Engineer - Manufacturing

Location: Derby, Manchester or Warrington with hybrid working.

Part Time up to 3 days a week

About the opportunity (part-time + flexible by design)

We’re recruiting a part-time Manufacturing Engineer to join our Modules team, helping shape how nuclear power plant modular products are assembled and tested—both in a UK factory environment and across an international supply chain. Flexibility matters here. This role is designed to work for people who need non-standard patterns—whether that’s set days, shorter days, school-hours, job share, or a compressed arrangement. We’ll agree a working pattern with you and your line manager that supports delivery and your life outside work.

The role in a nutshell

We need you to help develop Methods of Manufacture and supporting documentation/instructions from concept stage through to production, ensuring modules are manufacturable, testable and ready for deployment at scale. You’ll collaborate across design, operations, supply chain, procurement, quality and construction management to ensure modules are designed and built for smooth installation and long-term operation.

In this role, we need you to:

• Lead or support New Product Introduction (NPI) activities relating to manufacturing methods for SMR modules.
• Assess engineering design definitions at varying maturity levels and translate them into practical manufacturing documentation and instructions.
• Apply Design for Manufacture and Assembly (DfMA) principles—spotting manufacturability risks, proposing design improvements, and contributing actionable recommendations into design reviews.
• Support the design and deployment of assembly, test and inspection capability within an advanced facility, including trials/experiments and process capability studies.
• Help define, deliver and improve manufacturing engineering processes and best-practice guidance, aligned to relevant digital tools (e.g., ERP/MES/PLM/QMS).
• Work with selected strategic partners to align capability, quality expectations, compliance, schedules, and continuous improvement.

What we need from you

We’re looking for someone who can bring practical, hands-on manufacturing engineering experience and apply it in a regulated, high-integrity environment. We need you to demonstrate:

• Strong experience creating or qualifying manufacturing methods and translating design intent into production-ready documentation.
• Confident application of DfMA: tolerance thinking, material/process compatibility, tooling considerations, and design-for-assembly practicality.
• Ability to work cross-functionally (design, operations, supply chain, quality) to move designs into manufacturable solutions.
• Comfort working within controlled environments and contributing to governance/approval of manufacturing methods, including within external supply chains.

Important: There’s no such thing as the “perfect” candidate. If you feel you meet around 75% of what we need, we’d love to hear from you.

It would be beneficial if you also bring:

• A professional engineering qualification (e.g., HND/foundation degree or national equivalent) in Mechanical, Civil, Electrical, Manufacturing Engineering, or related.
• Professional accreditation (e.g., IEng/CEng) and/or project management certification (e.g., PMP/APM).
• Experience in nuclear, energy, aerospace, or major infrastructure environments (or similarly regulated sectors).
• Awareness of export control compliance and regulated ways of working.

Location & flexible working (welcome to apply if you need it)

This role is based across: Derby, Manchester, Warrington, and Remote working is available. Part-time and flexibility options we can support include:

• Reduced hours (e.g., 2-3 days/week)
• Shorter days / school-hours patterns
• Compressed hours
• Job share
• Hybrid / remote arrangements (role dependent)

If you need flexibility to thrive at work, we actively encourage you to apply—tell us what you need, and we’ll explore what’s workable.

Security clearance & export controls (what you should know)

This role requires BPSS clearance. The position is also subject to export control restrictions.

Reward & benefits (part-time pro-rata)

Salary: £42,000 – £55,150 (pro-rata for part-time)

Benefits (pro-rata where applicable): £2,200 benefit allowance, 12.5% bonus opportunity, 6x pensionable life assurance, 50% income protection, 28 days holiday plus bank holidays, and a £250 new joiner payment.

Pay Range: £42,000.00

Why Join Us?

You’ll be joining a forward-thinking organisation that values transparency, fairness, and innovation. We offer:

• A flexible, inclusive, and supportive working environment.
• Opportunities for career growth in a rapidly scaling business.
• A culture that values diversity, innovation, and continuous learning.

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all backgrounds. Inclusivity is important to us, and as a Disability Confident organisation, we are committed to fair, supportive, and continually improving recruitment practices that ensure everyone has the opportunity to thrive.

Confidence can sometimes hold us back from applying for a job. But we'll let you in on a secret: there's no such thing as a 'perfect' candidate. If you feel you meet 75% of the requirements for this role, we would love to hear from you. Also, if you are considering a career move or a sector-jump, please get in touch – we welcome applications from people with transferable skills.

Our Application Process

Due to the safety regulations within the nuclear industry, applicants will be required to participate in additional screening. These are:

• Obtaining Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) clearance
• Satisfactory completion of a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check
• Satisfactory completion of a basic financial probity check