Electro-Mechanical Design Engineer

Opportunity: Electro-Mechanical Design Engineer

Location: Inverness

Hours: 39 hours per week

Would you like to play a leading part in developing exciting new technology for the growth of healthy nutritious seafood

With the global population accelerating towards 8.6 billion people in 2030 farmed seafood is projected to play a massive part in sustainably feeding the planet as a healthy and climate-friendly protein food source.

As a supply partner in the aquaculture sector we hold ambitious growth plans across our group of companies. We want to bring highly motivated people on board to join us on that journey.

Ready to embark on a new and exciting challenge Consider joining us and play your part in sustainably feeding the planet

What is the job role

We are currently seeking an Electro-Mechanical Design Engineer to join asmall multi-disciplined team of engineers to be based inour Inverness office. This role is office based but will require occasional travel to other office and site locations as required.

This position is responsible for actively participating in the design development testing and production of existing & new Gael Force Group products as well as producing design test build & customer documentation. This position will be focussed on products and systems integrating mechanical with electrical and electronic engineering in the challenging dynamic marine environment.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities:

• Specification of product requirements
• Participate in evaluation and selection of design concepts
• Engineering evaluation support and development of existing range of products
• Application/generation of innovative ideas in designs
• Detail design work including design calculations
• Build up technical database for all design calculations
• Undertake relevant modelling simulation and testing of designs
• Generate engineering drawings for internal and external use
• Managing drawing numbering updates and revisions
• Production and maintenance of supporting internal technical documentation for production servicing and support of products
• Production and maintenance of external documentation such as Operation and Maintenance Manuals
• Develop and undertake product development testing including production testing and reporting
• Improvements and developments to manufacturing methods
• Prepare and amend bills of materials for new and updated products
• Support production of project programs and budgets
• Ensure compliance with applicable external Standards
• Work to all relevant Company Policies and Procedures
• Maintain clear concise and accurate records
• Visiting customer sites as and when necessary
• Ensure that products meet and or exceed customer expectations
• Liaise with all internal and external stakeholders as required including Production Quality and Sales teams Suppliers Partners and Customers
• Support Sales & Marketing activities through assisting in product literature/website updates from a technical perspective
• Serve as the technical expert to team members
• Support creation of detailed engineering processes and procedures
• Complete critical engineering design reviews (as required) of any in-service product changes completing engineering calculation as required to ensure all design change risks are understood and mitigated

What youll need:

Essential:

• Degree qualification in Engineering or a closely related discipline.
• Minimum of 5 years professional experience.
• Experience of product specification.
• Experience with CAD packages.
• Excellent IT Skills.
• Organisational and management skills.
• Time management and strong organisational qualities.
• Ability to work under pressure.
• Willingness to travel and work away from home occasionally.
• Excellent demonstrable writing and communications skills.
• Good initiative and ability to work under low level of supervision.
• Good team player.
• Driving licence.

Desirable:

• Aquaculture knowledge
• Offshore marine environment knowledge
• Ability to support & guide junior team members

What can you expect:

In return for working a 39-hour week we are offering:

• A competitive salary dependent on the experience and knowledge of the candidate.
• Generous staff discount on over 10000 product lines instore.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Annual leave allowance commencing at 31 days per annum and increasing generously with length of service to 36 days.

Gael Force Group is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race colour religion sex national origin age disability or veteran status.

If you have the ambition enthusiasm and passion then we want to hear from you now!

How to apply

You can apply directly online to Gael Force Group via this link or please send us your current CV with a covering letter toemailprotecteddetailing your reasons for applying and why you would be suitable for this position.

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Employment Type : Full Time
Department / Functional Area: Product Development
Experience: years
Vacancy: 1