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Job Title: Mechanical Engineer - Subsea Connectors
Company Overview
Our Client in Barrow in Furness is currently seeking a Mechanical Engineer with a focus on subsea connectors for a 1-year contract.
Key Responsibilities
Technical Responsibilities
- Design and develop subsea (Low and High Voltage) electrical and optical connectors, pressure housings, and sealing systems using advanced CAD tools
- Promote standardization within and across product lines
- Ensure consistency and alignment across and within product lines
- Sustain high quality for our products
- Drive design decisions optimizing both product performance and cost and balance innovation with cost efficiency
- Perform and understand the fundamentals for mechanical, thermal, and pressure simulations using FEA tools to validate designs for high-pressure, high-temperature (HPHT) subsea environments and/or for deep-sea environments
- Select materials for HPHT environments, Subsea environments with understanding corrosion-resistant materials and coatings suitable for long-term subsea deployment
- Specify and integrate subsea electrical connectors into mechanical assemblies, ensuring watertight integrity, pressure resistance, and compatibility with control systems
- Conduct prototype testing, pressure testing, and qualification to industry standards
- Generate detailed technical documentation including Design Specifications, Qualification Test procedures, 3D models, 2D drawings, BOMs, and Test Reports
- Support hardware qualification testing, including Factory Acceptance Test, Site Integration Test, and connector integrity testing
- Provide engineering support during installation, commissioning, and operational phases
- Ensure designs comply with relevant industry standards (API, ISO, IEEE, IEC, and all relevant industry standards)
- Review and approve technical documentation including assembly drawings, connector specifications, and interface definitions - Experience and Seniority level dependant
- Understand and analyse subsea mechanical components and systems, including subsea trees, manifolds, jumpers, electrical connectors
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Start Date
ASAP
Working Hours
- 37.5 hours a week, 7.5 per day.
- 8:30 - 5pm with 1 hour lunch.
- Or, 9-5pm with 30 mins lunch.
Contract
- 1 year contract
- No overtime is applicable or available for this role.
Work Arrangement
Starting in the role, full-time on-site would be required to get up to speed. Once up to speed and systems are in place, the option of hybrid work becomes available, with 3 days on-site.
Additional Information
With increased seniority and experience, it is expected to take on more responsibilities, deepen their technical expertise, and contribute to mentoring the wider engineering team.
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