Lead Engineer - Structural

TechnipFMC; Newcastle upon Tyne; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days annual leave

Private Medical Insurance

Hybrid Working

Enhanced Maternity and Parental leave

In-house training opportunities

Job summary

TechnipFMC in Newcastle is seeking a Lead Structural Engineer to join our Newcastle team and drive structural integrity for subsea hardware projects.

You will lead development, verification, and documentation of structural components, mentor multidisciplinary teams, and ensure compliance with global PLM/NPD standards and client specs.

Qualifications

• Degree in Structural Engineering or Mechanical Engineering.
• Experience with subsea hardware or umbilical systems is preferred.
• Strong understanding of structural analysis and design verification.
• Experience leading engineering activities and coordinating multidisciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead development and maintenance of structural elements within the Standard Catalogue for Umbilical Hardware Products.
• Identify required catalogue updates arising from industry or internal procedures.
• Maintain standard stress calculations and load calculation templates.
• Ensure adherence to Global Procedures for PLM and NPD; act as accountable authority for structural compliance.
• Develop and maintain documentation, templates, and software tools.
• Support updates to functional specifications, datasheets, and related catalogue documentation.
• Provide structural guidance to engineering, materials and manufacturing teams.
• Support drawing production and review for catalogue hardware.
• Support EtO design development and ensure compliance with internal design rules.
• Produce and update structural components of Design Basis documents.

Skills

Structural analysis

Stress calculations

Leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Degree in Structural Engineering

Degree in Mechanical Engineering

Job description

TechnipFMC is committed to driving real change in the energy industry. Our ambition is to build a sustainable future through relentless innovation and global collaboration – and we want you to be part of it. You’ll be joining a culture that values curiosity, expertise, and ideas as well as equal opportunities, inclusion, and authenticity. Bring your unique energy to our team of more than 21,000 people worldwide, and discover a rewarding, fulfilling, and varied career that you can take in anywhere you want to go.

Job Purpose

We are currently looking for a Lead Structural Engineer to join the team at our Newcastle office.

Job Description

• Standard Catalogue – Structural Engineering Responsibilities
• Lead the development and maintenance of structural elements within the Standard Catalogue for Umbilical Hardware Products, including Subsea Termination Interfaces, Bullnose UTAs, Repair Joints, Pull-In Heads, and Friction Clamps.
• Identify required catalogue updates arising from changes to industry standards or internal global procedures.
• Maintain standard stress calculations and load calculation templates for catalogue products.
• Ensure adherence to Global Procedures for PLM and NPD, acting as the accountable authority for structural compliance.
• Develop and maintain supporting documentation, templates, and software tools.
• Support updates to Functional Specifications, Tendering Datasheets, and related catalogue documentation.
• Provide consultation to engineering, materials, and manufacturing teams on structural matters.
• Support drawing production and review for catalogue hardware.
• Engineer‑to‑Order (EtO) Structural Engineering Responsibilities
• Use relevant previous calculations and drawings to support new EtO design development.
• Develop structural architecture, documentation, templates, and software tools for EtO hardware.
• Ensure EtO designs adhere to internal design rules, MPS, and client requirements.
• Produce and update structural components of Design Basis documents.
• Maintain load calculation templates and stress calculations for EtO designs.
• Support PPS documentation, drawings, and other technical deliverables for EtO hardware.
• Provide structural engineering input during pre‑award and post‑award stages.
• Support cost‑base development for EtO designs.
• Governance and Compliance
• Identify gaps to standards and raise awareness across engineering and project teams.
• Define documented rules and methods that ensure structural engineering across the product range satisfies industry, client, and TechnipFMC standards.
• Define containment actions for deviations from applicable standards.
• Support Material Procurement Specifications to ensure alignment with structural design rules.
• Participate in supplier deviation reviews and provide technical approval or rejection recommendations.
• Support contract compliance reviews and justification activities.
• Cross‑Functional Collaboration
• Work closely with Lead Umbilical, Lead Materials, Engineering Managers, Draughtspersons, and Structural Engineers.
• Provide technical guidance to manufacturing, suppliers, and project management.
• Ensure clear communication and alignment across engineering disciplines.
• Support the selection of standard hardware for project use.

You Are Meant For This Role If

• Degree in Structural Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related discipline.
• Extensive experience in subsea hardware, umbilical systems, or similar engineered products.
• Strong understanding of structural analysis, stress calculations, and design verification.
• Proven experience leading engineering activities and coordinating multidisciplinary teams.
• Familiarity with PLM, NPD processes, and industry standards.
• Ability to interpret and apply client specifications and internal design rules.
• Technical leadership and decision‑making.
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills.
• Excellent communication and cross‑functional collaboration.
• High attention to detail and commitment to quality.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and priorities.
• Proficiency in engineering software tools relevant to structural analysis.

What we offer

• My Annual Leave - 25 days + 8 fixed public holidays.
• My Wealth and Protection – Critical Illness Cover, Income Protection, Life Assurance, Will Writing, Workplace Isa, Group Personal Pension Plan - employer contributions up to 10%.
• My Health and Wellbeing - Private Medical Insurance, Employee Assistance Programme, Dental Insurance, Health Assessments & Personal Accident Insurance.
• My Lifestyle - Electric Vehicle Scheme, Cyle2Work, Employee Tech Scheme, Give as You Earn, GymFlex, Holiday Trading, Personal Travel Insurance, Perks at Work.
• My Workplace - Subsidised Cafe, Branded workwear, Hybrid Working, Flexible Working Arrangements, Enhanced Maternity and Parental leave, Talent/Management and Leadership programmes, Various inhouse training opportunities for your personal development.
• My Giving - Volunteering opportunities.

Being a global leader in the energy industry requires an inclusive and diverse environment. TechnipFMC promotes diversity, equity, and inclusion by ensuring equal opportunities to all ages, races, ethnicities, religions, sexual orientations, gender expressions, disabilities, or all other pluralities. We celebrate who you are and what you bring. Every voice matters and we encourage you to add to our culture.

TechnipFMC respects the rights and dignity of those it works with and promotes adherence to internationally recognized human rights principles for those in its value chain.