| Location: Edinburgh | Salary: Negotiable |
| Sector: Client Delivery, Defence, Engineering, Space, Technology | Specialism: |
| Type: Contract | Contact: Jeremy Farley |
Job Title: Maritime Structural Engineer
Location: Scotland
Term: Initial 3 Months
Structural Engineer, with a specialism in Maritime, is required by an industry leading defence organisation based in Edinburgh. As maritime Structural Engineer you will be operating under the overall technical lead/project manager, sometimes taking the lead yourself, being responsible for time, cost and quality both of the team and individually. Your main focus will be the timely production of proactive engineering outputs, through attending and contributing to meetings and other communication methods, while ensuring effective governance to demonstrate that the technical solution meets appropriate regulatory, legal, safety and engineering standards.
The successful maritime Structural Engineer would desirably be degree qualified or have relevant professional experience i.e. Mechanical Engineering, Structural Engineering etc and have a keen interest in the defence sector. If you have knowledge of complex maritime structures that would be a plus!
Some of the main duties of the Maritime Structural Engineer will include:
- Definition and delivery of technical workplans, resources and tasks, working with the project manager on schedule, budget, risks, dependencies and constraints.
- Fully capturing and understanding the customers' requirements and providing innovative solutions to customers' problems
- Leading or contributing to bidding activities
- Building and development of customer relationships to seek out new or follow-on opportunities
What experience you need to be the successful Maritime Structural Engineer:
- Degree level qualification or equivalent in Mechanical Engineering or other suitable discipline
- Membership of relevant professional engineering institution or commitment to achieve chartership status
- Minimum of 10+ years of relevant experience in an appropriate engineering role
- Familiarity with commercial FEA packages (Abaqus CAE for example)
- Knowledge of complex maritime structures and performance capabilities of a variety of Royal Navy Platforms
- Knowledge of scripting or a programming language such as Python
- Working knowledge of structural fabrication and current maritime construction techniques
- Understanding of structural fatigue and fracture mechanics
- Understanding of commercial, financial and legislative requirements of projects
This really is an incredible opportunity for a Maritime Structural Engineer to enhance their career. If you are interested, please apply as soon as possible or get in touch to discuss this position in more detail.
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