Salary

£35 - 60k + benefits

Location

Bristol/Warrington

Job Description

You will be responsible for the management of projects on behalf of Frazer-Nash or as an agent for a client organisation on-site.

The key roles will include:

• Project planning and management
• Communication/presentation to clients and third party organisations
• Financial management of projects
• Programme and risk management
• Cost Estimating
• Technical assessment - will periodically be required to undertake some technical aspects of projects as well as manage a range of variable sized projects.

Requirements

Your background will ideally be from the Nuclear Sector, however, whilst it is highly desirable to have nuclear experience, candidates with experience of highly regulated industries such as Oil and Gas will also be considered.

You will be able to demonstrate strong skills in the interpretation of clients' technical needs, preparation of proposals and technical leadership on projects.  Previous exposure to business development and assistance in marketing activities would be an advantage.

You will have a formal qualification in a technical or science-based discipline and be able to demonstrate a depth of experience in an industrial project engineering environment.

Location

Bristol/Dorking

Job Description

You will be undertaking technical and project orientated tasks within our engineering consultancy business or as an integral part of our client's project teams.

Working within small project teams you will be undertaking a range of tasks associated with the scoping, design and development of complex technical systems across a range of market sectors.

With a focus on the 'front-end' of the system lifecycle, you will be predominantly involved in:

• Requirements development and management
• Concept generation, evaluation and selection
• System verification planning and assessment

From time to time you will also be involved in assisting in the conduct of Reliability Availability Maintainability Safety (RAMS) assessments; Through Life cost modelling and assessments and risk assessments (both technical and project).

Requirements

You will possess a good degree in an engineering related subject.

You will have proven experience, preferably within the systems engineering discipline and within the defence, rail, power and energy or civil aerospace sectors. 

Experience of project management of technical projects/programmes would be an advantage.

You will be able to apply a 'Systems Thinking' approach to problems at technical, project and enterprise levels.

Experience of Requirements Management and Systems Modelling/Architecting tools (DOORS and System Architect preferably) would be beneficial. 

Location

Burton

Job Description

You will be undertaking technical and project orientated tasks within our engineering consultancy business or as an integral part of our client's project teams.

Working within small project teams you will be undertaking a broad range of systems engineering related activities including:

• Requirements engineering
• Concept generation, evaluation and selection
• System design and design assessments
• Acceptance planning, verification and validation assessments
• Reliability Availability Maintainability Safety (RAMS assessments)
• Through Life costs modelling and assessments
• Risk assessments (both technical and project)

The projects you will be working on will embrace a wide range of market areas including rail, marine, power and energy, civil aerospace and industrial sectors.

Requirements

You will have a good degree in an Engineering related subject.

The ideal candidate will be an engineer with experience in design, development or project engineering of high value assets looking to progress a career in Systems Engineering.  You will possess knowledge of at least two of our key sectors and experience in project management of engineering programmes would be an advantage.

You will also possess excellent communication skills both verbal and written and have experience of direct client liaison. 

Salary

Up to £50 k + benefits

Location

Bristol

Job Description

We are looking for an experienced fluid dynamics consultant to manage and execute a wide range of aerodynamic, hydrodynamic and thermodynamic related projects.  Typical projects will involve CFD analysis, validation, optimisation and theoretical calculations in support of the design, development, qualification and assurance of engineering products and systems.  We operate across a broad spread of markets including aerospace, nuclear gas turbine and defence.

The role will involve undertaking and managing fluid dynamic projects using advanced analysis methods to provide real engineering solutions to customers.  You will also play a key role in generating new business and driving forward the company's technical capabilities, as well as managing, supporting and training junior engineers.

You will be able to demonstrate experience of CFD and thermal analysis techniques with a proven ability to manage projects across a wide range of applications.  You will have significant experience in at least one of our key markets and have the ability to influence customers and generate new business.  A background in consultancy and an understanding of commercial issues including contract law would be a distinct advantage. 

