Senior CAD Designer

Westhill, Aberdeenshire or Montrose, Angus

Commensurate with experience

Competitive benefits package including pension and private medical insurance

Subsea Micropiles was founded to solve a major challenge in subsea construction: cost-effective, scalable offshore foundations. Our engineering and operations team is at the heart of that mission, and we’re looking for people who share our vision of a sustainable ocean economy.

As Senior CAD Designer, you will take ownership of CAD design and drawing control across our engineering projects, acting as the technical authority for drawing standards and our SOLIDWORKS 3

DEXPERIENCE environment.

You will produce and approve production-ready drawing packages for subsea foundations, anchors, tooling, and robotic drilling equipment.

As a trusted partner to our structural, geotechnical, mechanical, project, and operations specialists, you will influence design decisions from early concept through to fabrication, testing, and offshore installation.

• Produce 3D models and detailed design drawings for anchor templates, piles and pile joints, mooring connectors, subsea tooling, robotic drill equipment, and related components.
• Create full fabrication and assembly drawing packages, including weld details, tolerances, and bills of materials, to BS 8888 and associated ISO standards.
• Check, review, and approve drawings produced by others before release for fabrication.
• Provide design input on manufacturability, assembly, tolerances, and selection between design options.
• Create and modify hydraulic and electrical schematics.
• Develop 2D and 3D models of vessel spreads, deck layouts, temporary works, and handling equipment, plus storyboard visuals for concept of operations.

• Lead and own administration of SOLIDWORKS 3
  
  DEXPERIENCE, including user access, folder structures, templates, title blocks, and content libraries.
• Own revision control and release processes (check-in/check-out, lifecycle states, release for fabrication), along with drawing registers, part numbering, bills of materials, and configuration control.
• Develop, maintain, and champion company CAD and drawing standards, and manage engineering change requests and notices.
• Identify and implement improvements to CAD workflows, templates, and libraries.

• Contribute to design reviews, risk assessments, FMEA, and operations manuals.
• Plan and prioritise drawing workload across projects and manage deliverable schedules.
• Act as the drawing point of contact for fabricators, suppliers, and clients, resolving fabrication queries.
• Mentor and guide colleagues in CAD tools, standards, and best practice.
• Support equipment upgrades and modifications, including occasional supplier visits and site activities.

• Work in line with company QHSE procedures.
• Travel occasionally to client offices, test sites, suppliers, and offshore locations.

• Strong 3D CAD and draughting skills in Solid Works and/or Autodesk Inventor, plus AutoCAD.
• Significant experience (typically 7+ years) in CAD design, including time in a senior or lead role, producing fabrication and assembly drawings to recognised standards.
• Proven experience checking and approving drawings for fabrication.
• Experience administering CAD vault or PDM/PLM systems (ideally SOLIDWORKS 3
  
  DEXPERIENCE), including revision control, drawing release, part numbering, bills of materials, and engineering change control.
• Experience working closely with engineers in a multidisciplinary team to ensure drawing accuracy, safety, and compliance.
• Knowledge of offshore equipment, operations, and industry standards such as DNV, NORSOK, or API.
• Experience producing hydraulic and electrical schematics, and an understanding of configuration management.
• A track record of improving CAD standards or processes.
• HNC/HND or degree in Mechanical or Civil/Structural Engineering, Engineering Design & Draughting, CAD, or a related discipline.
• Right to work in the United Kingdom.
• Experience mentoring or supervising designers.
• Knowledge of offshore industry standards such as DNV, NORSOK, or API.
• Exposure to FEA or design verification.
• Offshore site, equipment survey, or supplier inspection experience.
• Professional registration as Eng Tech or IEng.
• Experience in a start-up or scale-up environment.

• Work on innovative foundation and anchoring…