Senior Manufacturing Engineer – Primary Metal Processes
KBR, Inc.
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Bristol • 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
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💰 £65,000 - £80,000 per year
Job Level
Senior
About the role
- Provide engineering input on casting and/or forging routes for heavy plant components (from specification through supplier delivery)
- Assess how primary processing choices (e.g., melt practice, solidification, reduction ratio, heat treatment) influence microstructure and mechanical properties of the end product
- Apply practical metallurgy across ferrous and non-ferrous alloys , including steels and nickel-based alloys
- Support manufacture and assurance of highly regulated equipment (e.g., nuclear-class components, pressure vessels, safety-significant plant)
- Interpret and apply codes and standards , with particular focus on RCC-M and ASME/ASTM (plus associated material specs and testing standards)
- Link degradation mechanisms (e.g., toughness loss, fatigue, creep, corrosion-assisted mechanisms) to starting microstructures and processing history
- Define, support, and review materials testing programmes and evidence packs, including tensile, impact, and toughness (and related acceptance criteria/traceability)
- Prepare and review technical documentation: material and process specifications , supplier requirements, concession/deviation assessments, and compliance/substantiation reports
- Work with suppliers and stakeholders to resolve technical issues (e.g., non-conformances, test anomalies, property shortfalls) with clear, auditable engineering reasoning
- Capability development & mentoring: As part of our growing manufacturing capability, you’ll help shape and continually improve defined development pathways—upskilling junior mechanical/materials engineers (through on-the-job learning and formal qualifications) in manufacturing, primary metal processes, and welding technologies, while actively mentoring and coaching engineers as they develop
Requirements
- Strong experience in casting and/or forging of heavy plant equipment (or equivalent large-scale, safety-significant components)
- Solid understanding of metallurgy for steels and Ni-based alloys, and how primary processing drives microstructure/property outcomes
- Confidence working within highly regulated manufacturing environments (nuclear, pressure systems, defence, or similar)
- Working knowledge of RCC-M and/or ASME/ASTM frameworks and how they translate into procurement specs, testing evidence, and compliance
- Familiarity with materials testing (tensile, impact, toughness) and the ability to interpret results in context (heat treatment, section size, sampling location, variability)
- Ability to write clear, defensible technical documentation suitable for audits and safety cases
- We're flexible on qualifications— deep, relevant industrial experience is valued just as highly as formal academic credentials (including a PhD)
Benefits
- Competitive salary with yearly reviews
- 25 days holiday + the opportunity to buy 5 days
- A company that has its heart in the right place and a welcoming work culture
- Happy to talk flexible working
- Enhanced parental benefits
- Company pension scheme
- Targeted professional development
- Life assurance
- Private healthcare membership
- Bonus scheme linked into company performance
- Paid membership fees to a professional institution
- Support in attaining professional membership
- Cycle to work scheme
- Season rail ticket loan
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
castingforgingmetallurgymaterials testingheat treatmentmicrostructure analysismechanical properties assessmentwelding technologiessupplier requirementstechnical documentation
Soft skills
mentoringcoachingproblem-solvingcommunicationcollaborationauditingtechnical reasoningclear writingstakeholder engagementcapability development
Certifications
PhDformal qualifications