Job Description

The job holder is expected to work accurately and within planned timescales, working to specific deadlines on a wide variety of equipment from the Well Intervention product line offerings, including pressure control equipment, hydraulic control/injection units, downhole tools and ancillaries as required, as well as other equipment that falls within the company development portfolio and roadmap. The role requires the job holder to work accurately under pressure.

The Job holder must strive to meet department objectives and on time delivery which may place demands on time resulting in occasional additional hours being required. Attention to detail and a systematic approach to design data/information control is required. The role of Senior Design Engineer is primarily office based but domestic and foreign travel may be required to support client specific projects or internal development/training requirements, so an element of flexibility is required.

There are three levels of Design Engineer within the department (Trainee Design Engineer, Design Engineer, and Senior Design Engineer); the broad expectation is that the Senior Design Engineer is able to work with minimum requirement for input from more senior members of the team while assisting and mentoring/positively influencing more junior members.

Key Responsibilities

• Undertaking a wide variety of engineering design from updating existing designs to working on new designs in line with business needs; this position takes the lead technical role as appropriate to ensure delivery of quality product
• Overseeing the development of new technology within the product line. This may include design work or onboarding of third party designs. The role will serve as product champion during the development / onboarding phases
• Designing to requirements, standards and specifications as defined ensuring appropriate cost and quality of product; identifying when/where existing standards don’t exist and driving development of said standards
• Leading structured design reviews to ensure the expertise of other personnel is considered and implemented in designs
• Inputting to specifications as required, and ensuring a full specification is available and understood prior to commencing work
• Producing the relevant supporting documentation to ensure verification of design
  • Design models and drawings
  • Calculations
  • Assisting with regulatory submission and Certification Files
  • Test Plans, Procedures and Reports
  • Operations and Maintenance Manuals
  • Other technical documentation as required
• Assisting with technical support, checking/approving the work of other Design Engineers or Design Draughters, as appropriate
• Overseeing hands-on work during assembly and testing of prototype or new designs
• Supervision/mentoring of Draughters/(Trainee) Design Engineers on specific tasks and tracking their project tasks on larger projects (where appropriate)
• Supporting of Field Testing
• Staying abreast of developments in new technology and techniques with respect to the Hunting product lines and the broader industry
• Supporting and promoting continuous improvement in Engineering processes and standards
• Providing cover and support to the department as and when needed