Senior Manufacturing & Welding Engineer

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• Salary range: £65,000 to £80,000 per annum depending on experience
• Location: All UK Offices
• Working Pattern: Flexible hybrid working pattern (office and working from home)
• Closing date: 17th January (may close earlier if sufficient applications)

We’re growing a manufacturing capability focused on helping clients deliver high-value, complex assets where weld integrity and safety demonstration are non-negotiable. If you enjoy solving real manufacturing problems, working with demanding codes, and turning test evidence into defensible engineering conclusions, this role is for you.

• Provide engineering support on welding of ferrous and non-ferrous materials, including common steels and nickel-based alloys.
• Assess and demonstrate safety/integrity of welds using appropriate evidence, arguments, and engineering judgement.
• Interpret weld and substrate microstructures and explain how they influence mechanical performance (e.g., toughness, fatigue, creep, corrosion/SSC/IASCC where relevant).
• Apply and interpret codes and standards, with particular interest in RCC‑M and ASME (plus associated welding/NDT standards).
• Plan and support materials and weld testing programmes, including:
  • Mechanical testing (tensile, impact, hardness, fracture, fatigue/creep as needed)
  • Chemical analysis (PMI, OES/ICP as appropriate)
  • NDT (e.g., UT, PAUT, RT, PT, MT, VT) and interpretation of results
• Maintain awareness of nuclear regulatory expectations and industry best practice relevant to manufacturing and weld integrity.
• Prepare and review technical documentation: specifications, technical substantiation, procedures, test plans, and compliance reports.
• Collaborate with manufacturing partners/suppliers to resolve weldability issues, deviations, NCRs, and qualification evidence.
• Capability development & mentoring: help shape and continually improve defined development pathways, upskilling junior mechanical/materials engineers and mentoring them as they develop.

• Solid understanding of welding metallurgy for steels and nickel alloys (weld processes, HAZ behaviour, typical weld defects, and mitigation).
• Demonstrable experience supporting weld integrity / safety justification (e.g., qualification evidence, defect assessment inputs, substantiation reports).
• Confidence linking microstructure ↔ properties ↔ performance for welds and parent material.
• Working knowledge of relevant codes/standards (strong interest in RCC‑M and ASME).
• Experience supporting or interfacing with test laboratories and/or NDT providers; able to specify, review, and interpret test outcomes.
• Able to write clear technical documentation suitable for regulated industries.
• Demonstrable technical leadership and delivery in welding/materials engineering; impact, judgement, and evidence-based track record matter more than specific years of experience.

• Background in engineering consultancy (helpful, not required).
• Exposure to manufacturing of nuclear / defence components, high-integrity welding, or qualification programmes.
• Familiarity with weld procedure and welder qualifications (e.g., WPS/PQR/WPQR) and supplier assurance.
• Academic flexibility; valued are strong delivery track record and relevant industrial experience, even without formal qualifications such as a PhD.

• Join a growing team shaping a manufacturing capability in high-integrity sectors.
• Work on technically complex challenges where your judgement and evidence really matter.
• Varied project work across materials, welding, testing, substantiation, and supplier interfacing.

• 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
• And further optional benefits you can tailor to your personal requirements

Due to the nature of the work that Frazer-Nash Consultancy undertake, candidates will be required to undergo pre-employment screening and must be able to satisfy clearance criteria for UK National Security Vetting.