Project Engineer

I am recruiting on behalf of my client for an experienced Project/Mechanical Engineer to support a key engineering programme involving the continued lifecycle support of a legacy UK MOD product. This is an excellent opportunity for a Project/Mechanical Engineer to play a pivotal role in an important obsolescence management and documentation project, ensuring a critical high-pressure inert gas supply system remains fully supported for future repair and overhaul activities.

The system was originally designed during the early 1980s and comprises high-pressure gas storage, valves, safety devices, gauges, pipe assemblies and a transportable chassis. As the successful Project/Mechanical Engineer, you will work closely with engineering and customer stakeholders to modernise documentation, remove obsolete components and provide technical oversight throughout the project lifecycle.

The successful Project/Mechanical Engineer will be responsible for:

• Carrying out strip and survey investigations, documenting and photographing existing builds and test activities.
• Producing detailed assembly procedures and test procedures.
• Creating and updating maintenance documentation including repair and overhaul procedures and spare parts planning.
• Managing obsolescence activities across materials and processes, standard mechanical components, seals and consumables.
• Recording engineering changes and providing clear technical justification for all documentation updates.
• Assessing product compliance and understanding the impact of obsolescence on existing qualification status.
• Identifying and documenting any qualification or verification testing required.
• Updating FMECA documentation and supporting customer documentation as required.
• Providing project oversight and acting as the primary customer point of contact.
• Maintaining project plans and delivering regular customer progress updates.
• Preparing cost estimates and proposals for future phases of work.

To be considered for this Project/Mechanical Engineer position you will ideally have:

• Previous mechanical engineering and project engineering experience within a regulated engineering environment.
• Experience supporting legacy products, engineering documentation or obsolescence management activities.
• The ability to produce technical procedures and maintenance documentation.
• Strong understanding of mechanical assemblies and engineering documentation.
• Experience working directly with customers and managing project progress.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• The ability to work independently whilst managing multiple technical activities.
• Current SC Clearance or the ability to successfully obtain SC Clearance.

In return my client offers:

• Hybrid working with 3–4 days per week on site in Redditch.
• Standard working hours of 8:00am–5:00pm Monday to Thursday (45-minute lunch) and 8:00am–12:00pm Friday.
• The opportunity to support a long-term UK defence engineering programme.
• A technically varied role with responsibility across engineering, documentation and customer engagement.
• The chance to contribute to the ongoing support of a critical UK MOD product throughout its next phase of operational life.

If you are an experienced Project/Mechanical Engineer looking for your next opportunity within a technically challenging defence engineering environment, I would be pleased to discuss the position with you.
Ian Broadhurst
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