Mechanical Engineer
Full-Time, Permanent
Westhill or Inchinnan - Hybrid Working
About Us
JFD is the world
leading underwater capability provider, serving the commercial and defence
markets with innovative diving, submarine and hyperbaric rescue, technical
solutions and services. Operating worldwide, the company is the world’s leading
provider of submarine rescue capability and an established provider of
submarine escape training. The company is at the forefront of Hyperbaric
Rescue, along with being the leading supplier of commercial and defence diving
equipment and saturation diving systems to the commercial industry.
The Role
To provide engineering design solutions and through life engineering
support to the JFD product range. Workload can vary from new product design to
meet client or internal specifications through to supporting an existing
client’s request to upgrade or change equipment in the field.
Due to the requirements of this role, all candidates must be able to
obtain UK Security Clearance.
Principle Accountabilities
- Assess
technical queries and provide engineering design input to new products and
support existing product range
- Liaise
with internal JFD departments such as sales, procurement, and production
to ensure the best technical solution is provided in all instances
- Sourcing
suitable components and materials when required and creation of part
numbers and bill of materials
- Creation
of engineering documentation such as specifications, proposals, assembly
instructions, test procedures, certification and reports
- Checking
detailed manufacturing drawings and documentation and adherence to company
standards and processes and compliance to internal and external standards
& regulations
- Ensuring
engineering solutions are provided on time and on budget
- Site
visits to other JFD offices and client assets as and when required
- Accountability
and responsibility as technical checker of drawings and documentation
generated in support of the mechanical engineer role
Qualifications and Experience
- Able
to demonstrate experience in a similar role
- Skilled
in generating design calculations
- Be
able to work with DFA (Design for Assembly) and DFM (Design for
Manufacturing)
- Experience
performing FEA structural analysis using appropriate software (ANSYS)
- Manufacture
of prototype components and take design from concept to validation
- Good
knowledge of manufacturing techniques
- Good
knowledge of gas and fluid systems
- Knowledge
of design standards and industry guidelines such as IMCA
- Experience
working to marine, defence standards and class society rules (mainly LR
and DNV)
- Product
design experience would be advantageous
- Experience
with Product Lifecycle Management system for generating and storage of
engineering packages
- Previous
diving equipment design experience would be advantageous
- Mechanical
engineering degree or equivalent industry experience
If this sounds like the
ideal next step in your career, then click ‘apply’ now!
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Due to
the volume of applications, we receive for our vacancies, on occasion
applications may close before the deadline, so please apply early to avoid
disappointment.
James Fisher and Sons are committed to taking positive action on
diversity and strongly encourage applications for candidates from all
backgrounds. We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer and
recognise that our success depends on our talented and diverse workforce.
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