Mechanical & Net Design Engineer

With Aibel you have a chance to develop your career through a range of projects in renewables and oil and gas. We call ourselves Engineering Pioneers. Whatever our job is, we approach it with creativity, curiosity and a drive to find new and better solutions. First we imagine the future. Then we build it.

Aibel, in collaboration with Utror, has entered into a framework agreement for the development and realization of offshore aquaculture. Initially, this partnership will focus on a feasibility study. Leveraging each other’s expertise, Aibel and Utror aim to establish offshore salmon farming. The Aquaculture domain, which resides within the Concepts and Studies department, plays a crucial role in this endeavor. 

The convergence of expertise and innovation in offshore aquaculture holds great potential for meeting the growing demand for sustainable protein sources while ensuring food security for the future. Concepts and Studies, based in Oslo, is seeking a skilled Mechanical and Net Design Engineer to join their team. As part of the Aquaculture domain, you will play a crucial role within the Concepts and Studies department.

About the position

As a Mechanical and Net Design Engineer, your role demands both technical expertise and a multidisciplinary mindset. You’ll need to understand market mechanisms and anticipate the potential commercial effects of the solutions you propose.

Responsibilities and tasks include

• Assume roles in offshore aquaculture studies, tenders, and projects as a lead engineer specializing in mechanical and net design
• Create conceptual and detail designs for fish nets, crowding arrangements, and other interfaces, and follow up in construction and operation
• Assess and refine specifications for materials, drawings, and descriptions
• Collaborate closely with the marine design department to ensure seamless integration between fish nets and marine structures
• Act as a technical liaison, maintaining communication with vendors and suppliers

Qualifications

• Proven mechanical designer with practical experience
• 5 + years’ experience from mechanical design activities
• Ability to understand and implement requirements stated in new standards
• Preferably experience from Aquaculture
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent within engineering

Personal qualities

• Cooperative working attitude and acceptance for multicultural team environment
• Systematic and accurate, with high loyalty to deadline and quality requirements
• Seeking advice and shares own experiences with others
• Innovative approach, eager to improve methodology and solutions
• Multidiscipline understanding
• Capability of untraditional conceptual thinking and challenging established truth

Become our colleague
Aibel offers many career opportunities. With us, you can work across disciplines, build competence and develop your own potential. This contributes to a vibrant and engaging work environment. We also offer flexible working hours, and our welfare clubs have a wide range of activities and training opportunities for all our employees.Our overall strategy is to strengthen and grow the company's strong position within various energy segments, including offshore wind, oil and gas and hydrogen. At the same time, we always pursue new opportunities. Aibel sees social responsibility as a fundamental prerequisite, and sustainable development is therefore a natural part of our guidelines, work procedures and decision-making processes.We value diversity and work targeted to secure inclusion of all employees.

Can you identify with our values, and are you inspired by our vision? Then we would like to hear from you!

Application deadline and contact information:
For questions regarding the position, please contact:
Department Manager – Øystein Refsland Andreassen, Oeystein.refsland.andreassen@aibel.com or +47 92463423.
Work Place: Oslo/Asker
Application deadline: 16.05.2024 (Applications are evaluated continuously)