ASSYSTEM
Mechanical Engineer - Materials and Corrosion
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Company Description
⚡️💡 About Assystem
Assystem is an international engineering and project management group accelerating the energy transition worldwide. Our 8,000 Switchers combine decades of engineering expertise with digital innovation to deliver complex, safety-critical infrastructure. In the UK, we play a key role on landmark programmes including Hinkley Point C, Sizewell C and emerging Small Modular Reactor developments, supporting the delivery of secure, low-carbon energy for the future.
🤝 Why Join the Community of Switchers?
You will be joining one of the three largest nuclear engineering companies in the world, working at the heart of the UK’s most significant energy programme. Assystem offers exposure to world-class projects, long-term career stability, and the opportunity to work alongside highly experienced engineers and delivery teams. Your future team values collaboration, practical problem solving, and engineers who want to make a real impact on site.
Job Description
🚀 This is a hybrid, site-based role in Bridgwater (3 days in the office). We welcome candidates within commuting distance or willing to relocate with support available. The position supports the delivery of materials, corrosion and coatings engineering on a major nuclear construction programme. Your future team works closely with construction, engineering and supplier organisations to resolve technical challenges and maintain configuration control.
- 🔧 Supporting complex materials, coatings and corrosion engineering technical issues on site
- 🧪 Reviewing corrosion modelling, coating specifications and material selection decisions
- 📄 Preparing technical assessments, engineering documentation and justification reports
- 🏗️ Collaborating with construction teams to resolve cross discipline technical queries
- 📊 Reviewing supplier documentation and coordinating technical comment resolution
- 📅 Leading technical meetings with suppliers and internal engineering stakeholders
- ⚙️ Supporting contract engineering oversight including scope, cost and schedule compliance
- 🔍 Managing design risks, early warnings and contract variation assessments
- 🔗 Coordinating interfaces between suppliers, client teams and engineering stakeholders
- 🗂️ Supporting configuration management activities including design changes and contract updates
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Qualifications
Nuclear experience is not essential, but is of course welcome. If you have worked within a highly regulated engineering environment, your skills and approach are highly transferable and of strong interest to us.
We also recognise that the perfect candidate rarely exists. If you feel you meet around 80% of the criteria and are motivated to develop further, we would strongly encourage you to apply.
- 🎓 Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Materials Engineering or closely related discipline
- 🧬 Knowledge of corrosion modelling standards including ISO 9223 or BS 9295
- 🏗️ Experience supporting engineering activities within complex construction environments
- 📄 Experience producing engineering reports, technical documentation and assessments
- 🔬 Experience with materials testing, characterisation or coating system evaluation
- 🌱 Understanding of sustainable material selection principles within engineering projects
- 📘 Ability to review complex coating documentation and assess design implications
- ⚙️ Experience working with supplier documentation and engineering review processes
- 📊 Understanding of engineering configuration control and design change management
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🌟 Ready to Make an Impact?
This is an opportunity to contribute to nationally significant energy infrastructure while developing your technical depth within a globally recognised engineering organisation. If you want real responsibility, exposure to complex mechanical systems, and the chance to grow within one of the world’s leading nuclear engineering companies, this role offers long-term progression and stability.
Benefits include:
- 🏡 Hybrid Working Opportunity
- 🕒 Flexible working hours
- 🛡️ Market Leading Pension scheme (8% company contribution / 4% personal contribution)
- 🏖️ 25 days’ paid annual leave + bank holidays + option to buy or sell days
- 💼 Professional fees reimbursed
- 💰 Employee referral scheme
- 🤒 Competitive Sick Pay – Support when you need it
- 🏥 Income Protection & 3x Salary Death-in-Service Cover
- 💪 Free Digital Gym Access – Expert-led fitness classes
- 📞 24/7 Employee Support Line – Mental health, financial & legal help
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.
ASSYSTEM Job: Engineering / Technical
Type of contract ASSYSTEM: Permanent
ASSYSTEM Sector: Nuclear
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