Balltec Engineered Solutions
Mechatronics Design Engineer
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Company Overview
Balltec designs, manufactures and tests high integrity mechanical connectors for critical applications in the global renewable energy and oil and gas sectors. The engineering team creates technical solutions for the transfer of load in moorings, lifting components and subsea cable connections.
As a member company of Venterra Group, Balltec is working at the forefront of the global energy transition, supplying engineering solutions to the offshore wind and the emerging floating wind markets. As a company, Balltec is targeting significant growth to provide even more effective support for our clients in this industry.
Role Overview
The Mechatronics Design Engineer will work alongside other engineers and internal company personnel to engineer final design solutions, develop conceptual designs, support existing products and perform testing/analysis of new and existing products.
General Duties
- Lead the design of electro-mechanical assemblies as part of multi-disciplinary engineering teams.
- Act as the technical authority and design/specify control systems for electro-hydraulic tools, including PLCs, embedded controllers, I/O, sensors, actuators, and HMIs.
- Produce and maintain key system documentation: 3D models, manufacturing drawings and design calculations (P&IDs, schematics, control narratives, FDS, interface specs, I/O lists, and test procedures).
- Integrate and configure sensors and communication protocols (e.g., Ethernet/IP, Profinet, Modbus, CAN).
- Oversee and support factory and site acceptance testing (FAT/SAT), commissioning, troubleshooting, and optimisation of control systems.
- Deliver operator training, manuals, and after-sales support as required.
- Collaborate with other departments (Mechanical Design, Production, QA, Sales) to ensure effective communication, manufacturability, and reliability.
- Contribute to R&D activities, technical solutions for bids, and continuous product improvement.
- Ensure compliance with company policies, quality, and HSE procedures.
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Education and Experience
- Degree or HND in Mechatronics, Control, Electrical/Electronic Engineering, or equivalent experience.
- At least 5–8 years’ experience in electro-mechanical or industrial control systems, preferably with electrohydraulic integration.
- Experience of basic controls system programming, ladder logic and sensor integration.
- Experience in mechanical design and verification (preferred).
- Hands-on commissioning experience (FAT/SAT), with willingness to travel for abroad for such work.
- Strong IT, written, and verbal communication skills.
- Right to work in the UK (required).
- Full UK driving license (preferred, not required)
Required Skills
- Extensive experience in the design of electro-mechanical assemblies.
- Experience of PLC integration and basic PLC programming.
- Experience in the design and verification of mechanical components.
- Excellent communications skills – must interface successfully with other engineers, non-technical personnel and with customers to define and implement solutions.
- Demonstrated initiative in solving challenging problems.
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Other Benefits
- 38 hour working week (averaged over 2 weeks) with alternate Fridays or every Friday afternoon off.
- 8% company pension contributions.
- 5 weeks holiday plus bank holidays
About Venterra Group
Venterra Group is a dedicated wind energy services group at the forefront of driving the clean energy transition. Together, we engineer, build and support the operations of major wind developments around the world by providing specialist, technical and comprehensive services at every stage of the project lifecycle. Our vision is to become the global services champion and strategic partner supporting the wind industry’s rapid expansion.
Venterra Group are committed to inclusion and diversity in everything we do. We take inclusion and diversity seriously. We know that getting this right is critical for us to live our organisation’s values. We are always trying to improve our way of working to be more inclusive and equal. We are an equal opportunity employer. Our vision is for Venterra Group to be a place where people of all ethnicities feel welcomed to work.
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