Materials & Coatings Design Engineer (Flexible Hours)

MacTaggart Scott; Loanhead; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

4- or 5-day week

Leave policy

Career development

Wellbeing programmes

Job summary

MacTaggart Scott is seeking a Design Engineer to join its engineering team, focusing on materials and coatings for marine-based equipment. You will work across the design lifecycle from concept through manufacture, with autonomy and support from a Principal Engineer.

The role requires Mechanical or Materials background, knowledge of coatings and seawater environments, and experience with CAD, NDT, and documentation. Travel may be required.

Qualifications

• Experience of coatings selection and application methods.
• Understanding of seawater corrosive environments.
• Understanding of NDT methods and acceptance criteria.
• Experience creating engineering documentation.
• Experience of solid modelling using CAD tools.
• Strong problem-solving skills with a flexible and innovative approach.
• Intermediate or higher proficiency in Microsoft Office.

Responsibilities

• Designing equipment and specifying components with supporting engineering calculations.
• Producing high-quality engineering drawings and technical documentation.
• Providing specialist materials and coatings input to equipment designs.
• Creating engineering documentation including coating procedures, design reports and calculations.
• Undertaking corrosion assessments of equipment designs, particularly for seawater environments.
• Developing innovative design solutions for demanding applications.
• Providing technical input to bids, tenders and customer enquiries.
• Supporting problem resolution during equipment build and test in the workshop.
• Providing technical support to production, including NDT and coating inspectors.
• Supporting in-service issues as required.
• Communicating effectively with Engineering, Quality Assurance, Inspection, Production Engineering, Production, Project Management and Procurement teams.
• Contributing to continuous improvement initiatives, challenging existing designs and processes to improve efficiency.
• Maintaining high standards of housekeeping and promoting Health & Safety as a priority.

Skills

Coatings selection

Seawater corrosion

NDT methods

Engineering documentation

Solid modelling CAD

Problem-solving

MS Office

Education

BSc/BEng in Mechanical or Materials Eng or HNC

ICorr / NACE / FROSIO Level 1 coating inspection

Tools

PTC Creo

CAD software (Creo)

Job description

MacTaggart Scott is seeking a Design Engineer to join its engineering team, focusing on materials and coatings for marine-based equipment. You will work across the design lifecycle from concept through manufacture, with autonomy and support from a Principal Engineer.

The role requires Mechanical or Materials background, knowledge of coatings and seawater environments, and experience with CAD, NDT, and documentation. Travel may be required.