Winch Support Technician

Oceaneering International; Aberdeen City; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Oceaneering International seeks a Technical and Operations specialist to provide offshore installation, interfacing, troubleshooting and system upgrades for Subsea Robotics equipment worldwide. You will support ROV systems, tooling, and control systems across projects.

The role requires willingness to travel offshore up to 30% and strong mechanical, hydraulic and electrical knowledge, with ability to work offshore and onshore with customers and teams.

Qualifications

• Degree or equivalent from a two-year college or technical school.
• Related industry experience or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Willingness to travel offshore up to 30% of the time

Responsibilities

• Provide offshore installation and interfacing support for Subsea Robotics equipment including ROV systems and tooling.
• Troubleshoot and repair offshore equipment.
• Assist in upgrades of Subsea Robotics systems offshore and onshore.
• Provide offshore technical support for high-priority jobs.
• Support installations with System Installations and winch drum changes.
• Help rebuild and maintain good client relations.
• Aid in training offshore personnel.
• Assist shop and yard staff with troubleshooting questions.
• Participate in FAT when requested.
• Assist SCM with technical queries and obsolete parts recycling ideas.
• Support software groups with research and deployment improvements.
• Test new vendor equipment, track tests, and report issues.
• Create docs and flowcharts for offshore crews and onshore techs.
• Maintain ShareFile library of troubleshooting docs.

Skills

Willingness to travel offshore

Education

Degree or equivalent from a two-year college or technical school

Job description

Oceaneering is a global provider of engineered services and products, primarily to the offshore energy industry. We develop products and services for use throughout the lifecycle of an offshore oilfield, from drilling to decommissioning. We operate the world's premier fleet of work class ROVs. Additionally, we are a leader in offshore oilfield maintenance services, umbilicals, subsea hardware, and tooling. We also use applied technology expertise to serve the defense, material handling, aerospace, science, and renewable energy industries.

About the Team

As one of the largest providers of Remotely Operated Vehicles (ROVs), Oceaneering offers cost-effective, innovative solutions to solve our customers’ most complex challenges. With 99% uptime, our vehicles offer tough, reliable service for the full asset life cycle anywhere in the world – from development through to decommissioning. With a focus on secure remote operations, we can assure any operation, including rig moves, subsea monitoring, inspection, and more. With our next generation of subsea vehicles, such as the Liberty E-ROV and Freedom AUV, we push the boundaries of autonomy and remote work capabilities, using machine learning for better decision making and asset maintenance.

Job Description

To provide Technical and Operational support for Subsea Robotics, Intervention, Workover Controls, surface support equipment, etc on a worldwide basis.

Responsibilities

Provide offshore assistance for installation and interfacing of all Subsea Robotics equipment including ROV Systems, Subsea Tooling, Workover Control Systems, Tensioner and Reel systems.

Provide offshore assistance for complex troubleshooting and repairs.

Provide offshore and onshore assistance for Subsea Robotics system upgrades.

Provide offshore technical support for critical and high profile jobs.

Assist installations group with System Installations and winch drum change outs.

Assist in rebuilding and maintaining good client relations.

Assist in training offshore personnel.

Assist sho p and yard personnel with troubleshooting questions for all equipment.

Participate in Factory Acceptance Testing (FAT) when requested.

Assist SCM with queries that involve technical information . Also assist SCM personnel with identifying obsolete parts that no longer need to be stocked in our warehouses and how to best recycle those parts into more current stocked items if possible.

Assist software groups (Austin, Laf ayette, etc) with research, suggestions for improvements, and streamlining deployment of new software releases.

Test new potential equipment from vendors: communicate, track equipment, test results, and notify suppliers of improvements or issues with their product.

Create documents and flow charts to assist offshore crews a s well onshore repair and maintenance technicians.

Maintain sharefile library of troubleshooting and technical support documentation .

Qualifications

Degree or equivalent from a two-year college or technical school preferred.

Related industry experience or equivalent combination of education and experience

Relevant experience and or training in mechanical, hydraulic, and electrical systems; or equivalent combination of education and experience

Willingess to travel offshore and on-site as required (up to 30% of the time)

Physical Activity/Requirements

Candidates will be required to stand; walk; handle or feel; reach with hands and arms; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. Candidate must frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and ability to adjust focus. Specific hearing abilities required by this job include hearing all ranges.