Location

Salary

Job Description

• Analysis of materials testing data
• Development of constitutive models to describe complex material behaviour e.g. creep, fatigue, stress-strain, fracture, visco-elasticity, crack growth etc.
• Consideration of mechanisms of ageing, degradation and corrosion
• Finite element analysis of non-linear materials including implementation of constitutive models in a finite element environment
• Technical leadership of analysis projects
• Technical oversight and review of the work of other employees

Requirements

Location

Salary

Job Description

• Technical and/or project management across a number of projects
• Supporting the technical work with domain and technical knowledge and leadership
• Delivering elements of technical work

• Understand the customer needs and traslate these to match Frazer-Nash services
• Identify new opportunities and take initiatives to the next level
• Communicate how Frazer-Nash services benefit our customers
• Sell and negotiate technical expertise

Salary

Competitive + Benefits

Location

Dorking/Burton/Bristol

Job Description

We require skilled and highly motivated leaders to support our plans for continued growth in our Rail Sector business.

You will be degree qualified, preferably with Chartered status and have the ability to develop and mentor other staff.  The role requires an individual who can contribute to growing our rail sector and develop our service offerings in this key business area, so excellent customer-facing skills will be necessary.  Our project teams are built from technical specialists within the company so you should be able to show evidence of influencing and team-building abilities.

Successful candidates will have experience of project lifecycle management from a systems engineering process perspective.  Therefore you will possess a broad range of systems engineering related activities as applied to complex rail systems and components including:

• Requirements engineering (including the use of tools)
• Concept generation, evaluation and selection
• System design and design assessments
• Acceptance planning, verification and validation assessments
• Reliability, Availability, Maintainability and Safety (RAMS) assessments
• Through life cost modelling and assessments
• Risk assessments (both technical and project related)

Salary

Competitive + Benefits

Location

Dorking/Burton/Bristol

Job Description

We require skilled and highly motivated leaders to support our plans for continued growth in our Rail Sector Business. 

You will be degree qualified, preferably with Chartered Status and have the ability to develop and mentor other staff.  The role requires an individual who can contribute to growing our rail sector and developing our service offerings in this key business area, so excellent customer facing skills will be necessary.  Our project teams are built from technical specialists within the company so you should be able to show evidence of influencing and team-building abilities. 

Successful candidates should have:

• An understanding of Rail Industry Safety Management systems e.g. Yellow Book
• Experience of Notified Body and ISA approval processes
• A track record of establishing proof of safety in rolling stock and/or infrastructure safety cases
• Experience of safety and risk identification, assessment and control techniques including RAMS, FMECA, FMEA, FTA, HAZOP, HAZID and QRA
• Domain knowledge of both the Main Line and Heavy Metro environments

Location

Bristol/Warrington

Salary

Up to £45k + Benefits

Job Description

We are looking for a Submarine Naval Architect who will take the lead in providing design and analytical consultancy services for a range of marine based projects with particular emphasis on those attributed to the submarine sector.

The ideal candidate will have a Naval Architecture background and ideally be familiar with design, manufacture, operation and maintenance of submarines for the MoD.

You will be a self starter with a flair for providing creative solutions to challenging problems.  You will also have the ability to manage a project team as well as the motivation to assist with the development of a business stream in the Marine Sector.

The role will involve:

• Project management/technical leadership on a range of marine based projects;
• Providing consultancy services to contractors in the submarine and other marine sector communities;
• Support and liaison to MoD projects and Naval Authorities, in particular Manoeuvring and Control, Structural Strength and Watertight Integrity;
• Technical auditing and verification of design related projects;
• Promoting and developing marine capability biased towards submarines.

You will possess strong analytical skills as well as knowledge of MoD safety management processes and JSP430.  You will also have a good degree in Mechanical Engineering or Naval Architecture.

