Principal Engineer

Our client is a global engineering business supplying highly engineered products into the energy sector. They are looking to appoint a Principal Engineer to provide technical leadership across product design, engineering analysis and development projects whilst mentoring a team of engineers. The Role You''ll play a key role in the design, analysis and continuous development of specialist engineered equipment, taking ownership of projects from initial concept through to manufacture and customer delivery. Responsibilities include: Mechanical design and development of specialist engineered products Structural assessment using hand calculations and Finite Element Analysis (FEA) Technical leadership across multiple engineering projects Reviewing and approving engineering drawings, reports and calculations Leading design reviews and technical discussions Providing mentoring and guidance to junior engineers Supporting customers with technical solutions and quotations Working closely with manufacturing, projects and commercial teams About You You''ll ideally have: Degree qualified Mechanical Engineer Extensive experience within mechanical product design Strong FEA and engineering calculations experience Excellent 3D CAD skills Experience working with pressure equipment, subsea, drilling, oil and gas or heavy engineering products Previous experience leading engineers or acting as a technical authority Chartered Engineer status, or working towards CEng, would be advantageous ..... full job details .....