Mechanical Design Engineer - Nuclear

The Plant Facing Design Office (PFDO) is the organisation within Sellafield that provides professional engineering support to the Plant Engineering community. The PFDO have a requirement for a Senior Mechanical Designer/Mechanical Designer to provide a design service within an experienced Task Delivery Design Team, supporting and assisting with the implementation and delivery of safe, legally compliant, pragmatic fit for purpose mechanical engineering design solutions that meet functional and business requirements across a number of portfolios.
To perform the role of Mechanical Designer as directed and supervised by the Lead Mechanical & Responsible Engineer, providing a design service to the Task Delivery team supporting a number of portfolios across the business.
The work is diverse, no problem is ever the same, and every project offers a wide variety of technical challenges. At Sellafield, we are dealing with uncertainties, challenging technical problems, whilst operating within a complex and highly regulated environment. If you have a love for engineering, innovation and design, then this is the role for you.
Task Delivery provide scheduled design support to reduce operating hazards in the operational plants on Sellafield site. The role will involve delivering engineering design packages to meet problem definitions from the plant owners. The tasks are scheduled each financial year and prioritised in order of risk, there is potential for a small amount of emergent higher priority work to be carried out within the team should a breakdown occur which is out of the scope of other design delivery routes.
1. Qualifications:
- Degree in relevant engineering discipline with at least 2 years design delivery experience OR other qualification such as BTEC, HNC, HND, with 5-8 years design delivery experience.
2. A sound engineering background with knowledge of general Mechanical Design aspects such as material selection, tolerancing, geometric tolerancing, surface finishes, and welding.
3. Familiarity and experience using AutoCAD, Inventor, (or other 3D Packages) and Raster editor.
4. Experience of producing Pipeline Design Isometrics required for Fabrication.
5. Previous experience producing design packages, suitable for manufacture and installation, containing drawings, method statements, risk assessments etc.
6. Familiarity and experience designing equipment for in cell applications involving remote maintenance and operation.
7. Previous experience involving the design of mechanical / electrical machinery.
8. A team player and a willingness to work collaboratively with other teams and the supply chain.
9. An ability to prioritise and deliver a number of tasks simultaneously without supervision.
10. Competent and proven Design Engineer, capable of producing designs, schemes, drawings, and supporting calculations who is familiar with the roles and application of the CDM regulations.
11. Familiarity and experience of working and complying with applicable SL Practices, standards, engineering guides & pipe specs (Preferred).
12. Past experience to have included elements of design, construction, commissioning and through life on plant technical support.
13. Familiarity or previous design experience with plants on the Sellafield site (Preferred).
14. Familiarity with crane and lifting equipment design, as such knowledge and past experience using crane and other design specifications and guides e.g. BS2573, The Machinery Directive, LOLER, and PUWER.