Overview
Senior Mechanical Engineer – Westhill, Aberdeenshire
Full-Time, Permanent
About Us
JFD is the world leading underwater capability provider, serving the commercial and defence markets with innovative diving, submarine and hyperbaric rescue, technical solutions and services. Operating worldwide, the company is the world’s leading provider of submarine rescue capability and an established provider of submarine escape training. The company is at the forefront of Hyperbaric Rescue, along with being the leading supplier of commercial and defence diving equipment and saturation diving systems to the commercial industry.
The Role
To provide engineering design solutions and through life engineering support to the JFD product range and systems, working as a technical lead for the engineering team, workload can vary from new product design to meet client or internal specifications through to supporting an existing client’s request to upgrade or change equipment in the field.
This role ensures design integrity, and delivering high-quality engineering solutions that meet performance, safety, and manufacturing standards.
Due to the requirements of this role, all candidates must be able to obtain UK Security Clearance.
Principle Accountabilities
Responsibilities
* Provide engineering design input for new systems and products and support the existing product range by resolving technical queries
* Collaborate with internal departmentsincluding sales, supply chain, and production to deliver technically sound and commercially viable solutions
* Engage with clients, suppliers, and subcontractorsto offer technical guidance and ensure solutions are robust and meet specifications and project requirements
* Create and manage part structures, part numbers, and bills of materials, while sourcing appropriate components and materials as needed
* Generate and review engineering documentation, such as specifications, proposals, assembly instructions, test procedures, certifications, and detailed manufacturing drawings and documentation
* Lead the implementation of design changes, ensuring updates are accurately reflected and communicated across relevant documentation and teams
* Ensure engineering solutions are delivered on time and within budget, complying with internal processes and standards and external regulations
* Act as technical approver for engineering drawings and documentation generated
* Where applicable, potential responsibility for small team leadership, performance management, and mentoring through development plans and competency frameworks
Qualifications
* Mechanical Engineering degree or equivalent industry background
* Extensive experience in generating design calculations, specifications, procedures, certification and reporting.
* Excellent knowledge of manufacturing techniques and gas and fluid systems
* Proficient in using Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) systemsfor the creation and storage of engineering documentation and packages
* Strong understanding of engineering testing methods, including planning, execution, and analysis
* Familiarity with key design standardsrelevant to mechanical engineering
* Exposure to industry codes and regulationsincluding Lloyd’s Register, DNV, ABS, DEFSTAN, and MIL-STD would be advantageous
* Knowledge of Pressure Vessel design skills using PD5500, ASME VIII, EN 13445 would be advantageous
* Hands-on experience with engineering analysis toolssuch as ANSYS Workbench, MathCAD, or Finglow is advantageous
* Experience in CAD software, particularly SolidWorks or AutoCAD would be advantageous
* Diving qualifications or knowledge of diving would be advantageous
Benefits
* Competitive salary
* 26 days holidays plus Christmas, Boxing Day, 1st and 2nd January
* Company pension
* Cycle to work
* Private Medical Insurance
* Half day on Fridays
If this sounds like the ideal next step in your career, then click ‘apply’ now!
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