About this role
On behalf of AWE , we are looking for a Senior Design Engineer - CAD / PLM (Inside IR35) for a 12 month contract based hybrid in Aldermaston .
About the Role
We are seeking an experienced Senior Design Engineer with a background in engineering design and CAD and/or PLM systems to join a specialist engineering environment on an initial 12-month contract.
Working within the Facility Design Authority, you will support the management and delivery of engineering design information, with a particular focus on CAD, PLM and configuration-controlled engineering processes.
The role will support the transition to a new PLM environment and contribute to the safe and compliant delivery of engineering design solutions within a highly regulated environment.
As a Senior Design Engineer – CAD / PLM , your main responsibilities will be to:
- Develop and manage design information using CAD and PLM systems.
- Ensure designs comply with relevant legislation, engineering standards, specifications and organisational requirements.
- Support the design and development of utilities, infrastructure, equipment, engineering processes and facilities.
- Contribute to engineering design activities across the facility lifecycle.
- Review and assess engineering designs to ensure they meet required technical and compliance standards.
- Work with relevant engineering and technical stakeholders to develop appropriate design solutions.
- Maintain accurate and controlled engineering design documentation and information.
- Support the implementation and optimisation of PLM workflows and engineering change processes.
PLEASE NOTE: SC Clearance is an essential requirement for this role, as a minimum you must be willing & eligible to undergo checks. Please note, due to the exceptional requirements of this position (short-term nature of this role and speed at which we require a postholder in situ) preference may be given to candidates who meet all of the essential criteria and hold active security clearance.
Essential:
- Proven experience working as a Design Engineer / Senior Design Engineer within a complex engineering environment.
- Strong experience using CAD systems.
- Experience working with PLM (Product Lifecycle Management ) systems (ideally Teamcenter) and controlled engineering information.
- Experience coordinating or leading CAD activities within an engineering team environment.
- An understanding of engineering standards, legislation and design requirements.
- Experience working on engineering facilities, infrastructure, utilities, equipment or associated systems.
- Ability to interpret engineering requirements and develop appropriate design solutions.
- Strong attention to detail and an understanding of configuration-controlled engineering environments.
- Ability to work effectively with engineering, technical and wider stakeholder groups.
Please be aware that this role can only be worked within the UK and not Overseas.
AWE’s ambition is to create workplaces that recognise and celebrate differences, encourage diverse contributions and where people feel able to be themselves at work. They strive to create a genuine culture of openness and inclusion and encourage diverse applicants .
Disability Confident
As a Disability Confident employer, AWE encourage applications from disabled and neurodivergent candidates . Applications from candidates who identify as having a disability and meet the essential criteria for the role will be prioritised for review. Where application volumes are high, additional role-specific and desirable criteria may be applied as part of the shortlisting process which may include holding active security clearance.
Armed Forces Covenant
As a signatory of the Armed Forces Covenant, AWE welcome applications from veterans, service leavers, reservists and military spouses or partners. Applications from eligible candidates who meet the essential criteria for the role will be prioritised for review. Where application volumes are high, additional role-specific and desirable criteria may be applied as part of the shortlisting process which may include holding active security clearance.
In applying for this role, you acknowledge the following "this role falls in scope of the Off Payroll Working in the Public Sector legislation. Any rates of payment quoted will reflect the gross rate per day for the assignment and will be subject to appropriate taxes and statutory costs. As such the payment to the intermediary and your income resulting from this contract will be different".