Mechanical Engineering Team Lead
SEA Ltd · Barnstaple, South West
Mechanical Engineering Team Lead at SEA Ltd, based in Barnstaple, South West. This is a permanent role with hybrid working.
- Salary
- Competitive
- Location
- Barnstaple, South West · Hybrid
- Contract
- Permanent
- Posted
- 1 day ago
- Closes
- 22 Nov 2026
- Sector
- Mechanical Engineer
Reference https://careers.sea.co.uk/vacancies/666/mechanical-engineering-team-lead.html
About the role
- Division: - Engineering
- Location: - Barnstaple site with hybrid working
- Salary Details: - Up to £62k DOE & Benefits
- About The Role: -
Engineered to Protect, that’s our promise, we protect what matters - our nations, our waters, our land, our cities, our people, our environment, our world.
As Mechanical Engineering Team Lead you'll lead mechanical activities, ensuring effective task management and prioritization for a team of Mechanical specialists across a range of work of varying complexities. You'll play a critical role in ensuring the technical quality of design, testing, manufacturing and in-service support of mechanical hardware for commercial and military applications. You'll provide support and guidance to the wider project team on tasking, risk management, estimates and progress reporting to ensure that key project milestones are met.
This role is based at our Barnstaple site. This role allows for flexible working but requires a minimum of 2 days per week on site.
The salary for this role is up to £62k, depending on experience.
What you'll be doing
- Ensure clear communication and collaboration within the Mechanical Engineering project team, other engineering functions and project stakeholders.
- Provide leadership and technical direction / task management to ensure delivery of mechanical engineering solutions on-time, on-cost and on-quality.
- Conduct mechanical engineering detailed design, analysis, tolerance studies (including GD&T) and generation of technical documentation (design specifications, test specifications etc) and manufacturing data packs (MDP) to relevant standards including BS8888.
- Support problem investigations and deliver effective solutions.
- Line management for your team, including development discussions and regular 1:1 meetings.
- Hybrid/flexible working arrangements
- 25 days’ annual leave, plus buy and sell
- Up to 16 days flexi leave accrual
- Half day Fridays
- Reservists in the Armed Forces receive special paid leave
- Private medical health insurance & Employee Assistance Program
- All Staff Bonus
- Group Pension Plan of up to 7% employer contribution
- Cycle to work scheme
- Wellbeing Centre
- Sports & Social activities
- Employee Discounts portal - online and in-store discounts, travel savings
- Life assurance policy
- Publication and recruitment bonus rewards
- Development opportunities, including LinkedIn learning
- Electric vehicle charging points at all sites
- Private seated lunch areas
- Onsite bistro (Barnstaple office) and free hot and cold beverages
- Onsite showers and toiletries provision
- Free onsite parking
If you’d like to know more, please give Dave from our Talent Acquisition Team a call on 03330 0414172. Or reach out to us on [email removed]
Reference: https://careers.sea.co.uk/vacancies/666/mechanical-engineering-team-lead.html · Posted 1 day ago · Closes 22 Nov 2026 · Listed via SEA Ltd
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