Senior Mechanical Requirements Engineer

Agratas Energy Solutions Private Limited; Coventry; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A technology firm in the battery sector is seeking a Senior Mechanical Requirements Engineer in Coventry. This hybrid role includes critical engineering tasks, leading and managing mechanical design projects for high-performance battery systems. Candidates must have a degree in a relevant engineering discipline and proven experience in mechanical engineering or similar fields. The offered benefits include private healthcare and flexible work options.

Benefits

Private healthcare

Company bonus

Enhanced parental leave policy

Cash allowance for benefits

Qualifications

• Proven experience in mechanical engineering or a related field.
• High Voltage Safety Certification required.
• Experience delivering projects within NPI frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Be the primary point of contact between teams.
• Analyse system requirements and translate them into design needs.
• Manage mechanical design requirements and targets.

Skills

Mechanical engineering expertise

Interpersonal skills

Analytical thinking

Leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Degree in relevant engineering discipline

High Voltage Safety Training & Certification

Tools

ALM software (e.g., Polarion)

Job description

Overview

Agratas is a wholly owned subsidiary of Tata Sons. We design, develop and manufacture high-quality, high-performance, sustainable batteries for the mobility and energy sectors. We are a scale-up business with a start-up mentality and the backing of a well-established parent company. The UK business headquarters is in the Midlands and we are building a battery manufacturing facility in Somerset and growing our R&D facilities in Abingdon and Coventry with the brightest minds from within the battery and EV sector. Our battery technology roadmap focuses on world-class solutions for multiple applications, and we are industrialising best-in-class high energy density and long-lasting battery cells while developing the next generation of battery technologies.

Purpose of the Role

The Senior Mechanical Requirements Engineer is a crucial role in the Mechanical Design Team. This role requires a high level of analytical and critical thinking and will lead engineering activities within the scope of a defined project, including coordination of resources, planning of timelines, and delivery of engineering milestones in support of team and company initiatives. The Senior Mechanical Requirements Engineer will directly impact the company’s ability to design, develop, and deliver safe, reliable, and high-performance battery systems to customers. This is a hybrid role based in our Coventry office.

Responsibilities

• Be the primary point of contact between mechanical design team and systems engineering team.
• Analyse system requirements and decompose them to translate into mechanical design requirements for the mechanical design team.
• Support the mechanical design team by developing architecture and concepts compliant with the defined requirements.
• Manage mechanical design requirements and targets for different projects from systems requirements breakdown through mechanical design and verification, following Me-SPICE processes.
• Ensure requirements are clear, direct and robust to avoid ambiguity and mistakes.
• Ensure requirements are met with clear evidence stored in ALM software (e.g., Polarion) with full traceability.
• Provide leadership drawing on extensive background in electrical, thermal and structural engineering.
• Take proactive ownership and work independently with minimal supervision, setting an example for junior engineers.
• Lead, manage, control and maintain deliverables, using escalation appropriately.
• Deliver tasks on time within Agratas NPI gateways and PM framework, applying systems engineering (ISO15288) and delivering to ISO9001, ITAF16949 standards.
• Support adherence to APQP, Functional Safety (ISO26262), Cyber Security (ISO21434), and Me-SPICE.
• Lead continuous improvement of deliverables throughout projects.
• Contribute to the development of the Mechanical design team capability including people, tools and processes.

Qualifications & Experience

• Proven experience in mechanical engineering or a related field.
• Degree (BEng, MEng, MSc) in a relevant engineering discipline (e.g., Electrical, Mechanical, Automotive, Mechatronics).
• High Voltage (HV) Safety Training & Certification (e.g., HV Awareness, HV Working, or equivalent) – or willingness to obtain as the role requires.
• Proven experience in technical leadership roles, particularly in automotive, EV battery systems, or powertrain domains.
• Excellent interpersonal, collaboration, and communication skills; able to own assignments, lead by example with a positive mindset and can-do attitude.
• Experience working with cross-functional teams across geographical locations.
• Proven experience with requirements decomposition and verification processes.
• Prior experience designing and delivering HV battery components to time, quality, performance and cost objectives with broad stakeholder engagement.
• Experience with DFx and identifying critical requirements in advance of multidisciplinary engagement.
• Experience delivering projects within NPI frameworks using a Systems Engineering approach (ISO15288).
• Strong presentation, communication and reporting skills tailored to the audience.
• Experience with product development projects including APQP, product safety (ISO26262 awareness), Cyber Security (ISO21434), Me-SPICE.
• Experienced in HV battery systems design and prototyping (DFMEA, PDU, HV/LV components), with exposure to design and release activities and the ability to thrive in fast-paced startup environments.

What You’ll Get

As a new company, our reward scheme is evolving. We offer a competitive benefits package, including private healthcare, a company bonus, enhanced parental leave policy and a cash allowance to boost your benefits. We are flexible and committed to promoting work-life balance, and partner with Yulife to provide total wellbeing support.

You’ll work in a rapidly scaling-up environment as a subsidiary of the multinational Tata Sons to help build the UK’s biggest battery manufacturing facility and shape a new organisation.

Agratas is a place to be authentically you. We welcome applicants from all races, genders, sexual orientations and abilities. If you require any reasonable adjustments or have a preference in how your suitability is assessed for this role, please let the Talent Acquisition team know.

Equality and Diversity

Agratas is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.