Simon Bainbridge is a mechanical engineer at Atkins Nuclear in Rotherham, England. He has experience in mechanical design, analysis, project management, and interfacing with clients across several industries including civil, structural, water, environment, rail, and nuclear. Bainbridge has skills in areas such as mechanical design, finite element analysis, project delivery, bid management, and the use of CAD software packages. He holds an MEng in Mechanical Engineering and is an Associate Member of the Institute of Mechanical Engineers and IOM3.

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Simon Christopher Bainbridge
Mechanical Engineer
Profile Key Experience Profession
Simon is a Mechanical Engineer
within Atkins Nuclear joining the
team in July 2013. He is based in
the Rotherham office.
During his time with Atkins he has
had exposure to several industries
including Civil and Structural, Water
and Environment, Rail and Nuclear.
He has skills in mechanical design
& analysis, client interfacing and
project delivery.
Simon has previous work
experience in managing packages
of work for research and
development and has supported
engineering sales teams.
Simon has also had practice in
using several leading CAD software
packages such as Ansys,
MathCAD, MatLab, Solidworks,
AutoCad and Siemens NX.
 Mechanical Engineering
 Project Engineering
 Experience of several leading CAD
systems
 Detailed mechanical design from
concept creation to manufacture
 Design calculations and Finite
Element Analysis
 Client interfacing
 Bid management
 APM certificate in Project
Management
Mechanical Engineering
Joined Atkins
July 2013
Nationality
British
Qualifications
MEng (Hons) in Mechanical
Engineering, (Sheffield)
Professional Associations
Associate Member of the Institute of
Mechanical Engineers (IMechE)
Associate Member of the IOM3
Atkins (July 2013 - Present)
Job Title: Mechanical Engineer
 Lead engineer for the implementation of the URENCO Justification for Continued Operation (JCO) project.
Responsible for the implementation of recommendations from the JCO safety reports on site at URENCO
Capenhurst, the reports were required to satisfy the ONR that the site was safe to continue operation. This was the
highest priority project on site with over 300 recommendations requiring implementation across three enrichment
sites. The recommendations included changes to plant, changes to operator instructions, installation of new
equipment and changes to business processes. The role involved implementing safe systems of work, organising
packages of work, engaging with and managing key stakeholders, managing project costs and reporting on project
performance to the URENCO board.
 Detailed mechanical design of a hydraulic cylinder required to lift a high integrity load of mass 150tonnes for a
nuclear defence company. Responsible for the design of the cylinder and associated equipment up to the detailed
design phase ready for manufacture with support from a draughtsman. Design substantiated to BS2573 Parts 1 with
pressure components assessed to withstand maximum pressures using PD5500. Conformance with the Machinery
Directive and the Pressure Directive checked. The work package final deliverable included full design validation of all
safety functional requirements and design functional requirements through calculations, mechanical drawings and
substantiation reports. Lifecycle requirements for the equipment were captured in a comprehensive technical
handbook.
 Finite Element Analysis (FEA) of the plastic failure of a cylinder stacking system for URENCO using Ansys. Meshing,
loading and solving a large model to investigate the seismic response. The model included nonlinear materials and
multiple contact locations.
 Mechanical engineering support in the design of mechanical handling systems for the inspection of nuclear fuel
modules. The project covered several different water submerged devices required to examine irradiated components.
The design maturity of each device ranged from initial concept through to detailed design. During a nine month period
assisting a four man team, Simon took ownership of one device and assisted in progressing other designs as part of
an effective team. All designs required maximising operator safety whilst also providing high quality, repeatable test

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data when examining fuel modules. The designs have been substantiated to safety functional requirements and
design functional requirements using calculations, mechanical drawings and substantiation reports. Static
assessment of the structures substantiated to BS2573 Parts 1 & 2.
 Mechanical design of lifting slings and a lifting frame to move a nuclear shield casting. Responsible for structural
design and supporting documentation. Design substantiated to BS2573 Parts 1 & 2.
 Cogenhoe Sluice Gate, detail design of the mechanical equipment for a vertical lift canal lock gate. Responsible for
structural design and supporting documentation. Design substantiated to BS2573 Part 1.
 Rowlescourt Signal Support, Nottingham Station, structural and foundation bolt calculations.
Siemens MT (Jan 2011 – July 2013)
Job Title: Graduate Engineer – R&D Department
Siemens MT is the metals technologies division of Siemens, it focuses on the design, manufacture and implementation of
advanced metal processing units. The graduate training program within Siemens gives trainees placements in all
departments, a number of technical training courses and soft skills training courses.
Responsibilities
 Management of R&D projects and budgets
 Commissioning of aluminium rolling mill equipment
 Hydraulic control modelling of valve stand equipment
 Concept analysis of cooling spray equipment
 Stress analysis of structural components
 Patent writing and reviewing
 Assistant during bid process
 Assistant project manager
Example Projects
 Alu Anti-Chatter system – R&D Project Manager – A novel system to inject active damping into the load cylinder of
rolling mills to remove vibrations due to natural frequencies of the range 90-160Hz. Included technical understanding
of filter design and hydraulic design. Primary role was in technical sale of a pilot plant to develop the technology.
Project managed the development with quarterly reporting and budget control responsibilities. In control of an annual
budget of €50k.
 NELA hot aluminium mill installation – Commissioning Engineer – Leading a small team of Chinese workers in
the installation of exit and entry pinch rolls for a hot reversing aluminium strip mill based in Harbin, China. Control of a
team of over ten people for a one month installation.
 Cryogenic cooling in aluminium concept – Design Engineer – A novel design of spray cooling for work rolls in
aluminium rolling using liquid nitrogen as a coolant. Involved added complexity in order to stop ice formation.
Efficiency of liquid consumption was maximised using lab scale tests. Worked on concept design and development
and review of testing.
 Thyssen Krupp, Siegen, Titanium mill bid – Assistant to Sales Manager – The revamp of a titanium plate mill in
Germany with a contract value of €27M. Part of a four person core bid team for the entire bid process from kickoff to
final submission and review. Technical lead during meetings with international suppliers.
 JSPL Raigarh, Steel shear bid – Mechanical lead on bid – The replacement of a shear to JSPL’s Raigarh plant in
India with contract value of €9M. Responsible for mechanical specifications for the bid.
 Xiangtan Plate Mill line – Assistant Project Manager – Three month secondment to help gain FAC on a €80M
project in China. Successfully signed FAC in June 2011. Worked to plan manning of the final stage of the project and
negotiate FAC terms with the client.