Mechanical Engineer in Doncaster

Who will you be working with?

Our Doncaster team supports our customers through maintenance and operation optimisation with customised solutions for spare parts, repair and, overhaul activities on existing trains.

Role: Mechanical Engineer

Salary: £Competitive

Location: Doncaster (On-site)

Hours: Monday to Thursday, 08:00am to 16:30pm, and Friday 08:00am to 13:00pm

Contract Type: Permanent, Full-Time

Annual Leave: 25 days plus bank holidays (plus 8 bank holidays)

How will you make a difference?

• To provide mechanical engineering expertise to engineering and project teams delivering rail vehicle enhancement projects and component overhaul services.
• What will your typical day look like?
• Produce designs, including but not limited to, design layouts, engineering drawings, and schematics.
• Review engineering drawings and documents.
• Provide risk evaluation, assessment, and mitigation evidence for mechanical safety hazards.
• Support investigations into failures of mechanical systems and components, determine root cause, and present findings.
• Determine and submit cost estimates for undertaking in-house and bought-in engineering services.
• Interface with external and internal customers on engineering project progress and issues.

What do we want to know about you?

• Degree in Mechanical Engineering degree (or equivalent).
• Experience working in design or commissioning and maintenance of mechanical systems or components.
• Experience in the specification, design, testing, maintenance, and failure investigation of mechanical systems and components.
• Experience in the use of Mechanical CAD systems.

If you don’t have all the above criteria don’t worry, we would still like to hear from you as we live our values and always put people first and strive to expand what is possible.

About Wabtec:

Wabtec Corporation is a leading global provider of equipment, systems, digital solutions, and value-added services for freight and transit rail.

Drawing on nearly four centuries of collective experience across Wabtec, GE Transportation, and Faiveley Transport, the company has unmatched digital expertise, technological innovation, and world-class manufacturing and services, enabling the digital-rail-and-transit ecosystems.

Wabtec is focused on performance that drives progress, creating transportation solutions that move and improve the world.

Wabtec has approximately 27,000 employees in facilities throughout the world.

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It’s not just about your career… or your job title…it’s about who you are and the impact you are going to make on the world.

Do you want to go into uncharted waters…do things that haven’t been done to make your and someone else's life better?

Wabtec has been doing that for decades and we will continue to do so!

Through our people, leadership development, services, technology, and scale, Wabtec delivers better outcomes for global customers by speaking the language of industry.

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