Product Design Engineer

Varel Energy Solutions (VES) is one of the world’s largest independent manufacturers and suppliers of downhole drilling and completions products to the energy sector. The key to the company’s success is underpinned by the virtues and the cultural framework of our employees. VES offers an exciting and fast-paced work environment, attractive benefits, and competitive pay. If you’re looking to invest in your career development, Varel Energy Solutions is the right place for you. Come join our team!

VES is looking for a Product Design Engineer to join our team in Aberdeen, Scotland. This person will be responsible for performing engineering tasks within the established product development process following industry best practices, performing simple calculations for statics and dynamics problems, material selection, and tolerance studies.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following:

• Reviews and analyzes customer specifications, operational requirements, task statements, standards, and other documentation to determine engineering requirements.
• Supports current product lines by implementing improvements as needed.
• Modifies existing products to meet internal or external customer requirements.
• Creates product or system layouts for fit, form and function checking.
• Prepares detailed drawings and schematics.
• Completes design reviews.
• Plans and develops experimental test programs.
• Analyzes test data and reports to determine if design meets functional and performance specifications.
• Regularly develops conceptual design and new products.
• Coordinates the manufacturing of prototype products or systems.
• Monitors the performance of products through analysis of returned products.
• Provides support and investigates product quality related issues.
• Troubleshoots, performs root cause analysis, and develops potential solutions.
• Initiates and follows up on corrective action when required.
• Provides technical support to sales and operations as required.
• Assists in the delivery of product technical data packs, reports, technical bulletins, and updates.
• Maintains the Engineering database and documents designs and their associated information.
• Assists with the preparation of patent disclosures.

No supervisory responsibility, but may serve as a resource to others with less experience. May check the work of less experienced team members. Reports to assigned Engineering leader. Typically receives detailed instructions only on new assignments. Expected to work with only general supervision. Determines action to be taken within limits of standard practice and authority.

Competencies (skills abilities)

• Ability to prepare calculations and design packages as required to complete design reviews.
• Regularly develop conceptual design and new products.
• Create functional and cost-effective designs that meet specifications and requirements.
• Initiate test requests and write reports.
• Resolve any disposition of in-process parts.
• Troubleshoot issues, identify root causes and develop potential solutions for moderately complex issues.
• Construct and write a technical report or specification.
• Resolve most problems presented and respond to questions independently.
• Demonstrate effective verbal and written communications and listening skills.
• Show effective interpersonal skills across functional areas and cultures.
• Complete assignments in allocated time.
• Demonstrate proficiency with analytical software and quickly learn and become proficient with custom software.

Education and Experience:

Bachelor's degree in Engineering from an accredited institution or 10 years of industry experience in related products. Understanding of fundamental design tools such as threaded connections, seals, plated surfaces, heat treating, structural welding, fundamentals of gear drives, kinematics, etc. Understands the key limitations and advantages of manufacturing the product in different manners. Understanding of the theoretical calculations as they apply to the design of the product. General knowledge of typical discipline-specific drawings and documents, their content, and how they relate to each other.

Work Experience:

Typically, at least four years of related experience. Experience in mechanical downhole and/or mechanical service equipment.

Thank you for your interest in a career with Varel Energy Solutions.