Mechanical Engineer
Westhill, Aberdeen
Permanent position

The Company:
JFD is the world leading underwater capability provider, serving the commercial and defence markets with innovative diving, submarine and hyperbaric rescue, technical solutions and services.
Operating worldwide, the company is the world’s leading provider of submarine rescue capability and an established provider of submarine escape training. The company is at the forefront of Hyperbaric Rescue, along with being the leading supplier of commercial and defence diving equipment and saturation diving systems to the commercial industry.

The Role:
To provide through life engineering support and engineering solutions to the JFD defence diving equipment product range. Workload can vary from new product design to meet client or internal specifications through to supporting an existing client’s request to upgrade or change equipment in the field.

The Person:
Excellent written and verbal communication and the ability to work as part of a team but also in isolation when required along with excellent organizational skills & excellent attention to detail.
Methodical and thorough whilst generating and checking documentation with the ability to adapt to changing scope or client demands.
Willingness to take ownership and accountability of tasks and drive to completion.
Focused on delivering high quality output to tight deadlines and willing to go the extra mile to ensure success is achieved.
Focused on delivering cost efficient solutions on time and on budget.

Experience & Qualifications:
Proven mechanical lead engineering skills and skilled in generating design calculations.
Good knowledge of manufacturing techniques with a good knowledge of gas and fluid systems along with knowledge of design standards.
Knowledge of industry guidelines such as IMCA / DEFSTAN and previous sustaining engineering would be advantageous.
Previous experience in a Mechanical Engineer role would be beneficial along with experience with PLM system for generating and storage of engineering packages.
Previous diving equipment engineering experience would be advantageous or general experience/familiarity of diving and the techniques required.

Mechanical engineering degree or equivalent industry experience.
Any relevant diving qualifications would be advantageous.
Security clearance shall be required for the role, you will need to of lived and have the right to work in the UK for 5 years or more.

This is a great opportunity to join an industry leader on a permanent basis, working on the cutting edge of the sector technology.
Although not a pure design role, a technical understanding of design is needed along with the ability to make technical judgement calls to aid the delivery of products, therefore a problem solving, and creative mindset is a must.

James Fisher & Sons are committed to taking positive action on diversity and we strongly encourage applications from candidates from all backgrounds and as a Disability Confident employer we are committed to offer an interview to disabled candidates who meet the minimum criteria for the role.