Senior Manufacturing Engineer

Location: Reading (GB, RG14 2PZ), Warrington (GB, WA3 6YD), Bristol (GB, BS16 1EJ).

Working arrangement: Hybrid (2–3 days in office each week).

Role type: Full time / Permanent.

Role ID: SF65801.

Compensation: Attractive salary + benefits.

About the role

At Cavendish Nuclear we’re working to create a safe and secure world. If you join us, you can play your part as a Senior Manufacturing Engineer at our Bristol, Newbury (Berkshire) or Warrington (Cheshire) site.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with design teams from the earliest stages to embed manufacturability into product designs, ensuring alignment with safety, quality, cost, delivery, and lead‑time requirements.
• Define and document manufacturing processes, including equipment selection, workflow design, and quality control procedures.
• Identify and resolve potential production challenges, such as bottlenecks, material constraints, or process inefficiencies, through proactive analysis and problem‑solving.
• Partner with cross‑functional teams, including design and quality, to deliver a seamless and efficient manufacturing process.

Experience

• Demonstrated expertise in Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP) methodologies.
• Hands‑on experience in design for manufacturability, ideally from the early stages of the production lifecycle.
• Proven success in introducing new products into manufacturing environments.
• Background in highly regulated or high‑volume manufacturing sectors.
• Strong ability to collaborate across engineering disciplines to drive efficient production outcomes.

Qualifications

• Degree (or equivalent) in Engineering or a related technical discipline.
• Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+.
• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance.
• Employee share scheme.
• Employee shopping savings portal.
• Payment of Professional Fees.
• Reservists in the armed forces receive 10 days special paid leave.
• Holiday Trading benefit that allows UK Cavendish employees to buy additional leave or sell up to one working week of annual leave.
• ‘Be Kind Day’ enables employees to take one paid day a year to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charity.
• Excellent development opportunities and benefits package, including an employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing.

Benefits

• Hybrid working: typically 2–3 days in the office each week.
• Occasional travel to other Cavendish Nuclear hubs and client sites, approximately 1–2 times per quarter.

Company

As a leader within the UK nuclear industry, Cavendish Nuclear, part of Babcock International Group, provides a comprehensive range of critical nuclear solutions in clean energy, defence and civil new build and decommissioning projects. Your career with us could take you anywhere within Babcock International Group – from Canada, the USA to Japan.

EEO and Inclusion

We are a disability confident committed employer. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please email careers@babcockinternational.com with the subject header ‘Reasonable adjustments requirement’. We’re committed to building an inclusive culture where everyone’s free to thrive. We are happy to talk about flexible working – please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.