About The Role

Engineered to Protect, that’s our promise, we protect what matters - our nations, our waters, our land, our cities, our people, our environment, our world. Provide Mechanical Engineering input into the design and development of company products and projects, liaising with subject matter experts, customers and suppliers on all technical issues relating to system design.

Senior Mechanical Engineer will be based at our Barnstaple site. This role allows for flexible working.

The salary for this role is up to £55k, depending on experience.

What you’ll be doing

• Mechanical Design & Development (80%)
  • Complete engineering designs using SEA approved tools (Solidworks)
  • Understand other SEA tools that support Mechanical content delivery (e.g. Altium, Zuken)
  • Build and test prototype equipment to support project delivery
  • Produce design documentation, including design specifications, test specifications and any required supporting documents for a Manufacturing Data Pack (MDP)
  • Produce stress calculations to support design work, using a combination of first principles, design codes and FE analysis
  • Manage the design Manufacturing Data Pack
  • Work with production engineering teams to create & maintain standard operating procedures / build instructions for designed products
  • Support SEA products during manufacturing, assembly, testing, installation, and through service life
  • Understand and implement the company’s environmental, health & safety policy by accepting individual responsibility and responsibility for those personnel under their authority, including others who may be affected by the company’s activities
  • Support production tasks where required, including Issue Management
• Technical Governance (10%)
  • Review and release mechanical design work.
  • Ensure MDP is robust and fit for purpose.
• Bid & Project Management (10%)
  • Define and agree mechanical work packages (scope, estimates, costs).
  • Define mechanical elements of solutions to support bids and enquiries.
  • Identify and mitigate technical risks.
  • Set a strong personal example regarding all health and safety matters.

About 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 leave

Family & 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
• Canada Life GP and financial advice
• 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

• HND or degree qualified within Mechanical Engineering or Similar
• Previous experience within a similar role
• Ability to use 3D CAD packages (ideally Solidworks)
• Knowledge of, and ability to work within, engineering change management systems
• Ability to effectively use PDM / PLM systems for engineering data
• Experience within the defence or manufacturing environment would be desirable
• Understanding of the full engineering lifecycle

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 Kelly Thomas from our Talent Acquisition Team a call on 03330 414300. Or reach out to us on talentacquisition@sea.co.uk.