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Job Title: Mechanical Engineer
Location: Derby
Contract Type: Permanent
Working Hours: M-F Days Only, Flexible Working & Hybrid Options
Pay Rate: Negotiable DOE (£45-60K pa)

Join a major UK Rail company who have an excellent reputation within Rolling Stock projects delivery & consultancy.

Ganymede Solutions is working in partnership with a leading Rail Company to recruit an experienced Mechanical Engineer to join their growing rolling stock consultancy business.

As a Mechanical Engineer, you’ll play a key role in delivering best in class engineering solutions to a variety of clients within the rolling stock sector. This includes services to conventional rail, high speed, light rail and metro clients.

Leading delivery of major projects and supporting project bid work from an engineering technical and commercial perspective
You will be responsible for working directly with clients in the rail sector to deliver engineering solutions within fleet maintenance, overhaul/modification, obsolescence, reliability and performance and systems design & build.
Work carried out will include a variety of engineering support services and technical consultancy such as technical investigations, design support, feasibility studies, RCA, preparing technical specifications, component/systems design or improvements and maintainability/asset cost improvements.
You will manage multiple projects at any given time and be responsible for leading the technical engineering consultancy within client accounts/projects.
This position will be customer facing and you will be someone who feels confident discussing engineering problems and solutions in detail with clients and can communicate strongly with various different internal and external stakeholders.
The ideal candidate will have:
Minimum of a degree level qualification in Mechanical Engineering or related discipline, ideally Chartered or working towards Chartership with professional registration already in place

Ideally 10+ years within a technical engineering role
Experience of Engineering Change Assurance Processes & Documentation
Broad knowledge of mechanical engineering systems, ideally within rolling stock however we will consider candidates from other similar sectors employing complex mechanical systems in a highly regulated industry such as transportation, aviation, maritime, nuclear, mining, automotive, heavy machinery.
Experience within structures, vehicle integrity, metallurgy or mechanical design would be a desirable additional skillset however we are not currently looking for specialists

How to Apply:
If this sounds like your next project, we’d love to hear from you. For further inquiries about this role, contact:
Charlotte Cruise
Email: (url removed)

Ganymede Solutions Ltd specialises in recruiting for Manufacturing, Infrastructure, Civil, Transportation, and General Engineering fields, offering both permanent and contract opportunities. Visit our website for more openings: 

Ganymede is committed to creating a diverse workforce and is an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of age, disability, gender, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation

Ganymede is committed to creating a diverse workforce and is an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of age, disability, gender, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation

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