Senior Mechanical Engineer

Job Title: Senior Mechanical Engineer
Location: Plymouth
Compensation: Salary £45,089 - £55,046 + benefits
Role Type: Full Time / Permanent

Job ID: SF44772

Here at Babcock International we are looking for a Senior Engineer to join our team at HMNB Devonport, one of the largest naval bases in Western Europe. Babcock are a key strategic partner to our customers, the MOD and the Royal Navy. The Mechanical Handling Technical Authority within 'Engineering Services - Facilities Engineering Group' are responsible for providing both technical support and design consultancy on non-nuclear and nuclear Babcock mechanical handling assets within the Devonport site. The Facilities Engineering Group are currently expanding, and this is your opportunity to join us at this exciting time.

Who are we looking for?

We are looking for a Senior Mechanical Engineer to join our team in managing the reference design of existing mechanical handing assets across the Devonport site and contributing to the design and specification of new equipment. As a Senior Engineer in the team, you will be comfortable in either producing a new design from your desk or supervising the installation and commissioning of new equipment on a crane.
As part of this role there will also be the opportunity to work on mechanical handling projects within the operational Design Authority responsible for the submarine defuel programme.
The successful candidate will hold, or be eligible to acquire, national Security Clearance at the appropriate level for this post.

What will you be doing?
The role of the Senior Engineer is primarily to provide professional technical assistance and advice to support ongoing operational availability and maintenance of mechanical handling assets. The secondary purpose of the role is in the design function where the focus of activities are on the provision of new, or modification to, crane designs, lifting equipment and systems as well as injection of new capabilities and undertaking life extension activities.

In fulfilling this, the role involves:
* Design development through the whole design lifecycle (requirements development, drawings, calculations, specifications and reports).
* Support to implementation of new designs (Factory Acceptance Testing, supporting Commissioning activities).
* Maintaining the content and configuration of the reference design documentation of extant assets through-life.
* Specifying replacement equipment/components and supporting the production of configuration documentation for permanent modifications.
* Undertaking asset conditions surveys and producing condition reports / fault-finding on existing assets.
* Periodic reviews of maintenance regimes and activities.

The experience you'll bring
You will be qualified to degree level in a mechanical engineering discipline and have significant experience in the design process and the design / substantiation of engineering systems. Ideally you will be Incorporated or Chartered or working towards professional registration.

We would also like you to have the following:
* Experience of cranes/lifting equipment and crane operations or knowledge and experience of other electro-mechanical/hydraulic systems.
* Experience of operating within nuclear or other high-hazard environments.
* Experience in the use of CAD and/or FEA packages.
* This position requires someone who has strong interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate and engage effectively with a range of stakeholders at all levels of the business, to support the production of new equipment and the ongoing support to existing assets.

You will need to satisfy security requirements. This may require you to hold or be eligible/capable of achieving 'Security Check' (SC) clearance.

What a role with Babcock offers?

• Enhanced employment terms and conditions
• Money purchase pension scheme
• Life assurance
• Share ownership scheme
• Occupational health services
• Flexible working hours (only non-industrials)
• Career opportunities, advice and guidance from our Learning & Development teams
• Additional benefits may also apply for Management posts

About Babcock International and Devonport

For more than a century, Babcock, the Aerospace and Defence Company, has been trusted to deliver bespoke, highly skilled engineering services. We help customers in the UK and around the world to improve the capability, reliability and availability of their most critical assets within the four market sectors of Marine, Land, Aviation, and Nuclear, underpinned by a deep understanding of technology integration, unique infrastructure and specialist training.

You will be based at Devonport Royal Dockyard in Plymouth, Devon. Working at Devonport puts the best of the Southwest at your fingertips. Amazing scenery, vibrant towns, and numerous leisure opportunities - It's why Devon and Cornwall are such a desirable place to live and work.

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Application Guidance:
All applications should be made online.

Closing date: 12/07/2022

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