when required, overseeing a team of engineers and design engineers for assigned projects, whilst also maintaining the primary role. Actively managing the quality of work produced and evolving and developing the standards and processes used under the guidance of the discipline lead. Supporting and developing new ideas, designs and ways of working as part of the company’s ongoing investment in R&D and continuous improvement.

About You

Essential:

• Minimum of 8 years relevant experience in the marine industry.
• Self-motivation and time management to meet agreed targets and deliverables deadlines.
• Personal time planning, including feedback to support in the definition of resource requirements, time budgets and deliverables deadlines.
• Proven ability to process technical problems and effectively seek out the correct technical solution using sound engineering judgement.
• Commercial awareness, with the ability to ensure that works are being carried out and completed to an appropriate standard and level of detail, measured against the contracted deliverables and tracked against the agreed budget.
• The ability to produce clear and well-presented drawings and plans to a suitable quality and standard.

Desirable:

• 2D CAD (AutoCAD) to produce design information (Advanced skill level).
• 2D/3D CAD and other specialist software as required to produce and to review design
• information.
• MS Office to develop reports, spreadsheet data and presentation information.
• Knowledge and understanding of statutory regulations and Classification and Flag rule sets.
• Knowledge and experience of ship systems design and its impact upon integration, preferably with direct shipyard experience.
• Knowledge and understanding of ship structural design and its impact upon integration.
• Knowledge and understanding of system design theory & an understanding of the design lifecycle.
• Knowledge and active interest in current and new technology and innovation in Naval Architecture and related fields.

If you feel you're the right candidate for the role we'd love to hear from you.

The role is based in our Southampton office, and we offer flexible work time and hybrid working arrangements around the core hours and in office days required for our team.