Principal Engineer Mechanical Engineering

The role

The Principal Engineer- Mechanical Engineering (Platform Systems) shall provide engineering support to the local Team Lead and Engineering Manager to enable progression of Platform systems to the next design gateway review.

Tasks

• Develop design solutions to agreed time, cost and quality in accordance with project or business milestones.
• Develop and manage requirements and acceptance criteria specific to a system or product and/or across a system of systems, platform or programme
• Understand the contractual and performance requirements for various systems, and support the definition and associated acceptance criteria and events through design, build, integration, installation and commissioning activities.
• Produce documentation required to support the design review process, including: diagrams; technical specifications; supporting calculations; design evidence and justifications
• Ensure design proving evidence is comprehensive, captured within the requirements management tools and has been endorsed by the appropriate level of authority

Skills

• Demonstrable experience in the delivery of mechanical systems through the engineering lifecycle.
• Comprehensive experience of applying technical expertise across the full engineering lifecycle.
• In-depth knowledge and experience specifying mechanical equipment and components (preferably in the field of diesel generators and their associated systems)

Qualifications

• BEng (Hons) / MEng or equivalent in a relevant STEM degree (expected)
• CEng or capable of achieving CEng (preferred)