The Engineering Industry Labour Report 2025

The Engineering Industry Labour Report 2025
Contract

Senior Electronics Engineer

£65-£75 per hour

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Chris Nelson

Experience required: * Electronic design & engineering experience * Altium experience (preferred others considered) * Excellent PCB design, layout and schematic capture experience * Knowledge of SIL preferred. * Power electronics experience preferred * Analogue & Digital design experience * Understanding of embedded software would be an advantage * Previous marine/defence experience (advantageous not a necessity)

Permanent

Safety Engineer

£55,000-£65,000 per annumTaunton

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Will Selby

Responsibilities and skills: * Previous experience in a similar role * Experience of producing Safety Management Plans and Safety Case documentation * Experience of Conducting Risk identification and Hazard assessments * Previous experience in Creating and maintenance of hazard logs maintenance, evidence gathering and requirements validation * Previous experience in defence would be ideal * Ideally be trained to Ship Safety Management Organisation (SSMO) level or equivalent

Contract

Mechanical Technician

£30-£39 per hourDidcot

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Chris Nelson

Responsibilities: Previous mechanical technician, mechanical fitting or mechanical assembly experience Experience in sub assembly & full build, testing, installation and commissioning of complex systems Previous clean room environment experience preferred Familiarity with helium leak detection systems advantageous Able to work to engineering drawings, diagrams and specifications Previous experience working in an research and development environment would be preffered Familiar with a wide array

Contract

Manufacturing Engineer

£38-£48 per hour

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Chris Nelson

equired experience: Strong manufacturing engineering knowledge and experience Ability to lead PFMEAs; create and approve procedures, process mapping & documentation as well mitigating risk Ability to interpret technical drawings and create/manufacturing drawings Create works orders with accurate routings and operations Have good understanding of heat treatment processes Experience of process improvement, creation, development, approval and documenting Experience and understanding of machine

Contract

Production Engineers Barrow

£40-£55 per hourBarrow-In-Furness

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Chris Nelson

Required experience: Strong Production Engineering experience Ability to lead PFMEAs; incl. process mapping, risk mitigation and creation/ approval of procedures and protocols Understanding of assembly, fitting & quality Ability to ensure correct manufacturing processes and procedures are being followed to ensure quality output Excellent manufacturing process knowledge Ability to produce and approve technical documentation Knowledge of gear boxes, transmission systems or drive trains etc

Permanent

Technical Sales Engineer - South West

£38,000-£45,000 per annumTiverton

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Nile O'Meally

The role focuses on building strong client relationships, providing technical guidance, generating new business opportunities, and supporting strategic accounts across municipal, industrial, and infrastructure sectors. Key Skills & Experience: Proven experience in technical sales. Ability to develop tailored solutions that meet customer requirements. Comfortable working independently and collaboratively within a team. Understanding of wastewater treatment processes and relevant design standards

Permanent

Naval Combat Systems Engineer

£50,000-£60,000 per annumYeovil

Chris Nelson avatar
Chris Nelson

Experience & responsibilities: * NSIPS Service Delivery. * Conducting of Ship/Submarine combat system audits. * Awareness of systems engineering * Comprehensive working knowledge of surface ship combat systems * Previous experience of working on Type 45 Destroyer ships or similar is essential * Ability to understand and manage interface data in large quantities

Permanent

Senior Firmware Engineer

£60,000-£70,000 per annumCoventry

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Chris Nelson

Responsibilities: - Realising product specification through embedded firmware - Create firmware requirement specifications and design documentation - Contribute to the continued improvement of the embedded development processes to ensure continuous enhancement of the team and our processes - Contribute to definition of work, approach and architectural solutions - Own quality of your out put ensuring appropriate levels of quality - Maintain and update existing firmware addressing defects

Contract

Civil Engineer

£500-£530 per DailyPeterborough

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Nile O'Meally

Murray McIntosh are currently seeking a Civil Engineer to work on a Water project for a client of ours on a 12+ month contract as detailed below: Under the direction of the Project Design Manager, you'll work as part of a multi-disciplinary engineering team delivering a range of Water Non-Infrastructure projects - projects associated with potable water assets and within the bounds of a water treatment works or storage site.

Permanent

Senior Mechanical Design Engineer

£60,000-£66,000 per annumSheffield

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Will Selby

Responsibilities: * Produce detailed designs using Solid Edge/Inventor CAD Software * Lead mechanical engineering activities across several projects * Strong mechanical engineering background is essential * Carry out calculations, reports & produce compliance documentation * Previous defence industry experience would be preferred * Act as design authority reviewing and approving design , calculations & specifications of team members * Produce functional specifications & test plans

Contract

Senior Design Manager

£475-£525 per DailyGlasgow

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Nile O'Meally

Key requirements: Manage design development and technical reviews. Define consultant scope, deliverables, and fees. Identify value engineering and innovation opportunities. Oversee design quality, documentation, and approvals. Coordinate design interfaces and stakeholder input. Support procurement and delivery teams with design information. Review subcontractor design proposals. Maintain design registers and manage design risks. Civil Engineering experience Marine/ MOD experience