Senior Mechanical Engineer

Salary: £60,000 DOE Full Time Permanent Who we are: Sub. Sea Craft is a fast growing, privately-funded, UK-based innovative maritime technology company specialising in next-generation, high-performance watercraft and systems. We operate at the intersection of advanced engineering, cutting-edge design, and user-centric innovation, delivering safe, effective, and enabling solutions for both commercial and defence applications.

What we offer

Annual Leave – Entitlement to 25 days of annual leave plus bank holidays Wellbeing Day

• An additional Wellbeing Day each year to focus on personal health and wellbeing. Private Healthcare – Access to comprehensive private healthcare coverage to support your physical and mental wellbeing. Life Assurance and Critical Illness Cover – Comprehensive protection including Life Assurance (4x salary) and Critical Illness Cover for added financial security. Family Leave – Enhanced maternity and paternity pay Christmas Leave – A Christmas shutdown is typically observed. Professional Development – Commitment to ongoing learning and career growth, supported by training programmes and access to LinkedIn Learning. Pension Contribution – pension scheme with the option to contribute via salary sacrifice Flexible Working – Opportunities for flexible working arrangements to promote work–life balance. Inclusive Culture – A professional environment that values diversity, innovation, and collaboration.

Responsibilities

Create and develop elegant solution to complex mechanical problems. Expertise in 3D CAD, ideally Autodesk Inventor. Expertise in 2D Drawing development, ideally GD&T to a high standard. Justify solutions with engineering calculations and analysis. Capture and review requirements at systems, product and user experience level.

Work with the engineering project team to deliver to strict schedules. Report progress and identify strengths and weaknesses in delivery Support the Head of Mechanical to provide insight to business strategic vision Compliant with all aspects of company legislative compliance, HSE, HR etc Qualifications and Experience: Significant industry experience.

Ideally experience of mentoring/leading younger engineers. Proven experience of working in a fast paced, challenging engineering sector Proven experience of delivering complex projects Proven experience of leading a cohesive and effective team Proven experience of empowering engineers and identifying growth opportunities Note : Due to the nature of work undertaken at Sub.

Sea Craft, the selected candidate must be capable of meeting the security requirements of the position, which would include as a minimum existing right to live and work in the UK, Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS), with UK National security clearance required for certain roles.* Values: Our people are our greatest asset, we continually strive to provide an excellent working environment to enable our team to do their best work.

We have an agile professional workforce: we are founded on the belief that our people are valued and our business is trusted, inclusive and commercially-adept. What we expect from you: Teamwork, mutual respect and collaboration Initiative and independent working Honesty and integrity Business and commercial awareness Agility, adaptability and continuous development We are committed to building an inclusive, diverse workplace where everyone can thrive.

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