Today, Assystem is among the top three independent nuclear engineering firms worldwide. With over 60 years of experience in highly regulated sectors, the group supports public and industrial stakeholders in the execution of complex and strategic infrastructure projects, subject to high safety and security requirements.
Assystem mobilizes 8,000 experts in 13 countries and intervenes across the entire project lifecycle, in engineering, project management and digital solutions.
Job DescriptionManufacturing Engineer
📍 Location: - Derby, Travel to client sites 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: 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! 🌟
QualificationsCandidate 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
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.
NOTICE TO CANDIDATES ON RECRUITMENT FRAUD - We are committed to safeguarding candidates from fraudulent activity associated with our recruitment process. Please note that we will never offer specialist CV writing services, request payment or ask for sensitive personal information during the recruitment process.
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.
Skills Required
- Experience with manufacturing and test processes, including machining, casting, fabrication, or welding
- Experience assessing defect criteria involving cracking, subsurface defects, surface coating defects, and NDE detection methods
- Degree in engineering or a scientific discipline, or equivalent experience
- Computer literacy and technical proficiency
- Knowledge of metallurgy, metallic materials, and/or composite materials
- Experience manufacturing composites for marine applications, including repair methodologies
- Working toward professional body membership and chartered status
- Ability to hold or obtain Security Check (SC) clearance without caveats
- Sole UK national status
What We Do
Assystem, one of the world's leading independent nuclear engineering companies, is committed to accelerating the energy transition. We see ourselves as an activist in the development of nuclear energy, convinced that it is an essential part of the fight against climate change. 7,000 switchers, spread in 12 countries in Europe, Asia, Africa and the Middle East are working every day to make the energy switch by accelerating the development of nuclear and renewable energies, power grids, clean hydrogen projects and low-carbon transport. We design and supervise major projects through our engineering activities and accelerate our customers' digital transformation. We also develop new solutions to build faster and improve the performance of complex infrastructures. 55 years of experience have made Assystem a key partner of the world's largest industrial groups: CEA, EDF, ENEC, Enedis, Engie, Framatome, ITER, K.A. CARE, Naval Group, NICDC, Orano, RATP, Rolls Royce, Royal Commission, Sellafield, SGP, SNCF... Assystem is ranked in the Top 3 companies in the nuclear energy sector.
