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Mechanical Process Engineer

  • Location: Bristol, BS32 4SQ or BS2 0EL
  • Salary: Your requested Salary
  • Job Type:Permanent

Posted 23 days ago

  • Sector: Non-core sector
  • Contact: Joanna Davies
  • Contact Email: joanna.davies@nrl.co.uk
  • Contact Phone: 01942 323277
  • Duration: Permanent Role
  • Start Date: 01 May 2025
  • Expiry Date: 01 June 2025
  • Job Ref: V-245213

On behalf of or client, NRL are recruiting for a Mechanical Process Engineer for work in the Bristol area

If you are interested, please forward an up to date CV and a contact phone number to joanna.davies@nrl.co.uk

Duration:    Permanent

Location:   Bristol based at either BS32 4SQ or BS2 0EL

Rate:  Your requested salary

Hybrid: 2/3 days in the office, 3/2 days working from home (TBC)

The ideal candidate we envision is looking to take the first step into more senior engineering and is looking to grow.

You will need to have a process/mechanical engineering background, and have experience in sizing components and understanding/defining system requirements.

Key responsibilities will be:

  • Produce, review and update the system documentation for the mechanical and thermos-hydraulic design, operator instructions, human machine interface, safety and environmental, control logic design as well as periodic testing in compliance with the engineering rules, methodologies, quality processes and tools

  • Instrumentation and control: performing the analysis for defining the I&C functional requirements of the system and production of the Instrumentation & Control logic: Writing of the Instrumentation & Control Functional Requirements, Detailed Functional Diagram DFD), FTP (Functional Test Platform procedure) specifications, Analysis of the FTP results, P5 text (I&C logic description), P6.x (alarm sheets, operating images and operating modes)

  • Mechanical design: Sizing of components e.g. pumps, fans, pipework, pressure relief valves, tanks, perform thermal-hydraulic calculation and modelling with in house or commercial tools, ensuring the 3D model is consistent with the intended system design, formulate equipment specification and provide the data in respective database or datasheet, support to procurement team in formulation of technical specification for contract documentation, support to procurement team in technical surveillance of supplier documentation

  • Analysis and verification of input data, requirements and lesson learnt from other stations

  • Engage proactively with all stakeholders around the system in EDVANCE to ensure the delivery of a product meeting the requirements set by all disciplines (layout, civil, hazard, nuclear safety, environment, configuration management, procurement…)

  • Contribute to topics around good practices, innovation, improvement of processes, and quality

  • Participate in experience sharing activities within the discipline

  • Management of modifications related to the system including: Managing requests for modification to system(s) issued by various external parties by producing specifications and following engineering cycle (I&C and/or mechanical design changes specifications), analysis and verification of the applicability of these modification and challenging them as appropriate, developing technical solution and presenting them to the client to help resolve technical issues (technico-economic optimisations approach), utilising the electronic Engineering change Management tool

 

Must have:    

  • Mechanical Engineering background (degree or equivalent) (Chemical, Industrial, Manufacturing, although all types of engineering will be considered if you have experience related)

  • Minimum 5 years experience

  • Displays experience in system design, any from:

    • Writing/reviewing/updating system and technical documentation (could be any field)

    • Analysis of system requirements, defining requirements, production of I&C logic

    • Sizing of components (e.g. valves, pumps, pipework etc.)

    • Modification management, experience working on design changes etc.

  • Experience on a Nuclear project or in a highly regulated industry e.g. Oil & Gas, London Underground, Heathrow airport etc.

  • Ability to effectively manage own workload in order to produce high quality documents and respect deadlines




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