Senior Mooring Systems Engineer - Floating Offshore Wind

Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult; Aberdeen City; Hybrid; GBP 44,000 - 53,000; Full time

Job summary

Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult seeks a Senior Mechanical Engineer specializing in mooring systems to lead design, modelling, analysis and testing for offshore renewable energy projects.

You will drive technical delivery across portfolios, mentor engineers and collaborate with industry partners to position ORE Catapult as a centre of excellence in mooring for floating offshore wind.

Qualifications

• Degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related discipline.
• Chartered Engineer status or working towards.
• 7+ years experience in mooring/anchoring systems.
• Experience in floating offshore wind.
• Awareness of dynamic cables/umbilical systems.

Responsibilities

• Lead and be accountable for technical delivery, quality, cost and scope across multiple projects.
• Provide subject matter expertise in mooring and anchoring systems, particularly for floating offshore wind.
• Deliver and oversee engineering analysis and testing, using ORE Catapult and third-party facilities.
• Develop project scopes, ITTs, budgets, timelines and delivery plans.
• Manage internal delivery teams and external consultants/contractors.
• Support business development, identifying and shaping new project opportunities.
• Ensure compliance with HSE, quality and ISO standards.
• Produce and review high-quality technical documentation and reports.
• Represent ORE Catapult at industry events, workshops and stakeholder forums.
• Mentor and support engineers, graduates and interns.

Skills

Stakeholder engagement

Autonomy

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering

Chartered Engineer (or working towards)

Tools

OrcaFlex

CAD

FEA

MATLAB/Python

Job description

Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult seeks a Senior Mechanical Engineer specializing in mooring systems to lead design, modelling, analysis and testing for offshore renewable energy projects.

You will drive technical delivery across portfolios, mentor engineers and collaborate with industry partners to position ORE Catapult as a centre of excellence in mooring for floating offshore wind.