The Mechanical Design Engineer (Hydraulics) will have the following main duties and responsibilities:

• Designing hydraulic control systems and their associated packages, specifying all necessary equipment and components and assisting in the creation of quotations and compilation of appropriate bills of material.
• Ensuring on time delivery of design packs that provide safe, economic, engineered solutions, in accordance with processes and procedures and in compliance with all relevant codes and / or standards.
• Striving for ‘right first time’ design and build completion and the support of a ‘zero defects’ mentality to both safety and quality.
• Producing economic ‘fit for purpose’ engineered solutions, considering all aspects from the user to manufacturability.
• Liaising with clients to establish and confirm precise engineering requirements.
• Technically managing projects and product introduction to ensure the best chance of successful on time and on budget completion.
• Establishing and managing technical design reviews for associated products.
• Actively participating in project planning, both prior to client submission and through the delivery phase of a project.
• Participating in project design reviews.
• Actively participating in project planning both prior to client submission and through the delivery phase of a project.
• Ensuring the development and improvement of existing products and services, where possible.
• Actively pursuing the development of new product ranges from conceptual design to manufacture.
• Liaising with suppliers on technical and engineering matters.
• Ensuring activities within the Engineering Team meet agreed target completion dates.

Education / Qualifications:

• A Degree qualification in a relevant Engineering discipline is essential.
• Chartered Engineering status, or working towards chartership, would be desirable.

Experience / Skills:

Essential:

• Hydraulic power and control system design experience with the ability to carry out fluid flow hand calculations.
• Previous mechanical design engineering experience.
• Experience with component selection.
• Experience with the design and drawing of hydraulic schematics.
• Experience of producing P&ID’s and fabrication drawings.
• 2D and 3D CAD experience (Autodesk preferred).

Desirable:

• Previous and specific design engineering experience within the oil and gas industry.
• Design experience with offshore hydraulic control equipment.
• Hands-on workshop experience.
• Electrical control systems experience.
• Control panel design experience.
• Flow assurance experience.
• MathCAD experience.
• FAT and commissioning experience.
• Knowledge of DNV, ATEX, PED, CE Marking and machinery directive.
• Knowledge of welding processes and standards.

The client is ideally looking to take on someone who currently resides within a realistic commutable distance of the Glasgow area.