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Senior Design Engineer - Plant Equipment

3 LocationsFull-time£51k2026-08-07 → 2026-11-10

Core

Deliver mechanical and process equipment for Small Modular Reactor (SMR) power stations, ensuring safe, compliant, and repeatable designs.

Role type

Senior Design Engineer (Plant Equipment)

Builds

SMR plant equipment components and systems

Domain

Nuclear energy / Power generation

Required skills

mechanical or plant-equipment design, technical scope ownership, supplier management, stakeholder coordination, engineering governance, cost and programme management, mentoring

Preferred skills

modularisation and standardisation principles, flexible mindset for evolving programmes, willingness to travel

Technologies

None explicitly stated

Responsibilities

Own delivery of key SMR plant equipment components, develop and manage requirements with stakeholders, apply modularisation and standardisation across designs, act as intelligent customer for supplier solutions, coordinate engineering and safety teams, oversee contract delivery including cost and programme considerations, support and mentor junior engineers

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with mentorship responsibilities