Senior Mechanical Design Engineer (m/w/d)

Working at CorPower Ocean you will be part of a world-class team, determined to make a big impact. We are on a mission to bring reliable and competitive wave energy to the world. We offer a high degree of autonomy and flexibility, combined with great personal responsibility. CorPower Ocean is a global leader in wave energy, with a technology that has shown game-changing performance. Your work will contribute to the global transition to renewable energy by unlocking one of the largest untapped sources of clean energy on earth.

The Role

The Mechanical team in CorPower is looking for a senior design engineer experienced in industrial equipment design to take a leading role in the development and optimisation of our innovative wave energy converters.

The role will be working closely with the mechanical design team but will involve a large amount of interaction with our entire organisation, requiring good collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Design of mechanical structures and mechanisms (from concept to release-for-production) Design of mechanical structures & mechanisms (from concept to release-for-production)
• Present to cross-disciplinary stakeholders during design reviews
• Perform structural analysis (hand calculation and FEA)
• Produce technical documentation for internal use & 3rd party verification and certification
• Perform failure mode, effects and criticality analysis for modules and system
• Manage your systems and components to meet performance, schedule and budget targets
• Investigate new solutions to improve performance, reliability or manufacturability
• Interface with requirement, supply chain, manufacturing and field-testing teams
• Support and coach more junior engineers
• Support assembly, testing, and pilot installations in the field

Skills and Software

You have a minimum of 10 years of relevant experience from designing mechanical systems and industrial equipment.

You have a work history where you have successfully led full product development cycles from design, build, test, deploy/release/produce for different projects.

You have a broad technical knowledge and genuine interest in the different aspects of machinery and mechanical design. Knowledge of mooring, gear box technology, pneumatics, hydraulics, structural optimization, pressure vessel, fabrication, sensors, routings and/or electricity generation equipment is qualifying.

You have experience working with Creo CAD, Windchill PLM and ANSYS for structural analysis. If you have experience with equivalent software and willing to get up to speed, this also qualifies.

You may have a B.Sc or a M.Sc. degree in mechanical engineering or related disciplines, but your personality, experience and interest in the field is the most important. You are proficient in English, both spoken and written. Your personality, experience and interest in the field are the most important and what is most highly valued at CorPower.

As a person

• You are striving for excellence, put quality into everything you do
• You are self-motivated and constantly seek the most efficient ways to work
• You always search for simple and elegant solutions to difficult problems
• You love to learn new things, and take pride in constantly developing your skills
• You are persistent, knowing it takes stamina to reach pioneering goals
• You see your tasks through to completion
• You are comfortable in presenting your solutions internally and externally
• You are data driven and strive to always back your points with solid analysis

CorPower Ocean has a highly diversified team with many nationalities and backgrounds, all working towards the same goal. This is something we are very proud of. We are not perfect yet, but we hope you share our aim to achieve higher equality.