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Company Description

Assystem is an international company with one mission: accelerate the energy transition around the world.

Every day, our 7,500 switchers located in 12 countries (Europe, Middle East, Pacific Asia & Africa) connect their six thousand billion neurons to tackle the task of the century: switching to low-carbon energy.

We are a collective committed to the actors who are making the energy switch. Sharing our knowledge, expertise and values allows us to innovate and think differently about the energy transition.

Drawing on more than 55 years' experience in highly regulated sectors subject to strict security and safety requirements, we provide our customers with engineering and project management services, as well as digital services and solutions to optimise the performance of complex infrastructure projects throughout their life cycle. The Group is currently ranked third in the world for nuclear engineering.

To ensure a viable, efficient, and reliable energy future for all.

Job Description

Manufacturing Engineer

📍 Location: Flexible - Derby, Sunderland, Bristol.  Travel within the UK is required.
🔒 Security Clearance Required: SC & Sole UK National

Staff and Contract roles available

You will be supporting our clients to deliver high quality customer-engineered products and systems that meet tough testing, manufacturing, and project standards.

You’ll play a key part in understanding complex systems and offering technical support to ensure everything runs smoothly – from drawing reviews to problem-solving and supplier queries.

Your Missions:

📦 Execute technical work packages with precision and with full documentation traceability

⚙️ Review designs for manufacturability utilising industry inspection and test processes.

🏗️Assist in developing assembly and constructability methods, including reviewing/approving manufacturing documentation

🛠️ Troubleshoot and manage manufacturing issues within Supply Chain partners, on behalf of a client

🔍 Conduct detailed root cause analysis and develop corrective/preventive actions using proper reporting tools

📊 Support project planning and reporting.

🤝 Collaborate with local and global partners &supply chain engagement

Why join the community of Switchers?:

🚀 Over 55 years of nuclear engineering expertise – we’re in the Top 3 globally!

🎉 Attractive benefits: Holiday bonuses, access to an employee assistance programme and more..

📈 Career growth: 70% of our managers were promoted internally

At Assystem, we celebrate diversity and creativity. We believe in harnessing unique perspectives to shape innovative solutions. Your skills and daring spirit are what truly matter. Join us and help shape the future! 🌟

Qualifications

Candidate Profile (Skills, Experience & Qualifications):

🔩 Have knowledge of Metallurgy, metallics, and/or composite materials (desirable)
🔍 Have experience assessing defect criteria in relation to  cracking, sub-surface defects, surface coating defects, and NDE detection methods
⚙️ Have experience in Manufacturing and Test processes — Machining, Casting, Fabrication, Welding
🛠️ Have experience in manufacturing of composites for Marine applications, including repair methodologies (desirable)
🎓 Degree in Engineering or a Scientific discipline – or equivalent experience
💻 Computer-literate and tech-savvy
📈 Ideally working towards professional body membership and chartered status

Additional Information

This role requires the successful candidate to hold (or be able to obtain) a minimum of a Security Check (SC) clearance without any caveats to that clearance.

Due to the nature of work this role will be delivering and for the protection of certain assets, the successful candidate has to be a sole UK national

We are committed to equal treatment of candidates and promote, as well as foster all forms of diversity within our company. We believe that bringing together people with different backgrounds and perspectives is essential for creating innovative and impactful solutions. Skills, talent, and our people’s ability to dare are the only things that matter !. Bring your unique contributions and help us shape the future.

We are committed to equal treatment of candidates and promote, as well as foster all forms of diversity within our company. We believe that bringing together people with different backgrounds and perspectives is essential for creating innovative and impactful solutions. Skills, talent, and our people’s ability to dare are the only things that matter !. Bring your unique contributions and help us shape the future

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