Mechanical Design Engineer (Plant Systems)

Mechanical Design Engineer (Plant Systems)

Salary: £31,931 to £34,709 per annum, plus an annual allowance of up to £4k per year
Hours: Full time, 37 hours per week (dependent on skills and experience).
Contract Type: Permanent Position
Location: Science and Technology Facilities Council, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory Harwell, Oxfordshire

Come and do the kind of engineering that made you want to be an engineer. Stretch your technical skills while building human understanding. Promote sustainability and create new materials. And, alongside world-leading scientists and technologists, shape projects that improve lives, and daily life, in the UK and far beyond. Put simply, come and discover the impact you can make when you're equipped, encouraged and inspired to perform to your very best.

STFC are currently undertaking an extensive programme of capital works to improve the ISIS facility. You will be part of the ISIS Design Division and working within the Plant Design Team which are responsible for the design and installation of cooling water and ventilation systems on the ISIS plant. You will be working on 'closed circuit' cooling water systems (demineralized water, chilled water etc). An interest in energy savings and carbon footprint reduction technology is key for this role.

Scope of Services

You will lead and act as the design project manager whilst designing complete mechanical service systems and managing several design projects. You will be coordinating the plant design layout in collaboration with the CAD Pipework Engineer (AUTOCAD Plant3D) and specifying all mechanical components associated with mechanical service systems such as cooling water; chilled water; and piped gases (e.g. compressed air, piped laboratory gases etc.) including service panels. The work will require significant technical expertise regarding cooling plant technology and pipework systems. Other duties include:

• Developing the Process and M&E design specification of large, packaged Plant kit (e.g. Adiabatic Coolers, Chillers, Compressors etc.).
• Specifying all pipework and fittings including all types of valves, filters etc.
• Coordinating all components into the Plant layout design with the CAD Pipework Engineer.
• Produce P&IDs; Process Narratives; Control Philosophies and undertake Technical and Economic assessment work and optioneering workshops for schemes.
• Produce and maintain mechanical engineering schedules for all kit.
• Carry out hydraulic design modelling using PIPEFLOW software.
• Act as Mechanical Design Engineer for all HAZOP studies and contribute to other safety studies as required (e.g. FMEA's).
• Carry out and upkeep Basis of Design and CDM Designer Risk Assessments work.
• Actively contribute to developing the departmental technical guidance notes.
• Carry out surveys to measure / check specification of existing equipment as input into the design models.
• Produce/Maintain technical files for each project and organise 'handover'.

Essential Criteria:

• HND or Degree Mechanical / Building Services Engineering or significant relevant experience.
• Good understanding of cooling plant, ventilation and piped gases systems.
• Experience in CAD packages to produce P&ID type schematics.
• Excellent skills in using Microsoft Office products.
• Self motivated with strong communication skills within a multi stakeholder environment.
• Flexible and able to work to tight deadlines with management, design staff and operations.

We ask some of the biggest questions in the universe, to answer some of the biggest challenges in the world. Together, our scientists, technologists, engineers and business-support team explore the unknown across every field you could think of. And they turn what they find into work that changes the world around us. What could you achieve with the world-leading facilities and experts of one of Europe's largest research organisations by your side?

Join us and discover what's possible.

Closing date 02/01/2023