Job Description
MECHANICAL DESIGN ENGINEER
Downhole Oilfield Tools – Oil Well Intervention (Upstream)
Aberdeen 50,000- 65,000 + Bonus Relocation Considered for UK Citizens Only
Already designing upstream downhole tools? Ready to accelerate your development inside a funded growth business?
This is an opportunity to join a specialist oil well intervention technology company that is expanding its engineering capability following secured investment funding.
The business operates exclusively in upstream downhole tooling and is developing proprietary intervention technologies with clear international growth ambitions.
You will not be confined to one function.
You will gain exposure across the full product lifecycle.
The Environment
- Engineering-led leadership
- Open technical collaboration
- Rapid decision-making
- High accountability
- Clear progression pathway to Senior level
This is not a corporate structure with layers of separation.
It is a focused engineering team building serious upstream technology.
The Role
You will:
- Support design of oil well intervention and completion tools
- Develop detailed SolidWorks assemblies and drawings
- Perform stress and load calculations
- Assist tolerance stack-up analysis
- Support validation testing and workshop builds
- Contribute to technical discussions with customers
- Work across multiple concurrent projects
You will be mentored by experienced upstream engineers and gain hands-on exposure rarely available in larger organisations.
Essential (Non-Negotiable)
- Degree or HNC in Mechanical Engineering
- Minimum 3 years upstream oilfield downhole tools experience
- Direct exposure to oil well intervention tooling
- SolidWorks proficiency
- Proven stress calculation capability
- Understanding of high-pressure hydrostatic environments
Applicants without upstream oil well intervention experience will not be considered.
Package
50,000- 65,000
Discretionary bonus
6% employer pension
Private medical insurance
25 days + bank holidays
Relocation support considered
For ambitious upstream engineers seeking broader responsibility and faster progression – this is a platform move.
