Mechanical Engineer
Closing Date: 15th January 2025
Location:RG7 4PR, located between Reading and Basingstoke, with free onsite parking.
Due to the classified nature of the work involved, there are limited opportunities to work from home in this role. It is anticipated that the successful candidate will spend the majority of their time working on site at AWE Aldermaston.
Package: £35,720 - £44,650 (depending on your suitability, qualifications, and level of experience)
Working pattern: AWE operates a 9-day working fortnight. We will consider flexible working requests so that your work may fit in with your lifestyle. Just let us know your preferred working pattern on your application.
Let us introduce the role
AWE’s Nuclear Threat Reduction (NTR) team currently have an excellent opportunity for a Mechanical Engineer who will be responsible for the design, manufacture, assembly and validation on a broad range of engineering projects.
Applicants must have an understanding of mechanical design and specification with experience of design tools, product realisation and manufacturing techniques.
Ideally you will have demonstrable experience of working on multi-disciplined projects and be familiar with the following areas:
* Stakeholder engagement and capture of technical requirements.

* Generating concepts and designs for review, leading to manufacture and validation of mechanical engineering solutions to satisfy customer requirements.

* Product Lifecycle Management including configuration management and quality control.

* Material selection and manufacturing methods.

* 3D modelling and draughting (ideally in Siemens NX)

* Experience in finite element analysis.

* Product definition including engineering drawings and geometric tolerance specification.

* Presenting design solutions for peer and customer review.

* Experience in managing the manufacture of engineered parts - through from quotation to delivery and acceptance of manufactured parts

* Experience constructing assemblies and prove out of equipment.

* Working in a dynamic, fast paced work environment

Who are we looking for?
To be considered for the role, ideally you will have an HNC/HND or degree in a mechanical engineering discipline or proven experience working in a similar environment and possess strong communication skills.
Some reasons we think you’ll love it here:
AWE has wide range of benefits to suit you. These include:
* 9-day working fortnight - meaning you get every other Friday off work, in addition to 270 hours of annual leave.

* Market leading contributory pension scheme (we will pay between 9% and 13% of your pensionable pay depending on your contributions).

* Family friendly policies: Maternity Leave - 39 Weeks Full Pay and Paternity Leave - 4 Weeks Full Pay.

* Opportunities for Professional Career Development including funding for annual membership of a relevant professional body.

* Employee Assistance Programme and Occupational Health Services.

* Life Assurance (4 x annual salary).

* Discounts - access to savings on a wide range of everyday spending.

* Special Leave Policy including paid time off for volunteering, public service (including reserve forces) and caring.

The ’Working at AWE’ page on our website is where you can find full details in the ’AWE Benefits Guide’.
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Next steps:
Everyone who works at AWE brings unique skills and perspectives to the table. We recognise that great people don’t always ’tick every box’. That’s why we focus on your potential, your fit with our values, your transferable skills as well as your experience. Even if you don’t meet every point above, but you feel that this role and AWE are a great fit for you, please go ahead and apply, we’d love to receive your application.
Important things you need to know:
* We encourage you to apply promptly to avoid disappointment if applications are high and the role therefore closes.

* You will need to obtain and maintain the necessary security clearance for the role. This will be funded by AWE. The nature of our work does mean you need to be a British Citizen who has been resident in the UK for the past 5 years in order to apply for SC clearance and 10 years for DV.

* We want you to feel comfortable and able to shine during our recruitment process. Please let us know on your application form if you need any adjustments/accommodations during the process.

* Our interviews typically take place over Teams and for most roles are a 1 stage process.