You'll liaise with customers, suppliers, project teams, and subject matter experts on system design issues, and contribute expertise across the design, testing, manufacture, and in service support of mechanical hardware for both commercial and military applications.
The Senior Mechanical Engineer will be based at our Barnstaple site with flexible working.
The salary for this role is up to £55k, depending on experience.
What you'll be doing
Contribute to Work Package delivery elements to ensure delivery of mechanical engineering solutions on-time, on-cost and on-quality
Contributing towards continual improvement in design and product manufacturability through effective relationship building and design guidance/liaison with other engineering functions
Conduct mechanical engineering detailed design, analysis, tolerance studies (including GD&T) and generation of technical documentation (design specifications, test specifications etc) and manufacturing data packs (MDP) to relevant standards including BS8888
Ensure clear communication and collaboration within the Mechanical Engineering project team, other engineering functions and project stakeholders
Supporting visits and meetings at UK sites and suppliers when requiredAbout our company
At SEA, we develop and deliver advanced solutions to make our world safer, cleaner and more efficient. We provide state-of-the-art applications for naval ship and fleet protection, and undersea surveillance systems. In-service across the globe, our systems deliver a rapid response to threats and system effectiveness and interoperation. Our systems support an ever-growing number of navies across the world, and we continue to bolster our already specialist, on-the-ground knowledge of key overseas markets.
What we offer
At our core, we encourage innovation, flexibility and out-of-the-box thinking to solve problems, so we’re always looking for talented, flexible, and creative people to bring their best to SEA. In return we offer generous rewards, a fantastic work/life balance, and excellent career and training opportunities for everyone who joins. Have a look at the benefits we offer:
Work life balance
Hybrid/flexible working arrangements
25 days’ annual leave, plus buy and sell
Up to 16 days flexi leave accrual
Half day Fridays
Reservists in the Armed Forces receive special paid leaveFamily & wellbeing
Private medical health insurance & Employee Assistance Program
All Staff Bonus
Group Pension Plan of up to 7% employer contribution
Cycle to work scheme
Wellbeing Centre
Sports & Social activities
Employee Discounts portal - online and in-store discounts, travel savings
Life assurance policy
Publication and recruitment bonus rewards
Development opportunities, including LinkedIn learning Facilities & resources
Electric vehicle charging points at all sites
Private seated lunch areas
Onsite bistro (Barnstaple office) and free hot and cold beverages
Onsite showers and toiletries provision
Free onsite parking The skills you need
Strong knowledge of design, test, manufacture and in service support of Mechanical hardware in both commercial and military environments
Experienced in various aspects of Design for Excellence (DfX), including Manufacturing, Assembly, Test, Integration and Sustainability
Knowledge Of Military and Commercial Mechanical & Environmental design standards including Def Stans, Mil Specs, CE/UKCA marking
Chartered Engineer — or working towards chartered status is preferable. • Member of a relevant professional institution (e.g. IMechE or IET)
Join us and be part of something smaller - with 500 people in the UK and Canada - doing something bigger: protecting what matters.
If you’d like to know more, please give Dave from our Talent Acquisition Team a call on (phone number removed). Or reach out to us on (url removed)
Salary description
£45000.00 - £55000.00 per year