Senior Design Engineer

Hunting; Aberdeen City; On-site; Full time

Job summary

A leading oilfield service company seeks a Senior Design Engineer in Aberdeen City. The successful candidate will design innovative products within the Well Intervention portfolio, oversee technology development, and mentor junior engineers. You will require a degree in Engineering and experience in designing oilfield products. Strong communication skills and proficiency in CAD software are essential for this role, with some domestic and international travel expected.

Qualifications

• Proficient in using 2D or 3D CAD software.
• Knowledge of material selection for oilfield applications.
• Able to perform calculations/analysis pertinent to product design.

Responsibilities

• Undertake a wide variety of engineering design.
• Oversee the development of new technology.
• Lead structured design reviews.
• Produce relevant supporting documentation.

Skills

Engineering design

Attention to detail

Teamwork

Communication skills

Problem solving

Project management

Education

Degree in Engineering (preferably Mechanical)

Tools

Autodesk Inventor

MathCAD

MS Excel

Ansys

Microsoft Office

Job description

The job holder is expected to work accurately and within planned timescales, working to specific deadlines on a wide variety of equipment from the Well Intervention product line offerings, including pressure control equipment, hydraulic control/injection units, downhole tools and ancillaries as required, as well as other equipment that falls within the company development portfolio and roadmap. The role requires the job holder to work accurately under pressure.

The Job holder must strive to meet department objectives and on-time delivery which may place demands on time resulting in occasional additional hours being required. Attention to detail and a systematic approach to design data/information control is required. The role of Senior Design Engineer is primarily office based but domestic and foreign travel may be required to support client specific projects or internal development/training requirements, so an element of flexibility is required.

There are three levels of Design Engineer within the department (Trainee Design Engineer, Design Engineer, and Senior Design Engineer); the broad expectation is that the Senior Design Engineer is able to work with minimum requirement for input from more senior members of the team while assisting and mentoring/positively influencing more junior members.

Key Responsibilities

• Undertaking a wide variety of engineering design from updating existing designs to working on new designs in line with business needs; this position takes the lead technical role as appropriate to ensure delivery of quality product
• Overseeing the development of new technology within the product line. This may include design work or onboarding of third party designs. The role will serve as product champion during the development / onboarding phases
• Designing to requirements, standards and specifications as defined ensuring appropriate cost and quality of product; identifying when/where existing standards don’t exist and driving development of said standards
• Leading structured design reviews to ensure the expertise of other personnel is considered and implemented in designs
• Inputting to specifications as required, and ensuring a full specification is available and understood prior to commencing work
• Producing the relevant supporting documentation to ensure verification of design
• Design models and drawings
• Calculations
• Assisting with regulatory submission and Certification Files
• Test Plans, Procedures and Reports
• Operations and Maintenance Manuals
• Other technical documentation as required
• Assisting with technical support, checking/approving the work of other Design Engineers or Design Draughters, as appropriate
• Overseeing hands-on work during assembly and testing of prototype or new designs
• Supervision/mentoring of Draughters/(Trainee) Design Engineers on specific tasks and tracking their project tasks on larger projects (where appropriate)
• Supporting of Field Testing
• Staying abreast of developments in new technology and techniques with respect to the Hunting product lines and the broader industry
• Supporting and promoting continuous improvement in Engineering processes and standards
• Providing cover and support to the department as and when needed

Essential Qualifications, Skills and experience

• Degree in Engineering (preferably Mechanical), supported by demonstrable and significant experience
• Product knowledge of oilfield surface and/or downhole equipment
• Experience in designing oilfield products e.g. hydraulic control units, pressure control equipment, wireline/slickline tools, structural frames, through tubing tools or portable hydraulic power skids
• Proficient in using 2D or 3D CAD software, ideally Autodesk Inventor
• Able to perform calculations/analysis pertaining to the product design using appropriate software e.g. MathCAD, MS Excel, Ansys, etc
• Knowledge of material selection including metals, plastics and elastomers for oilfield use
• Excellent working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications
• Highly proficient in spoken and written English
• Full Driving Licence

Desirable

• Professional Membership, or working towards, a recognised engineering institution and/or the ability to satisfy the requirements for Chartered Engineer
• Exposure to failure analysis
• Knowledge and experience of an ERP system, ideally Microsoft Dynamics 365

Personal Qualities

• Attention to detail and a systematic approach to design
• Ability to drive a project or design forward through good relationships with other team members and other teams
• Excellent communication (both written and oral), influencing and interpersonal skills
• High degree of commercial acumen
• Highly professional conduct
• Good team working skills and a high level of autonomy
• Keen to learn and develop
• Must be willing to travel and able to spend time away from home