At a Glance
- Tasks: Investigate machinery failures and provide technical support to clients in marine and industrial sectors.
- Company: Join Lloyd’s Register, a leader in engineering assessment and failure investigation.
- Benefits: Flexible work options, competitive salary, and opportunities for professional development.
- Other info: Dynamic team environment with opportunities for mentorship and career growth.
- Why this job: Make a real impact by solving complex engineering challenges and minimising downtime for clients.
- Qualifications: Degree in engineering or physical science with experience in technical investigations.
The predicted salary is between 45000 - 55000 £ per year.
Machinery Failure Investigation Specialist
Company: Lloyd’s Register
Location: Southampton, UK
Job ID: 41616
Overview
The Technical and Failure Investigation Department (TFI) provides world‑class failure investigation services to global clients by carrying out engineering assessment and evaluation of systems and component failures to help marine and land‑based asset owners and operators minimise business downtime. Using core engineering skills to identify and understand the root causes of failure, we provide customised solutions to allow recovery back to operation as part of a rapid response service.
Reporting to the Technical and Failure Investigation Department Manager, this role involves carrying out a wide range of technical and failure investigations, including site investigation work and collaboration with our state‑of‑the‑art materials laboratory in Chandler’s Ford. The position is not laboratory‑based and offers flexibility to work from home with visits to office/materials laboratory as necessary.
Responsibilities
- Provide technical support to the TFI team and other LR Advisory teams as required.
- Produce deliverables within agreed parameters in an appropriate format and review other employees’ work as requested.
- Discuss / present deliverables with internal / external clients at a senior level and suggest alternative solutions where appropriate.
- Produce proposals and define required work to meet client expectations, ensuring consistency with established procedures.
- Assess and recommend the time/value and cost structure for internal / external clients within approved commercial parameters.
- Make recommendations based on client feedback to improve service delivery and business growth.
- Share knowledge with the team and advise colleagues, building an internal network of contacts within Lloyd’s Register.
- Pursue Continuous Professional Development and maintain a high degree of discipline knowledge and awareness.
- Mentor / coach other technical employees to achieve effective technical knowledge transfer and application.
- Undertake project management where applicable, monitoring progress and spend against budget and contract requirements.
Qualifications
- A degree or equivalent from a tertiary institution recognised by Lloyd’s Register in engineering or physical science (minimum two years) or marine/nautical qualifications with sea‑going experience as a certificated ship’s officer.
- Proficiency in the English language commensurate with the work.
- Good general knowledge of marine and industrial power plant machinery, including internal combustion engines (diesel, dual‑fuel, gas), electric motors, shafting, gearing, dampers, couplings, propellers, pumps & piping, steam plant, etc.
- Experience with a wide range of technical investigations on client vessels/sites in the marine, offshore and land‑based industry, providing timely solutions aligned with client expectations.
- Experience within a technical specialism.
- Good metallurgy knowledge.
- Experience performing root cause analysis investigations.
- Prepared to work away from home on jobs ashore, on ships in port and/or at sea in the UKI and worldwide.
Preferred (but not required)
- Membership of an appropriate professional institution.
- Working towards becoming a Chartered or Incorporated Engineer.
- Knowledge of instrumentation techniques for data acquisition.
- Familiarity with MATLAB for data post‑processing.
Personality Traits
- Accountable and ownership‑oriented for delivering customer needs.
- Self‑managed and able to prioritise tasks to meet goals.
- Effective at problem‑solving, troubleshooting and making timely decisions.
- Flexible, eager to take initiatives.
- Communicates in a structured way and presents technical ideas in user‑friendly language.
- Displays team spirit, especially in a multicultural environment.
- Responds positively to learning opportunities and is comfortable stepping out of their comfort zone.
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