Location

Dorking

Salary

Up to £40k + Benefits

Job Description

You will join our established mechanical design group who specialise in mechanical handling, special purpose equipment, test rigs and high value complex systems.

The role will involve taking responsibility for all aspects of design projects from initial proposals to delivery of completed designs.  You will use high end 3D CAD (Unigraphics NX) to create concept, scheme and detail designs on a variety of projects for the Aerospace, Gas Turbine and Renewable industries.  There is the opportunity to expand this into the Marine, Rail and Nuclear industries.

You will be undertaking technical and project orientated tasks within our engineering consultancy business or as an integral part of our client's project teams. 

The role will involve client contact throughout the project, defining work scope, holding technical meetings, preparing and delivering presentations, attending design reviews and producing technical reports. 

Initially you will manage tasks within projects to agreed costs and timescales, leading to the development of responsibility for projects as a whole.

Requirements

You will have an excellent first degree in an engineering related subject, coupled with design experience in a relevant industry. 

The ideal candidate will have experience of designing structures and mechanical systems for complex aerospace or gas turbine projects.  Specific experience in test facility design or designing with composites for large blue chip aerospace organisations would be a distinct advantage. 

You will be a self-starter with a flair for providing creative solutions to challenging problems and be able to take responsibiity for projects. 

You will also possess the following:

• Proficiency in 3D CAD, preferably Unigraphics NX
• Experience of the design process from concept through to detail design and manufacture support
• Designing aerospace structure (composites experience an advantage)
• Designing test rigs and facilities
• Designing mechanical systems and linkages
• Knowledge of design for manufacture
• Experience of Teamcentre
• Flair for creative problem solving and deriving design solutions
• Analytical skills (structural hand calculations and/or FEA)
• Report writing and communication skills
• Experience of direct client liaison

Location

Bristol

Salary

Up to £50k + Benefits 

Job Description

Following the recent and highly successful growth of our Human Factors Integration (HFI) consultancy business, we are looking to recruit additional Human Factors consultants into the business to enhance our capabilities in this area.  We would welcome applications from candidates who are looking for their first career move as well as more experienced Human Factors professionals.

As one of the UK's biggest providers of systems and engineering technology, we work across a number of diverse markets,  providing expertise to the defence, nuclear, power & energy, civil aerospace, rail, marine, petrochemical and industrial sectors.

You will be acting as a Human Factors consultant, both developing customer relationships as well as bidding and delivering Human Factors work programmes as part of multidisciplinary projects undertaken by our Systems Engineering teams.  You will also have the opportunity to undertake research into a range of Human Factors related topics directly for our clients.  There is also the potential, for the right candidate, to be able to progress towards a line management position. 

You will initially be based in our Bristol office, however geographical location can be flexible depending on your skills and experience.

Requirements

A degree level education (upper second class or above) in a Human Factors related degree.

This position requires an understanding of the role of HFI within Systems Engineering projects and the ability to plan and deliver Human Factors activities on engineering programmes.  We would be interested if you have experience of integrating the Human Factors domains within our other engineering and project related services.  

Experience across a wide range of Human Factors disciplines is required including:

• Development of Human Factors Requirements
• Task Analysis
• Workspace Analysis
• Human Machine Interface and Human Computer Interface Design
• Human Performance Assessment Methods

You will have held a recent Human Factors position with either a consultancy business environment or an engineering organisation.

You will also have knowledge of the applicable standards for HFI along with an understanding of the role of HFI in the context of Systems Engineering.  

Essential Skills

Candidates must have the ability to develop HF strategies for complex systems, from both a technical and commercial perspective.

You will also have recent experience of delivering HF activities, particularly during the early concept and design stages of the project lifecycle.  At a more senior level, you will have experience of developing strategies for and managing the integration of HF within complex programmes, interfacing with all other project engineering disciplines. 

A good understanding and track record of undertaking formal HF analyses as applied to engineering programmes.

Experience of direct liaison with customers.

