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Nom
Principal Mechanical Engineer
Ref #
14479
Date de publication
Mercredi, mai 6, 2026
Pays
Royaume-Uni
Region
Oxfordshire
Ville
Abingdon
Business Unit (BU)
OP
Type de Contrat
CDI
Date de début souhaitée
29-06-2026
Horaire de travail
Full time
Télétravail
Télétravail possible
Métier
TA - ÉTUDES ET CONCEPTION

Description

Description

Location: Warrington or Abingdon 

Within the Engineering team, the Mechanical Engineer will integrate operational engineering multi-disciplines teams delivering projects at various phases, from FEED to commissioning, or in assistance to Plant Operation in the UK. Responsibilities will include: 

  • Delivering and managing technical studies.
  • Design of mechanical processes, from strategic and conceptual phases to detailed design and construction & commissioning phase support. Typical deliverables will be issued: technical note, substantiation notes, mechanical flow diagrams and flow-sheets, mechanical drawings, P&IDs, and mechanical layout drawings, hazards and malfunctions management, technical 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.
  • Technical networking within Orano, including with Orano experts.
Profil souhaité

Qualifications and experience needed

  • A degree in Mechanical Engineering, or other relevant degree. 
  • 8+ years experience as a Mechanical Engineer.  
  • 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.
  • Experience of delivering projects for Sellafield or Magnox sites (desirable).
  • Member of a professional body (desirable). 


Skills required

  • Ability to confidently liaise with external stakeholders and team members, both oral and written. 
  • Ability to independently seek out or develop one’s own answer to challenging technical questions.
  • Ability to organise one’s own time and the time of others to ensure internal / external deadlines are achieved and Client expectations are exceeded.
  • Desire to lead and support the development of more junior members of the team.


Additional

The successful candidate must, by the start of employment, have permission to work in the UK, and be willing to undergo a security vetting process. Offers of employment will be subject to relevant security clearance being granted. 

Travel to other Orano offices and client sites may be necessary. You should be willing to work flexibly to accommodate project and client requirements. 

Avantages

  • 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
  • Group Life Assurance of 4 times annual salary and Group Income Protection scheme for long term sickness
  • Enhanced Maternity Pay

Groupe Orano

Contribuer à relever les défis actuels et futurs pour préserver notre monde et construire celui de demain, tout en prenant soin de la santé de chacun — cela vous inspire. Nous aussi. En rejoignant Orano, un acteur international majeur du secteur nucléaire, vous êtes au bon endroit.

Chaque jour, nous œuvrons pour produire une énergie performante et bas-carbone, lutter contre le changement climatique, trouver des solutions qui préservent les ressources naturelles et faire progresser le domaine de la santé.

Nos atouts ? Sur l’ensemble du cycle du combustible : la maîtrise de technologies de pointe, des produits et services sûrs et à forte valeur ajoutée, une expertise spécialisée et une grande capacité d’innovation. Autant de qualités qui illustrent le savoir‑faire exceptionnel de nos 18 000 collaborateurs, dont nous soutenons en permanence le développement. Divers par leurs profils et leurs expériences — preuve de notre ouverture à tous les talents — ils partagent la même ambition : révéler tout le potentiel de l’énergie nucléaire.

Détails du lieu

Abingdon, Oxfordshire, Royaume-Uni