Senior Engineer

We’re excited to offer an opportunity for a talented Senior Marine Engineering Consultant to join our Solutions Engineering team and contribute to our continued success.
Since our establishment in 2018, Whitetree has been on a mission to empower clients, make lasting impacts, and provide unmatched career growth opportunities. As a Senior Marine Engineering Consultant, you’ll play a key role in delivering complex engineering solutions across surface ship and submarine programmes. Working closely with the Head of Solutions Engineering, you’ll help shape and grow our maritime consultancy offering, ensuring technical excellence and strong client relationships within a dynamic defence environment.

You’ll apply your expertise in marine power, propulsion and auxiliary systems to influence system design, assurance and acceptance for major UK defence assets. Drive marine engineering and systems engineering best practice across projects on client programmes
Successfully delivering critical design review, assurance and acceptance project milestones and supporting technical artefacts
Technical management and leadership of engineering teams as well as technical sub-contract management of key suppliers
Develop procurement specifications for complex systems and marine engineering equipment and solutions, support technical evaluation of tenders and onboarding of suppliers
Identify and mitigate technical risks while exploiting opportunities for innovation in marine systems design
Collaborate with OEMs, MOD stakeholders and integrated project teams to ensure seamless delivery
Support growth initiatives by identifying opportunities in defence and adjacent markets
Collaborating across wider Whitetree teams, service lines and client projects to enhance Whitetree capabilities and improve skills utilisation

Building strong working relationships with key stakeholders and colleagues.
Producing high-quality technical documentation and project deliverables.
Supporting business growth by spotting new opportunities or contributing to bid or proposal activity.

Experience in concept design and options analysis in support of early platform systems requirements definition, budgeting and design to support MOD initial outline business cases.
Background in marine engineering for naval ships and/or submarines, including design, integration, and support.
Strong understanding of naval platform systems design, integration, and performance modelling.
Experience of working collaboratively as part of an integrated systems engineering and project team(s).
Experience applying the V-Cycle process to complex maritime systems.
Skilled in requirements development, decomposition, and V&V for marine systems.
Ability to interpret and utilise naval architecture principles and marine system interfaces.
A degree in Engineering or a related field (or equivalent) would be beneficial.
Knowledge of submarine-specific engineering challenges (e.g., Current SC clearance or willing and eligible to undergo a Security Clearance check.
Willingness and ability to work from home and travel for client engagements, including overnight stays away from home around the UK when required.

As part of our dedication to your professional growth, we're eager to sponsor suitable candidates on their journey to becoming Chartered Management Consultants themselves.

Our competitive benefits package includes:
~25 days annual leave, plus bank holidays and your birthday off
~ Flexible working arrangements with an early Friday finish (client-dependent)
~6% matched pension contributions
~ All-staff annual bonus scheme
~ Private medical insurance for you, option to salary sacrifice for your family
~ Professional development support, including chartership, mentoring and training budget
~ Enhanced family friendly policies
~4 half-days of paid time for charity work annually
~£Electric car, cycle to work, tech salary sacrifice schemes and exclusive discount vouchers


We're proud of our Silver Defence Employer Recognition Scheme Award , reflecting our commitment to fostering an inclusive environment and supporting diverse communities, including the Armed Forces.

We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all applicants and employees, building a culture that values openness, fairness, and transparency.

We are a disability confident employer. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please email talent@whitetree.If you don’t meet the role criteria and are still interested in Whitetree careers, contact talent@whitetree.Your eligibility for Security Clearance may be affected by your place of birth, nationality, current or former citizenship, and any residency you hold or have held, or any time you have spent outside of the UK. Click the apply button now or email talent@whitetree.