Location

Burton/Bristol/Dorking/Warrington

Salary

Up to £55k + Benefits

Job Description

We are looking for an experienced individual with technical leadership and project management experience to make a significant contribution to our air systems safety consultancy projects. 

You will be fully conversant and be able to demonstrate experience in some or all of the following:

• MARDS (and the JSP 550 series in particular)
• Def Stan 00-56
• POSMS
• EASA Certification Standards (and CS 25-1309 in particular)

You will also have significant experience in the conduct of some or all of the following:

• Safety Management System development/Safety Management planning
• Safety case development
• Hazard Identification and Analysis (at functional, system and subsystem levels)
• FTA/ETA
• FMECA
• GSN

The ideal candidate will have experience of working in the defence or civil air sectors within a consultancy environment and have a good degree in a related subject.
 

Location

Glasgow/Warrington

Salary

Up to £45k + Benefits

Job Description

We are looking for an electrical engineer to support our electrical control and instrumentation teams based in Glasgow and Warrington.  You will possess a strong technical background with solid electrical design experience.  The ideal candidate would be an established electrical engineer looking to move into project and commercial management whilst remaining in a core technical role.

The role will include:

• Electrical power system (AC/DC) design (offshore and onshore)
• HV electrical distribution system design and grid code compliance
• Electrical power system analysis (IPSA, Amtech and Simpower)
• Experience of wind/wave/tidal generation distribution systems
• Rotating plant and transformers
• Power electronics (VSD's, UPS, SPI etc.)

You will possess excellent written and verbal communication skills and be familiar with working to the requirements of ISO 9001:2000.

You will also have a strong degree in electrical engineering or a similar discipline.  You may also have experience of 17th Edition design.

Location

Bristol/Glasgow/Warrington/Burton

Salary

Up to £45k + Benefits

Job Description

• Control & Instrument system design (e.g. SCADA/PLC/SMART)
• Safety system assessment, design and application
• EMC design and application
• DSEAR/ATEX design and application

Location

Dorking/Bristol/Dorchester

Job Description

You will be undertaking a variety of systems engineering and project engineering consultancy roles on current and future naval combat system programmes.

Requirements

You will have held a recent position as a naval combat systems engineer with experience at all stages of the project lifecycle.  You will be able to demonstrate experience and technical expertise to perform a wide range of activities on naval combat systems projects such as:

• Concept definition (including requirements capture/analysis and specification writing)
• Development of architectures and candidate system designs
• Systems modelling and analysis
• Verification and certification of equipment
• Integration, commissioning and validation of systems

A track record of applying the above disciplines on the following naval combat sub-systems is required:

• Above Water and Underwater Weapon Systems
• Above Water and Underwater Sensor Systems
• Navigation Systems
• Communication Systems
• Command and Control Systems
• Data Processing Systems
• Electronic Warfare Systems

In addition you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and sound awareness of:

• Computer Software Management
• Naval Guided Weapons Systems and Ammunitions
• Naval Radar Systems Analysis
• Naval Terrestrial and Satellite Communications

Knowledge of future naval combat system programmes (both UK and worldwide) would be a distinct advantage.

Essential Skills

You will possess a good Engineering related degree and ideally be chartered.

You will have a clear understanding of the Systems Engineering lifecycle and demonstrate application of relevant methodologies and toolsets.

You will also be able to demonstrate experience of working within the MoD's Acquisition Operating Framework and dealing with defence contractors as well as direct liaison with senior stakeholders and customers (both MoD and defence contractors).

Location

Bristol/Dorking

Salary

Up to £45k + Benefits

 

Job Description

You will be developing customer relationships and executing work programmes within our Supportability and Reliability and Maintainability (R&M) consultancy business. 

This position requires experience in developing through life Supportability and R&M strategies on defence acquisition programmes and the ability to apply and deliver Supportability and R&M principles and processes to complex engineering systems. 

