Senior Design Engineer - Nuclear Process

Our client is a national market leader in the fields of marine defence and nuclear engineering and enjoys the backing of a large international group. As a design and manufacturing specialist, the client has the capability to take an idea, develop the design, build and manufacture the product. They are well respected within their specialised industries and present interesting challenges to meet specific cutting-edge design requirements. The client has a strong reputation for offering excellent job satisfaction and career progression.

As Senior Design Engineer for Nuclear Process you will provide engineering support and advice and deliver design solutions in support of naval nuclear refit and maintenance activities across the Devonport Nuclear Licensed Site and Ministry of Defence Authorised Site. You will be a core member of the engineering team, leading and supporting Design Engineers in delivering your design and technical authority responsibilities to the business.

Your tasks and responsibilities will include:

Your primary focus will be maintaining and controlling modifications to, and deviations from, the design intent of process/pressure systems and acting as the custodian of reference design documentation.
You will be responsible for leading design activities from requirements capture, design development, implementation and close out, to through-life support, decommissioning and disposal.
You will be focussed on ensuring compliance with Licence Conditions, statutory legislation and design codes/standards, leading, checking and approving design guidance, substantiation and analyses, and delivering against agreed budgets/timescales.

Qualifications / Experience

A minimum of a Higher National Certificate in a relevant engineering discipline is essential.
Proven background at Senior Design level with team leadership experience
Knowledge of pressure systems (pipework, tanks, pumps, overpressure protection etc.), computer aided design (3D CAD) and engineering, and demonstrable experience of having applied the whole design lifecycle
Professional registration or chartership is highly desirable and preference will be given to candidates with this
You will also have or be able to obtain SC security clearance
Nuclear Site Licence Conditions compliance experience is highly desirable.

Job Title:Senior Design Engineer - Nuclear Process
Salary:DOE + Flexitime
Location:Devonport, Plymouth, Devon
Job Type:Perm
Job ID:896322

Security

Due to the nature of work undertaken at our client's site, incumbents of these positions are required to meet special nationality rules and therefore these vacancies are only open to sole British Citizens. Applicants who meet these criteria will also be required to undergo security clearance vetting, if not already security cleared to a minimum SC level.

In the first instance, candidates should send us their CV, clearly stating salary expectations, location preferences and availability. Electus Recruitment Solutions provides specialist engineering and technical recruitment solutions to a number of high technology industries. We thank you for your interest in this vacancy. If you don't hear from us within 7 working days please presume your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion. You are of course free to submit your CV/details in the future and we shall assess your suitability at that time. Services advertised by Electus Recruitment Solutions are those of an Agency. This is a permanent opportunity.


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