Join Gold Group Ltd as a Senior Weights Engineer to work on naval platforms and drive the future of marine vessel design. Collaborate with engineers across disciplines to estimate mass properties and lead the charge on weight-saving-innovation. Apply advanced statistical analysis to build a complete picture of weight risk and opportunity.
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Benefits & Perks
Job Description
Role: Weights Engineer
Location: Cumbria - Hybrid
Salary: £44,000 - £52,000 depending on experience
Industry: Defence, Marine Engineering, Naval Architecture
As a Weights Engineer you will have the chance to work on naval platforms at all stages of the product life cycle from early design to build support and commission.
The Weight Engineering Team are a multi-disciplinary Team of Engineers and Data Scientists who estimate, collate and present mass properties data for a number of multi billion pound marine engineering programmes.
Relocation assistance can be provided - subject to meeting eligibility criteria.
What the role of the Weights Engineer entails:
Some of the main duties of the Weights Engineer will include:
- Drive the future of marine vessel design by gathering and analysing mass property data across complex equipment and systems - ensuring precision weight and balance control on multi-billion-pound defence programmes
- Partner with the Mass Properties Lead to deliver high-impact weight and centroid reports, showcasing your insights directly to the Chief Naval Architect
- Collaborate with brilliant engineers across mechanical, electrical and systems disciplines to accurately estimate mass, centroid, and design maturity for cutting-edge technologies
- Own and maintain a comprehensive database of mass properties - the backbone of our design accuracy and performance decisions
- Lead the charge on weight-saving-innovation, identifying and managing weight risks and opportunities to unlock performance gains across every discipline
- Dive into CAD models to extract and estimate mass properties, quantifying uncertainty and driving data-driven decisions that the shape the future fleet
- Apply advanced statistical analysis to build a complete "whole-boat" picture of weight risk and opportunity - informing senior leaders, key stakeholders, and customers with powerful insights
What experience you need to be the successful Weights Engineer:
Essential
- Experience / exposure to a mass properties / weights engineering analysis role
- Ability to obtain SC Clearance - Sole UK Nationality
- Qualified in STEM subject or extensive experience
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team
- IT literate in Microsoft packages, experienced knowledge in Excel
- Ability to understand and interpret engineering data
Desirable
- Experience working with large, Electrical or Mechanical systems
- Data analysis experience including interpretation, visualisation, manipulation and presentation
- Experience of using CAD packages and programmes
- CEng/IEng status or a clear pathway to achieving professional recognition
Benefits: Overtime, Private Healthcare,14% pension, 25 days holiday, free shares and more!
This really is a fantastic opportunity for a Weights Engineer to progress their career. If you are interested please apply as soon as possible as this position will be filled quickly so don't miss out!