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Balmoral, a division of Balmoral Group, provides surface and subsurface buoyancy, insulation and elastomer products and services to the global energy, defence, subsea communications and oceanographic industries.
We are recruiting for a Graduate/ Engineering Apprenticeship within the Engineering Department.
About the role
To be an integral part of a fast paced engineering team, which produces innovative design solutions and optimises existing Balmoral products to meet the demands of our clients within renewables and the oil and gas industry. The successful candidate can expect to gain experience working with design packages such as:
- Ansys,
- Orcaflex,
- Python,
- Autodesk Inventor
- Mathcad
The successful candidate will work across Balmorals products portfolio to gain an understanding of the differing product types to enhance their engineering ability and design exposure. The jobholder should, when required, show the ability to work independently with minimal supervision at all times as well as show initiative and innovation in all areas of their work.
Main duties and responsibilities
- To contribute to design of Balmoral products from initial concept to production.
- To use engineering tools efficiently.
- To produce information for production department.
- To assist with the development of custom design software.
- To Innovate
- To formulate test procedures.
- To define and supervise validation trials.
- To contribute to the continuing effort to reduce costs.
- To assist with the management of engineering data using engineering data management software
- Assist and contribute towards the development of the department, company standards and ultimately our product range
- Other duties as requested by Senior Design Engineer
Qualifications
Desirable
- BEng Engineering qualification – Mechanical or Structural. A Degree primarily related to Mechanical Engineering is preferred.
- If required Balmoral will accommodate the candidate undertaking further degree qualification
Experience
Required
- Experience in a working environment
Skills/training
Required
- Self motivated
- Desire to learn
- An ambition to succeed and forge out a career with an industry leader
- Ability to work in a team
- Lateral thinker
- Innovative
- Self-Motivated
- Competence in Microsoft Office
- Ability to work promptly and accurately and remain composed under pressure
