Subsea Test Centre Engineer

002424 Balmoral Comtec Limited; Aberdeen City; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Freudenberg in the United Kingdom operates as a global technology group focused on safe, reliable engineering solutions within industrial testing environments. This role centers on leading safe practices, developing test methods, and ensuring regulatory compliance in a high-stakes manufacturing setting.

You will review and approve test plans, investigate defects, and drive improvements in safety, quality, and efficiency while maintaining calibration and preventive maintenance across test

Qualifications

• HND or equivalent engineering/technical qualification or industrial qualification.
• Equivalent relevant experience will be considered.
• NEBOSH, IOSH or similar safety certification is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Lead safe working practices within the STC, ensuring compliance with risk assessments, work instructions, pre-use inspections, and incident reporting requirements.
• Develop, review, and approve test methods, plans, setups, and reports that meet customer, technical, quality, and regulatory requirements.
• Investigate abnormal test results and non-conformances, support root-cause analysis, and implement corrective actions.
• Specify, procure, commission, and maintain test equipment and infrastructure to ensure safe, reliable, and cost-effective operation.
• Maintain equipment performance through calibration, preventive maintenance, troubleshooting, and control-system or software upgrades.
• Evaluate customer test enquiries, confirming feasibility, scope, risks, costs, schedules, and technical requirements.
• Drive improvements in safety, quality, efficiency, test accuracy, energy use, and overall operational performance.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Communication

Continuous improvement

Education

HND or equivalent engineering/industrial qualification

NEBOSH/IOSH certification advantageous

Tools

Test equipment maintenance

Calibration procedures

Job description

Working at Freudenberg:

We will wow your world!

Responsibilities:

• Lead safe working practices within the STC, ensuring compliance with risk assessments, work instructions, pre-use inspections, and incident reporting requirements.
• Develop, review, and approve test methods, plans, setups, and reports that meet customer, technical, quality, and regulatory requirements.
• Investigate abnormal test results and non-conformances, support root-cause analysis, and implement corrective actions.
• Specify, procure, commission, and maintain test equipment and infrastructure to ensure safe, reliable, and cost-effective operation.
• Maintain equipment performance through calibration, preventive maintenance, troubleshooting, and control-system or software upgrades.
• Evaluate customer test enquiries, confirming feasibility, scope, risks, costs, schedules, and technical requirements.
• Drive improvements in safety, quality, efficiency, test accuracy, energy use, and overall operational performance.

Qualifications:

• HND or equivalent relevant engineering, technical, testing or industrial qualification.
• Equivalent relevant experience will be considered.
• NEBOSH, IOSH or similar safety certification is advantageous.
• Significant experience in a senior engineering, technical, or testing role within a manufacturing or industrial environment; subsea, oil and gas, pressure testing, or related experience preferred.
• Practical experience with mechanical or pressure-test equipment, including test methods, calibration, maintenance, and fault finding.
• Demonstrated ability to develop test solutions, specify equipment, interpret test data, and conduct technical investigations.
• Strong understanding of safety management, risk assessment, safe systems of work, quality control, and non-conformance processes.
• Proven leadership, mentoring, communication, and stakeholder-management skills, combined with a proactive and continuous-improvement mindset.

The Freudenberg Group is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion.

Employment opportunities are available to all applicants and associates without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), gender identity or expression, national origin, ancestry, age, mental or physical disability, genetic information, marital status, familial status, sexual orientation, protected military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

Working at Freudenberg:

"We will wow your world!" This is our promise. As a global technology group, we not only make the world cleaner, healthier and more comfortable, but also offer our 51,000 employees a networked and diverse environment where everyone can thrive individually. Be surprised and experience your own wow moments.