Design Engineer (Valves & Actuators)

NOTE: Please ONLY apply if you have sufficient experience and skills required as per job description below. 

Job Description:

As Design Engineer, you will utilise your technical knowledge and experience as an important member of a design team within a global engineering group. This group is responsible for delivering a range of world class leading innovative engineering designs and solutions for Surface Safety Products to satisfy customers. Acting under the guidance of the Lead Engineer, the Design Engineer produces these solutions for hydraulic, pneumatic or electro mechanical system designs using advanced CAE tools where appropriate for the task. An appreciation of the commercial implications of engineering decision making, exceptional understanding of engineering principles, attention to detail and problem-solving skills, along with a good awareness of modern manufacturing technologies and practises, the ability to work effectively with other team members and a keen focus on delivery. You will be focused on customers’ needs both internal and external. You should be keen to take on fresh challenges, develop your technical and interpersonal skills as well as expand your knowledge and experience through a variety of exciting projects. Crucial to this role will be your ability to contribute to continual improvement processes, enhancing efficiency and performance within your team, and working in line with our business strategy.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Apply technical knowledge to innovate, design and develop customised customer-centric designs
• Plan and lead design small to medium sized projects as allocated by the Lead Engineer with some supervision  
• Prepare cost estimates and ensure all designs assigned are completed within budget
• Ensure designs produced are efficient and cost effective, seeking to reuse existing designs and components wherever practical
• Prepare and check associated engineering documents in accordance with engineering group policy, (such as drawings, technical illustrations, manuals, reports and calculations)
• Participate in sales contract reviews & internal design review meetings, being aware of commercial implications
• Attend and participate in client meetings, always ensuring customer care is the foremost priority
• Ensure all assigned deliverables are technically in accordance with client requirements and established contract requirements
• Prepare Technical Requisitions for any 3rd party design review or verification
• Develop and take part in test programs and factory acceptance tests to validate designs
• Ensure Engineering Change procedures are implemented thoroughly, helping minimise disruption to the business at all times.
• Contribute to the investigation, resolution and documentation of Engineering queries including through Engineering Support functions in a timely and technically acceptable fashion
• Remain aware and involved in the latest developments within the industry and the greater engineering world to identify any potential concepts that could be incorporated into new designs
• Strive to keep network drives tidy at all times, avoid creating new folders or leaving temporary files in shared areas (5S)
• Ensure a high standard of professionalism is maintained
• Ensure accurate record keeping in relation to projects and time recording according to required schedule
• Maintain a high standard of housekeeping in the work area and department including common areas
• Support other departments and business units both locally and globally and carry out other duties as and when business requirements dictate as may be reasonably expected by line manager
• Travel required as dictated by project needs (worldwide travel) for client meetings, and to provide site installation, commissioning and testing support or other related activity as required

SKILLS & EXPERIENCE REQUIRED

Strategic

• Able to understand, evaluate and apply technical information to problems (function/learning)
• Anticipates the impact of change and rises to the challenge, with the ability to accept risk and uncertainty (dealing with ambiguity)
• Has solutions and suggestions that are effective in addressing the problem at hand (decision quality & problem solving)
• Works to budgets, is able to understand the business needs and drivers from both customer & NOV sides (business acumen) 

Operating

• Adept at exercising good judgement (sometimes with incomplete information) whilst being constrained by tight deadlines, knows when to ask (timely decision making)
• Always fully aware of personal workload, prioritise and organise to ensure deadlines are achieved (time management)
• Be willing to provide colleagues with the information they need to complete their tasks and eliminate roadblocks (informing)
• Be quick to identify critical information and respond appropriately (priority setting)

Confidence

• Can be counted on to take personal responsibility in challenging situations and be willing to engage in disputes in order to settle them equitably (conflict management)

Energy

• Will be energised by challenges and drawn towards opportunities (action oriented)
• Agile and energetic in work, eager to take up challenges both individually and as part of a team (action oriented/drive for results)

Organisational

• Confident and professional when representing the company in person and in writing (written communications)
• Aspiring and keen to advance within the organisation (career ambition)

Personal and Interpersonal

• A strong sense of customer focus (internal/external) (customer focus)
• A candid team player who collaborates with peers to solve problems (peer relationships)
• Firm and diplomatic when negotiating (negotiating)
• Committed to self-improvement and development through the role in order to achieve career goals (self-development)
• Be quick to identify critical information and respond appropriately (priority setting)

EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION AND EXPEREINCE REQUIRED:

Essential

• BEng (Hons) or MEng Engineering or HND Engineering with relevant experience
• Experience in a similar position
• Working knowledge of leading small design projects within multi-disciplinary teams
• Working knowledge within a manufacturing environment 
• Demonstrable understanding of engineering documents and drawings
• Working knowledge of FEA and supportive hand calculations / MathCAD
• Proficient user of 3d cad
• Working knowledge of AutoCAD
• Working knowledge in structural and stress analysis; calculation by hand
• Computer literacy (including good command of Microsoft Excel, Word and Outlook)
• Working knowledge of ISO9001 and API Q1

Desirable

• Pass at Class 2:1 or above
• Working knowledge of many of the following;
• The Energy Industry and operations, specifically Surface Safety Products
• Surface Safety Products including Surface Safety Valves, Actuators, Gate Valves
• Design of hydraulic, pneumatic or electro mechanical system design
• Using advanced FEA and similar mathematical analysis tools
• Working knowledge of Autodesk Inventor, PLM/PDM data systems, FS2000, Ansys, Mathcad
• Design codes: API 6A, 6D, 6DX, ANSI B16.34 and others, NACE, EC Directives and CE Marking, ASME, ATEX, Norsok, EN12079/DNV2.7-1, Puwer and Loler