Design Engineer

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Non fixed term

Framatome is a global leader in nuclear energy, recognised for delivering innovative, value-added technologies that design, build, maintain, and advance the world's nuclear fleet. With 20,000 employees in over 70 locations worldwide, we provide components, fuel, and control systems for nuclear power plants, along with a full suite of reactor services — all focused on improving safety, performance, and sustainability. Backed by EDF Group (80.5%) and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (19.5%), we're driving the future of clean energy.

Here in the UK, our team is already 400 strong — and growing. As we expand our service offerings across the UK nuclear industry, we're aiming to reach 500 dedicated professionals in 2025. Now's your chance to join a company that's shaping the energy transition — where your expertise will matter, your growth will be supported, and your work will help power generations to come.

The Design Engineer is responsible for the production of Technical Documentation (2D and 3D Design, Calculation, Bill Of Materials, Specification, Design Review, etc.) in the scope of Framatome Limited. The role is based in the Design Office in Avonmouth or Cranfield, United Kingdom. The Design Engineer delivers the Design Package through its lifecycle in accordance with the Framatome Limited processes, procedures and instructions, ensuring all requirements are populated, reviewed, analysed and prioritised from the conceptual phase to the detailed design and release of deliverables.

The Design Engineer continuously seeks optimisation within the engineering processes, procedures and instructions and actively participates in Design Reviews as well as HSE activities.

Ensuring Design requirements are defined, gathered, prioritised and followed.

• Reading and understanding of Regulations, Standards and Specifications in order to extract Requirements affecting the Design Package.
• Defining and organising the Design Package production as well as understanding what shall be produced as Deliverables and non‑Deliverables.
• Liaison and Coordination with relevant stakeholders interfacing with the Design Package to gather all requirements and specificities allowing preliminary and detailed design.
• Liaison with the Engineering/Design Lead to define and prioritise the Design Requirements. Maintaining an auditable record of design requirements identified.
• Actively participating in Design Reviews as well as HSE Reviews in order to assess whether a modification requires an impact analysis of the design requirements.
• Ensuring the solutions identified during Design Reviews are correctly implemented.
• Understanding and defining HSE requirements & CDM regulations.

• Production of documentation in accordance with Framatome Limited process that is conforming to the Design Requirements, enabling internal approval as well as acceptance by the Customer when applicable.
• Ensuring the studies for the Design Package follow the relevant Standard.
• Producing concepts accurately and efficiently.
• Proactively seeking best solutions and working autonomously.
• Checking BOM and ensuring the appropriate Industry Standards are used.
• Checking Deliverables against requirements, specifications and applicable Standards.
• Producing detailed 2D and 3D CAD Design in accordance with Framatome Limited instructions and guidelines, as well as relevant Standards.
• Producing Technical Documentation in accordance with Framatome Limited processes, procedures and instructions.
• Managing Design changes and Design Configurations.
• Performing Design Analysis and associated activities.

• Mechanical / Design Engineering (HND or equivalent)
• CAD software proven experience (preferably Solid Works) and Document Revision Control
• Manufacturing, Fabrication processes knowledge
• Engineering standards knowledge
• HSE and Quality understanding

• Understanding of ISO Standards for Drafting and Dimensioning
• Design codes & Eurocode 3 knowledge
• Calculation (hand calculation, Excel, etc.) knowledge
• Work in Nuclear Industry
• Pressure Equipment…