Requirements

You will have recent experience working within the defence sector on Supportability (including Integrated Logistic Support), Training Needs Analysis (TNA) and R&M engineering programmes.

Preferably you will have held a recent position within a consultancy business environment working as a Supportability, TNA and R&M engineer/consultant or held an Integrated Logistic Support/R&M post in the Ministry of Defence (MoD) or a defence contractor. 

You will have knowledge of the applicable MoD standards for Supportability, TNA and R&M along with an understanding of the role of Supportability, Training and R&M in the context of the MoD’s Acquisition Operating Framework. 

Ideally you will have experience of working on ISTAR or naval based systems. 

Essential Skills

• Ability to develop Supportability, TNA and R&M strategies for complex equipment from both a technical and commercial perspective. 

• Recent experience of managing and delivering Supportability, TNA and R&M activities during the concept, assessment, demonstration and manufacturing phases of MoD programmes. 

• A good understanding and track record of undertaking formal Supportability, TNA and R&M analyses as applied to complex defence acquisition programmes (including Logistic Support Analysis tasks, failure analysis, whole life cost modelling, R&M case development, R&M modelling).

• An understanding of the MoD’s support solution envelope.

• Ideally a degree level education in engineering or equivalent or alternatively significant formal training in Supportability and R&M techniques.

• Experience of direct liaison with customers (both MoD and defence contractors).

Candidates must be able to demonstrate excellent communication, written and presentation skills. 

Location

Bristol/Dorking/Burton

Salary

Up to £60k + Benefits

Job Description

As an integral part of this team you will benefit from our open management structure, which allows everyone to involve themselves in a wide range of disciplines from project management through to technical and business development activities. You will be responsible for project management and for the development of client relationships and not just technical delivery. You will be challenged with a wide range of career and technical opportunities, with the opportunity to play a key role in some of the UK’s most high profile projects and you will have the ability and the support to develop your career to its full potential.

Our recent successes in the development of our Environmental Management Business means that we are now looking for further experienced and enthusiastic Consultants to join our dynamic team. This exciting opportunity offers you the chance to lead a small, but rapidly growing team and to have a genuine influence on the future development of this business sector within Frazer-Nash.

You will have a sound knowledge of Environmental Legislation and will be able to demonstrate the following:

• Conduct of Environmental Impact Assessments/Strategic Environmental Assessments
• Product / Project Environmental Life Cycle Assessment
• Environmental Management Systems development and implementation

It would be useful if you also had experience in the following:

• Environmental Optioneering
• Environmental Risk Assessment

You will have experience of working within a consultancy environment and ideally experience of working on engineering projects.  You will also possess a good degree in a related subject. 

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Location

Bristol/Burton/Dorking/Dorchester

Salary

Up to £50k + Benefits

Job Description

We are looking for experienced and enthusiastic Safety Consultants to join our dynamic team.  This exciting opportunity offers you the chance to utilise your technical leadership skills to make a contribution to a number of safety projects. 

You will provide project management and technical contribution to safety case development of major defence, aerospace, rail and nuclear projects undertaken by the safety team.

Applicants will have knowledge of the following:

• Defence Standard 00-56
• MoD POSMS
• JSP 430,454,520,375,815, 553 and 518
• Yellow book

You will be conversant in the conduct of most of the following disciplines:

• Safety Management System Development and Safety Management planning
• Safety Case Development
• Independent Safety Audit
• HAZOP/SWIFT
• Fault Tree Analysis (FTA)/Event Tree Analysis (ETA)
• Failure Modes and Effects (Criticality) Analysis (FMECA)
• Goal Structuring Notation (GSN)

A good degree in a related field is necessary.

Ideally you will have previous experience of working in a consultancy environment (within the defence/nuclear/rail or energy sectors).

You will also have experience of leading and directing safety consultancy projects and tenders.

Location

Warrington/Glasgow/UK Wide

An opportunity exists for work placement in the US. 

