Design Engineer: Deck Equipment & FEA (Mathcad) Specialist

Ernest-Gordon-Recruitment-Limited; Aberdeen City; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 76,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension

Bonus

Flexible Working Hours

Pay and Role Progression

Company Benefits

Job summary

Ernest-Gordon-Recruitment-Limited is seeking a Design Engineer (Deck Equipment / Structural / FEA / Mathcad) in Aberdeen. You will lead mechanical design and analysis for high‑value lifting and offshore equipment, delivering design packages, calculations and drawings to code standards.

You will use Mathcad and FEA tools to verify concepts and support fabrication, testing and operation of carousels, tensioners and reel drives within a close‑knit team.

Qualifications

• Degree-qualified Mechanical or Marine Engineer preferred or HND with relevant experience.
• Experience in design of lifting equipment and deck machinery.

Responsibilities

• Undertake mechanical engineering activities across projects and do design calculations.
• Prepare drawings and reports to recognised codes (DNV, Lloyds, AISC, PUWER, LOLER).
• Perform mechanical analysis using Mathcad, Staad/FEA software.
• Support factory acceptance and compile design packages.
• Lead component selection for carousels, winches and reel drives.
• Collaborate with team across design, fabrication and operations.

Skills

Mechanical design

Engineering calculations

FEA analysis

Education

Degree-qualified Mechanical or Marine Engineer

Tools

AutoCAD

Inventor

Mathcad

FS2000/Staad

FEA software

Job description

Ernest-Gordon-Recruitment-Limited is seeking a Design Engineer (Deck Equipment / Structural / FEA / Mathcad) in Aberdeen. You will lead mechanical design and analysis for high‑value lifting and offshore equipment, delivering design packages, calculations and drawings to code standards.

You will use Mathcad and FEA tools to verify concepts and support fabrication, testing and operation of carousels, tensioners and reel drives within a close‑knit team.