Naval Architect
Inchinnan, Glasgow
Permanent position

Who we are:
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.

About the role:
The Engineering Team Lead is responsible to provide effective design solutions in the relevant product line portfolio across the complete engineering lifecycle, from design development to end of life.
The role incumbent requires a level of management and leadership in order to ensure the team is delivering engineering solutions that comply with JFD’s engineering strategy, governance framework and processes as well as meeting safety, cost, quality, schedule, and compliance requirements.

Your key responsibilities will also include:

• Lead an engineering team, delivering to the strategy, governance framework, systems, processes, and other regulatory compliance requirements.
• Provide technical leadership and engineering design input across the engineering lifecycle on the associated product line and being accountable for the technical approvals conducted within their teams.
• Responsible for the maintenance of technical files and product designs to ensure compliance with the latest standards, rules, and regulations.
• Responsible for delivering the engineering scope and deliverables in accordance with JFD engineering processes within budget and schedule. This will include maintaining engineering reports such as scheduling, resource and capacity planning, performance reporting and corrective action status.
• Liaise with internal JFD departments such as sales, supply chain, production, HSEQS, Bids to ensure the appropriate technical solution/specifications are provided and reviewed.
• Management of team on performance, development/mentoring, resourcing accordingly to meet business needs, recruiting, onboarding, completing appraisals, allocation/delegation of work, compliance to internal and external standard & regulations as well as day to day management such as approval of holidays, sickness leave and time reporting.
• Close liaison with counterpart Engineering Team Leads to instil best practice across engineering and to support resource sharing where necessary and drive continuous improvements.
• Manage and support system safety reviews and the safe design, validation and certification of our products, technical risk registers and create mitigation plans and ensuring team complies with company safety policy’s.

What do you need?

• Degree qualified in a relevant engineering discipline or relevant industry experience. 
• Post-graduate or professional qualification, e.g., chartered engineer status, desirable.
• Experience with Product Lifecycle Management system for generating and storage of engineering packages.
• Develop concepts and perform feasibility design studies.
• Perform structural design and analysis.
• Expertise in Trim and stability analyses, perform weight and stability analysis.
• Expertise in deck layouts / load out plans.
• Perform ship general arrangements and configuration drawings.
• Support the preparation of class submittals.
• Experience performing analyses of hull forms with knowledge of stability, hydrodynamic performance and seakeeping predictions.
• Familiar with international Quality and Safety standards (ISO 9001, 45001 etc.)
• Ability to apply regulatory body rules (Class Standards, National Standards, IMCA), ship specifications, and other technical guidance to develop conforming designs and modifications to ships and submersible vehicles.

Who are we looking for?
A natural problem-solver with excellent written and verbal communication.
The ability to adapt to changing scope or client demands and the willingness to take ownership and accountability of tasks and drive to completion.
At ease dealing directly with customers, suppliers and contractors.
Methodical and thorough whilst generating and checking documentation.
Delivery focused, able to produce results in challenging technical environments.
The ability to coach, mentor and develop talent, allowing them to shine independently.

*You will need to have a flexible approach as travel to local or overseas sites may be required.

Working for us:
We offer a number of benefits including Group Personal Pension Scheme, Life Assurance, free fruit in the office and an early finish on Fridays.

Due to the volume of applications that we receive for our vacancies, on occasion applications may close before the deadline, so please apply early to avoid disappointment.

James Fisher & Sons are committed to taking positive action on diversity and we strongly encourage applications from candidates from all backgrounds and as a Disability Confident employer we are committed to offer an interview to disabled candidates who meet the minimum criteria for the role.

JFD is proud to be part of James Fisher and Sons plc, who has partnered with the Career Transition Partnership, the official provider of Armed Forces resettlement for over 20 years.