Principal Design Engineer

We are now recruiting for a Principal Design Engineer to work on a contract basis behalf of our client, a global design, engineering and installation contractor based in London. We are looking for candidates with a structural or mechanical design engineering background within the offshore oil & gas sector, with at least 10 years relevant subsea engineering experience. Skills Required: Experienced in detailed FE analysis but also in general subsea pipeline and spools design activities, such as, wall thickness, stability, bottom roughness and freespan. A comprehensive understanding of structural analysis, including, statics, dynamics and fatigue as well as installation and constructability aspects of pipeline systems. Extensive experience in Subsea engineering with knowledge of typical subsea software tools is essential Qualifications and Software: Degree qualified in civil, structural or mechanical engineering discipline FEA software Orcaflex, ANSYS, ABAQUS (2D shell and 3D solid elements) and hand calculations. Knowledge of DNV SESAM, Sage Profile 2D and AutoPIPE will be a benefit. Job Details: Location: SW London. Start date: ASAP Contract role - duration TBC Rate: Negotiable - please contact us for further details. Working hours: 5 days per week - 2 days per week remote working is possible. All applicants must be eligible to work in the UK. TPBN1_UKTJ