Principal Mechanical Engineer

  • Regular/Permanent
  • United Kingdom / North West / Cheshire
  • Hybrid Options

Job description

As a Principal Mechanical Engineer you will be involved in:

  • Delivering and managing technical engineering studies.
  • Ownership of mechanical engineering processes, from strategic and conceptual phases to detailed design, manufacture design and construction & commissioning phase support. Typical deliverables will be issued: technical notes, substantiation reports, Mechanical Flow Diagrams and flow-sheets, mechanical drawings, P&IDs and mechanical layout drawings, hazards and malfunctions management, technical/manufacturing specification documentation review from supply chain.
  • Technical studies related to mechanical handling for both handling operations and heavy mechanical transfer systems, powder mechanical processes (transport, milling, and compaction) in high active environment and gloveboxes, compaction and mechanical dismantling technologies.
  • Communications and answering of Technical Queries with Manufactures to ensure specifications and design intent are being adhered to.
  • Technical networking within Orano, including with Orano experts.
  • Communication-ability to confidently liaise with external stakeholders and team members, both oral and written.
  • Proactivity – ability to independently seek out or develop one’s own answer to challenging technical questions.
  • Questioning attitude – ability to analyse situations and challenge the conditions, activities or solutions to support continuous improvement and develop areas of best practice.
  • Organisational excellence – ability to organise one’s own time and the time of others to ensure internal / external deadlines are achieved and Client expectations are exceeded.
  • Reactivity - ability to respond quickly and effectively to unforeseen situations.
  • Integrity and Inclusivity – ability to take responsibility for one’s own actions and foster an inclusive working environment where all members of the team are respected and given equal opportunity to participate.
    Leadership - desire to lead and support the development of more junior members of the team.

Our Full-Time Benefits

  • Competitive Salary
  • Private Medical Insurance at Single, Partner and Family levels
  • Non Contributory Pension Scheme
  • 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays) increasing by 1 day per year of service up to a cap of 30

Ideal qualifications

A degree in Mechanical Engineering, or other relevant degree.

8+ years experience as a Mechanical Engineer. 

Chartered member of a professional body (IMechE)

Experience working with multi-cultural teams

French speaking desirable but not essential 

Knowledge of engineering design (development, FEED, detailed design, technical specification, documentation review from supply chain) and engineering team management in the nuclear industry or other regulated sectors.

Knowledge of mechanical studies delivery (Mechanical handling, powder technologies) considering manufacture, testing, construction commissioning, operation, maintenance recovery and decommissioning aspects.

Principal Mechanical Engineer

Ref: 2025-21314

Regular/Permanent

warrington

Orano Ltd – Abingdon

Orano Limited est l’entité du groupe Orano opérant au Royaume-Uni. Elle intervient auprès de la majorité des clients du secteur nucléaire britannique et est spécialisée dans le démantèlement, les déchets et la gestion des matières nucléaires spéciales.
Orano Limited emploie environ 80 personnes réparties sur ses sites de Abingdon, Warrington et Whitehaven. Point d’accès à la capacité mondiale d’Orano pour tous nos clients britanniques, l’entreprise bénéficie d’une expérience de 40 ans outre-manche, alliant le savoir-faire international du groupe à l’expertise en matière de réglementation britannique et à des décennies d’expérience sur les sites nucléaires du Royaume-Uni.
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