Mechanical Engineer

Role:Mechanical Engineer – Rotating Equipment

Salary: £45,000 - £50,000 (+25 days holiday + Pension + profit share plus other benefits).

Globally renowned supplier of bespoke rotating equipment needs an ambitious Mechanical Engineer who has a passion for both hands-on problem solving and technical design

This is an outstanding opportunity for a career-driven Mechanical Engineer with a passion for working in the lucrative and challenging Oil & Gas industry.

As a global supplier of bespoke rotating kit solutions into the oil and gas and petro-chem industries, this company recruits ambitious individuals who seek further

This is a challenging hands-on position comprising of a variety of engineering activities, in support of both the order generation and order fulfilment. This person will provide technical support to both internal and external customers including troubleshooting, failure analysis, non-conformance investigations and root cause analysis as well as creating conclusive reports and recommending actions as required.

Key Responsibilities and Duties:

•Use reverse engineering techniques and Solidworks 3D CAD to produce assembly and part drawings as part of the repair and upgrade of components and rotating equipment.
•Create parts lists and BoMs using Solidworks 3D CAD, MS Excel, and Jobscope ERP software.
•Design test rig parts and assemblies for mechanical components dynamic/static pressure tests.
•Support design and application tasks by performing calculations as required, e.g. force and pressure load, deflection, stress, torque load, heat generation and transfer, leakage, and flow, etc.
•Inspect components and rotating equipment received for repair to determine part condition, defects and performance problems. Create inspection reports with recommended actions.
•Provide technical support to both internal and external customers including troubleshooting, failure analysis, non-conformance investigations and root cause analysis. Create conclusive reports and recommend actions as required
•Determine functionality and materials of construction of components and rotating equipment. Select suitable materials of construction for specific applications as required.
•Propose and carry out modifications to designs and drawings, including legacy drawings and customer supplied drawings.
•Maintain and improve design, application and drawing systems, structures, and procedures.
•Maintain the personal expertise and knowledge required to successfully fulfil the role and participate in and personal development reviews.
•Participate in regular Team Meetings and communicate personal activity, plans and technical developments.

Requirements:

•BEng or Meng in Mechanical Engineering.
•5 – 10 years’ experience working with rotating OEMs in an engineering role.  For example-  this might include a combination of Design & Development, Applications,Testing etc.
•Must have experience of working with Solidworks 3D CAD or similar (SolidEdge, Autodesk Inventor) and be able to produce 3D part and assembly models together with 2D drawings.
•Must have experience of mechanical design and specifying limits, fits, and geometrical feature tolerances.
•Must have experience of selecting and specifying materials of construction and proprietary parts
•Ideally, hands on experience of inspecting mechanical components to determine the root cause of failures and producing associated inspection reports.
•Alternatively, hands on experience working on mechanical test beds carrying out tests and performance analysis and producing associated reports.
•Must have a good working knowledge of Microsoft Office.

Please email your CV to   cv@hireaperson.com

Thank you.