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Mechanical Design (Designers / Engineer / Senior / Principal level)

  • Location: Warrington, WA3 6GR
  • Salary: Dependent on experience
  • Job Type:Contract

Posted 1 day ago

  • Sector: Nuclear
  • Contact: Deborah Power
  • Contact Email: dpower@nrl.co.uk
  • Contact Phone: 01942 323277
  • Start Date: 09 September 2025
  • Expiry Date: 10 October 2025
  • Job Ref: V-177251

NRL are currently looking to recruit Mechanical Design personnel (Designers/Engineer/Senior/Principal) to work for a number of clients within the nuclear industry on a permanent or contract basis based in the North West.

Responsibilities include

  • Deliver a safe, fit-for-purpose, fully integrated and operable design solution that meets product requirements, and includes appropriate validation and verification.

  • Production of computer aided design drawings from concept level through to manufacturing detail, meeting relevant standards and specifications.

  • Ensuring design deliverables meet required standards of accuracy and quality, that all drawings are appropriately verified and performing verification of colleagues’ drawings.

  • Produce detail drawings using Inventor / AutoCAD software (including familiarity with Inventor Vault), including GA’s, manufacturing details, Layout drawings

  • Modify and update existing drawings and diagrams as the design matures during testing and manufacture.

  • Ensure solutions meet all discipline-related legal requirements including CDM, safety, security, environmental and site licence conditions, and that deliverables and solutions generated are adequately underpinned.

  • Adopt validation and verification practices for key aspects of work to ensure that the design meets all functional, safety and environmental requirements and is integrated with other design disciplines.

  • Lead and manage discipline-specific design resource

  • Produce detail drawings for manufacture using Autodesk Inventor.

  • Amend/update range of drawings types (MFDs, MHDs, Pneumatics, Details).

  • Provide support for manufacturing queries (TQs).

  • Minimum HNC in Mechanical Engineering, preferred Degree in Mechanical Engineering.

  • Familiar with engineering drawings and standards relevant to their production e.g. BS 8888.


Requirements

  • Significant work experience in a highly regulated industry, ideally some of it in the nuclear industry

  • Minimum HNC in Mechanical Engineering, preferred Degree Qualification 

  • Detail design knowledge of mechanical mechanisms or bespoke equipment.

  • Familiar with engineering drawings and standards relevant to their production e.g. BS 8888.

  • Demonstrated record of maintaining own skills and knowledge at the forefront of the field Knowledge of delivering against legislative, regulatory and company policy standards and procedures e.g. safety, quality, risk, security

    Extensive knowledge of relevant drawing standards

  • Inventor experience


What’s on offer?

  • High – profile work

  • Competitive salary

  • Long term work


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