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This company provides high-quality solutions for the automation of berthing, loading and unloading of oil tankers and oil production vessels, floating production units (FPSOs), unmanned well head production platforms and the monitoring of oil and gas pipelines.

Job Responsibilities:

  • The Associate Engineer provides support to all engineering departments involved in the production, system test, module repair, and on-site installation and commissioning, aspects of the business.

  • Primary responsibility shall be to provide engineering support to the Production Department to ensure the timely manufacture of the company product including the implementation of test environments to successfully pass the Factory Test prior to shipment.

  • Study and assist engineers with fault finding and repair of embedded electronic modules, PCBs, and instruments.

  • Provide engineering support to Project Managers, Project Engineers, Mechanical Engineers, and Software Engineers whenever possible to gain a wider understanding of the engineering processes used to design the customer systems.

  • Perform company on site installation/commissioning services at customer locations (International).

    Experience Required:

  • Graduate, Level 5 HND in Engineering (Electrical & Electronic), or Level 5 Advanced Technician Diploma in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, or Foundation Degree in Engineering.

  • A good knowledge of electronic circuits, PCBs, and embedded software (Python, C++, etc) essential, with PCB experience and design with Adurino, Adafruit, Seed, SparkFun etc.

  • Confident traveling alone to international destinations.

  • Comfortable with flying (incl. light aircraft/helicopter), experience on boats (eg sailing), proficient swimmer (essential), and driver’s license.

  • Ability to work alone and make decisions without being directed

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