Senior Mechanical Design Engineer

Global Riser; Durbanville; On-site; ZAR 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Global Riser Pty is seeking a Senior Mechanical Engineer to lead the design, development and supervision of offshore drilling riser systems and associated well control equipment. You will leverage a strong background in engineering theory, design, project management, and manufacturing, while guiding and coaching the team.

Responsibilities include hands-on development, mentorship, vendor management, and ensuring compliance with ASME/API/DNV rules.

Qualifications

• Six to eight years of relevant engineering experience.
• Bachelor or equivalent in Mechanical Engineering.
• Registration as Professional Engineer (PrEng) preferred.

Responsibilities

• Oversee multiple projects, including your own, and provide guidance.
• Mentor junior mechanical engineers and technicians.
• Shadow Project & Mechanical Engineers, Field Service Technicians and Subsea Engineers to learn in detail the company processes.
• Conduct in-house development including strength calculations, 3D CAD modelling, drawing using SolidWorks, BOMs and QCPs, vendor management during fabrication.
• Participate in inspection and maintenance to build fundamental understanding.
• Manage maintenance, repair, design and manufacturing projects from inception to delivery, including procurement, logistics and scheduling.
• Provide leadership on design and manufacture of specialised equipment and customer orders.
• Coach Technicians and monitor compliance with codes, QC policies, and safety.

Skills

MS Office

Written communication

English proficiency

SolidWorks

SolidWorks Simulation

Abaqus

Mathcad

MATLAB

ASME VIII

API

DNV

Fabrication & welding

Time management

Leadership

Education

Mechanical Engineering degree

PrEng preferred

Tools

3D CAD modelling

Job description

The Senior Engineer is a senior-level mechanical engineering role at Global Riser. The role involves engineering offshore drilling riser and associated well control equipment and requires familiarity with Global Riser’s systems and processes. He/she will be an enthusiastic, efficient, committed individual with a strong background in engineering theory, design, project management, manufacturing, and practical work experience, who can think practically and innovatively, with strong leadership qualities. The employee will interact with Customers, Suppliers, Field Service Engineers, Technicians, Management and Consultants. The employee will give guidance and expert advice to others in the department. The employee will also be expected to work unsupervised and will be required to supervise other GR personnel.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

1. Oversee multiple projects, including your own, and provide guidance;
2. Mentor junior mechanical engineers and technicians;
3. Initially, shadow Project & Mechanical Engineers, Field Service Technicians and Subsea Engineers to gain a fundamental understanding of the design, operation, inspection and repair of Capital Drilling Equipment as well as all the processes, procedures, etc. of the Company;
4. Conduct in-house development, which will be the primary function within the role (+/- 70%) including strength calculations (from first principles and FEA/Simulation when required), 3D CAD modelling and drawing using SolidWorks, manufacturing data pack generation (incl. BOMs, QCPs, Work Instructions, Manuals) and vendor management during the fabrication stage;
5. Physically participate in carrying out inspection and maintenance processes to gain a fundamental understanding of them;
6. Manage maintenance, repair, design and manufacturing projects, which will be the secondary function within the role (+/- 30%), from inception through to delivery, initially with the assistance of management but ultimately independently within delegated authority; this will include, but will not be limited to, procurement, logistics, resource planning, scheduling, data book generation and submission;
7. Provide leadership and oversight with regard to the design and manufacture of specialised equipment and customer orders;
8. Provide expert technical advice to Technicians and coach new Technicians;
9. Monitor compliance with applicable codes, practices, QC policies, procedures and specifications;
10. Manage personnel in a professional manner, fostering positive communication and relationships with team members;
11. Provide detailed progress reports and feedback to Management and the Customer on the progress of the project;
12. Review engineering deliverables and initiate appropriate corrective actions; draft new procedures as required;
13. Ensure safe work practices are being adhered to at all times;

Skills:

The following are the minimum skills required to perform the function:

1. Advanced knowledge of the MS Office suite (especially Word, Excel and Teams);
2. Excellent written communication skills (email, technical report writing, WhatsApp, etc.);
3. Excellent level of English, both written and verbal;
4. A sound understanding of 3D CAD packages, particularly SolidWorks, would be advantageous;
5. A sound understanding of FEA software, particularly SolidWorks Simulation or Abaqus, would be advantageous;
6. A sound understanding of engineering calculation software, particularly Mathcad, MATLAB or similar software, would be advantageous;
7. Exposure to ASME VIII, API and Class Rules (ABS & DNV) in respect of design and manufacture would be advantageous;
8. A sound understanding of fabrication, boilermaking/welding and precision machining.
9. Excellent organisational, planning & time management skills.

Qualifications:

1. Minimum requirement: Mechanical Engineering Degree (BEng / BSc(Eng))
2. Registration as a Professional Engineer (PrEng) is preferred

Experience:

1. Typically six to eight years’ experience in a relevant engineering environment.