Senior Mechanical Engineer, Elastomeric & Downhole Sealing

Rubberatkins, Ltd.; Aberdeen City; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

37.5-hour week

33 days holidays

Festive shutdown

Loyalty days

Life Insurance

Pension

Onsite parking

Employee Assistance programme

Professional subscription & study支port

Growth opportunities

Job summary

Rubberatkins, Ltd. is seeking a Mechanical Engineer to lead elastomeric product development from concept to testing and deployment at its Aberdeen headquarters. You will own projects, apply engineering design principles, perform analyses, prototype and test to optimise solutions for demanding oilfield applications.

You will also support the growth of our packing element and cup portfolio. The role requires hands-on CAD and FEA use, direct collaboration with customers, and cross-functional

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years' experience in mechanical engineering design and product development.
• Ability to perform stress and load calculations.
• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering (BEng Hons).
• Experience using CAD software, preferably SolidWorks.

Responsibilities

• Lead development of elastomeric products from concept through testing and implementation.
• Work with customers to meet technical and operational requirements.
• Design, research, and develop mechanical solutions, products and prototypes.
• Produce engineering layouts, calculations, specifications, and maintain project records.
• Use CAD to develop concepts and communicate design requirements to draughtspersons.
• Use FEA to analyse, optimise, and validate design proposals.
• Take ownership of projects through design, analysis, prototyping, testing and implementation.
• Support and oversee in-house product testing alongside the test team.
• Collaborate with cross functional teams including manufacturing, materials, testing, suppliers, and customers.

Skills

Mechanical design

Stress analysis

CAD (SolidWorks)

Education

BEng (Hons) in Mechanical Engineering

Master’s in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

SolidWorks

FEA software

Job description

Rubberatkins, Ltd. is seeking a Mechanical Engineer to lead elastomeric product development from concept to testing and deployment at its Aberdeen headquarters. You will own projects, apply engineering design principles, perform analyses, prototype and test to optimise solutions for demanding oilfield applications.

You will also support the growth of our packing element and cup portfolio. The role requires hands-on CAD and FEA use, direct collaboration with customers, and cross-functional