Pipework Component Design Engineer

Overview

In this role, you will design high-integrity pipework components for nuclear facilities, supporting both nuclear and conventional systems for the Rolls-Royce SMR project. You will work with cross-functional teams to balance safety, quality, and regulatory requirements, delivering substantiated designs and justifications. The role emphasizes practical, constructible piping solutions through systems engineering and optioneering, with emphasis on construction and installation realities. This is a safety-critical, impact-focused position that offers hands-on collaboration with fabrication, QA/QC, and site teams to enable smooth downstream execution.

Responsibilities

• Design pipework components per nuclear standards (EN 13480, ASME III NB, NCD, ASME B31.1, RCC-M, PED, ONR)
• Balance complex requirements to deliver integrated technical solutions within governance and programme constraints
• Produce design substantiation reports, specifications, and design justifications
• Review drawings, isometrics, and general arrangements compliant with codes
• Apply optioneering and systems engineering to meet product requirements

Key requirements

• Qualified to HNC, degree level or equivalent in Mechanical Engineering
• Chartered or working towards Mechanical Engineer (or equivalent)
• Experience across full project lifecycle: concept to detailed design and installation support
• Field experience in pipework fabrication and installation
• Familiarity with nuclear safety standards and regulatory frameworks
• Understanding of nuclear supply chain, procurement, material traceability and QA

• collaborative
• proactive
• flexible in ambiguous environments
• pipework design per nuclear standards
• DFMEA and PFMEA
• ALARP assessments

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