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Clevedon, North Somerset
Up to £63,300 DOE + Bonus, Life Assurance, Enhanced Pension
Hybrid Working
Full-Time or Part-Time
A Lead Mechanical Engineer is sought by a globally recognised organisation specialising in innovative solutions critical to manufacturing processes. The company is committed to environmental sustainability, assisting clients in reducing their environmental impact.
Reporting to the Mechanical Engineering Manager, the Lead Mechanical Engineer role spans from concept to customer commissioning and field trials, ensuring solutions are safe, compliant, and delivered on time, within budget, and to specification. The role involves close collaboration with internal and external stakeholders, team leaders, project managers, manufacturing, service, and customer representatives.
Main Responsibilities

  • Take accountability for the technical delivery of mechanical engineering expertise, including subsystems and technology developments.
  • Lead and guide mechanical engineering activities across projects, potentially managing a team of up to six mechanical engineers.
  • Advocate and implement best-practice mechanical engineering to ensure delivery to time, cost, quality, and specification, with effective technical governance for safety, compliance, quality, and reliability.
  • Devise and distribute work packages across cross-functional teams, guiding projects through milestones to completion and volume production.
  • Ensure mechanical engineering meets stakeholder and product requirements and complies with relevant regulations, directives, and standards.
  • Provide expert advice, support training and development of engineers through mentoring, professional development plans, and, where applicable, professional registration.
    Experience & Skills
  • Engineering Degree (Bachelor’s minimum, Essential; Master’s Desirable) or demonstrable equivalent.
  • Registered Chartered Engineer or working towards registration with a recognised engineering institution.
  • Substantial experience in mechanical engineering and design in a related engineering industry.
  • Experience in a regulated, compliance-driven industry, such as semiconductor or medical manufacturing equipment, with strong understanding of product safety and compliance to standards like EN 61511, safety/design review methods (PHA, HAZOP, LOPA, FMEA), semiconductor industry standards (SEMI S2), and risk assessment (Semi S10).
  • Knowledge of best-practice engineering and ability to demonstrate it. (Essential)
  • Ability to concisely report technical deliverables and requirements to engineers, project managers, and project teams.
  • Ability to check and release engineering drawings to BS8888.
    BMR Solutions operates in the capacity of an Employment Agency and Employment Business.
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    We champion diversity and innovation. Applications are encouraged regardless of race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, background, age, or identity
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