Salary

Up to £60k + Benefits

Job Description

We are looking for a senior software safety systems consultant to lead software safety analyses and provide software safety advice to clients in the nuclear, defence, aerospace and transport sectors.  You will have experience in the assessment of safety critical software systems and be fully conversant with and be able to demonstrate experience in the application of:

• IEC 61508
• IEC 60880
• Def Stan 00-56
• RCTA-DO 178B

 The successful candidate will have excellent interpersonal skills, a pragmatic approach to problem solving, experience of working within a consultancy environment and a good degree in a related field. 

Location

Dorking/Bristol

Salary

Up to £40k + Benefits

Job Description

To develop software based solutions to engineering problems using a variety of languages and techniques. 

The role will involve the following:

• Technical software development
• Algorithm development
• Requirements capture & definition

Requirements

The ideal candidate will possess a good degree or PhD in Engineering/Maths/Physics.

You will also have a fundamental understanding of mechanical or electrical engineering principles and the desire to develop engineering system models is important.

You will also have experience of technical software analysis such as MATLAB, Simulink, C/C++, Fortran and JAVA.

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Location

Dorking/Bristol/Plymouth/Dorchester

Salary

Up to £60k + Benefits

Job Description

We are looking for a capable acoustics consultant to manage and execute a wide variety of noise and vibration related projects. Typical projects will involve prediction, measurement and control; predominantly to cover rail, marine and defence related projects.

The role will involve a number of services including fundamental acoustic design and troubleshooting through to the provision of advice on noise and vibration issues including legislative compliance. 

You will have experience of some or all of the following:

• Noise and vibration exposure/health and safety
• Noise control engineering
• Acoustic radiation/propagation prediction techniques such as SEA, FE/BE
• Leading noise and vibration measurement trials and surveys
• Underwater Acoustics

You will be using a range of modelling software and experimental measurement equipment and therefore familiarity with noise modelling and analysis, noise survey techniques and data manipulation is a pre-requisite of this role. 

Location

Burton/Dorking

Salary

£25 - £55k + Benefits

Job Description

We are looking for engineers with experience in Stress Analysis, Structural Integrity, Materials Science, Dynamic/Seismic Analysis, Fatigue and Fracture Mechanics.  Additionally, ambitious graduates with an excellent academic record will be considered. 

The role offers opportunity to work on state-of-the-art projects for a large number of our clients, including energy, offshore, aerospace and defence companies.

Requirements

It would be useful if you were fully conversant with industry standard analysis methods and practices as well as the latest analysis tools and applications.  Our toolsets include ABAQUS, ABAQUS-Explicit, ANSYS and DYNA3D.

The ideal candidate will have a good degree or PhD in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering or a similar related subject.  We are looking for candidates with a fundamental appreciation of structures who understand how to use these tools and techniques to their limits. 

Person Specification

You must be able to work on your own or as part of a small team.  You must also possess excellent communication skills both verbally and written.  You will be a team player with a 'can do' attitude who is able to take responsibility and be able to use your own initiative. 

Location

Bristol/Burton/Warrington

Salary

£35 - 60K + Benefits

Job Description

We are currently looking for an experienced nuclear safety consultant with a proven track record in either the civil generation, naval nuclear or decommissioning industries. 

Requirements

The successful candidate should have a degree in a relevant discipline and a proven track record with detailed knowledge within one or more of the following areas:

• Safety management system development
• Safety management planning
• Safety case development and authoring
• PSA
• HAZOP/HAZAN
• FTA/ETA
• FMECA
• GSN

The candidate will need to demonstrate an in-depth knowledge of a key area of nuclear safety.

The candidate should have a desire to take technical leadership and project management responsibility for assigned safety consultancy projects.  These senior roles will involve the supervision and coaching of other staff, who will be supporting projects for which the individual is responsible. 

The position will provide the opportunity to help consolidate our existing key accounts and to develop other clients into key accounts. 

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