Description
Senior Engineer - Seatings - Naval
Our UK leading defence client are looking to recruit 7 Senior Engineer - Seatings with Naval is required to work on a six month contract (with the possibility of extension) for our Defence client based in Glasgow.
This is a 6 Month contract with a leading UK defence company.
Overview of the Senior Engineer - Seatings contract role
To undertake a defined range of engineering activities in line with all relevant processes and quality requirements, supplying advice and support to operations and other functions and/or to organise and co-ordinate aspects of engineering activity ensuring defined objectives are achieved whilst continually maintaining quality and service requirements.
Key skills required for the Senior Engineer - Seatings
- Possesses in-depth knowledge of all aspects within his/her discipline.
- Able to perform robust analysis using recognised analytical tools and to make sound judgements based on experience.
- Knowledge and competence in the design of ship equipment seatings.
- Experience undertaking first principles structural calculations.
- Experiencing of employing shock loads to a structural design.
- Ability to employ MathCad software to undertake calculations.
- Some experience in the structural design of frigate-type vessels. Some knowledge of the use of Classification Society rules and processes, preferably Lloyd's Register Naval Ship Rules.
- Sound capability in general structural theory and analysis and its application to ship structures.
- Capable of producing accurate scantling and general structural calculations.
- Capable of producing accurate weight and quantity calculations.
- Ability to assess and check structural drawings.
- Ability to produce appropriate design sketches.
- Knowledge of general and structural calculation software.
- Awareness of shipyard production and fabrication processes and issues with respect to structural design and analysis
- Awareness of finite element analysis, its application and assessment.
- Awareness of general ship design issues concerning frigate-type vessels.
- Ability to produce clear and comprehensive reports and other documents as required by the project. Capable of taking part in discussions with project and external personnel.
- Has sufficient breadth of knowledge of warship design and the sound judgement needed to be able make correct trade-off decisions
The role is based in Glasgow - Commutable from Kilmarnock, Paisley, Greenock, Stirling and Falkirk with excellent access from Edinburgh.
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