Working at CorPower Ocean you will be part of a world-class team, determined to make big impact. We are on a mission to bring reliable and competitive wave energy to the world. We offer a high degree of autonomy, combined with great personal responsibility. CorPower Ocean is a global leader in wave energy, with a technology that has shown game-changing performance. Your work will contribute to the global transition to renewable energy by unlocking one of the largest untapped sources of clean energy on earth.

Role

CorPower’s Mechanical team is looking for a cooling and lubrication design engineer with experience in industrial equipment design to take a leading role in the development and optimisation of our innovative wave energy converters.

The role will be working closely with the Powertrain product team and the Mechanical group, also involving a large amount of interaction with our entire organisation, requiring good collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Design and optimise the cooling system, primarily for the electrical drivetrain

• Design and optimise the lubrication system for the gearbox, pneumatic cylinders and seal glands.

• Perform thermal and fluid flow analysis, including component selection for both dry testing and operational conditions.

• Participate in and present at cross-disciplinary design reviews

• Develop and maintain technical documentation for internal use & 3rd party verification and certification

• Perform failure mode, effects and criticality analysis

• Manage your systems and components to meet performance, schedule and budget targets

• Investigate new solutions to improve performance, reliability and/or manufacturability

• Interface with requirement, supply chain, manufacturing and field-testing teams

• Support assembly, testing, and pilot installations in the field

Skills and qualifications

• You have a minimum of 5 years of relevant industry experience in mechanical system design, including 2+ years in cooling and lubrication, preferably in heavy machinery, marine, or renewable energy sectors.

• You have a strong understanding of fluid mechanics, heat transfer and tribology.

• You have a proven track record in full product development cycles from design, build, test and, operation.

• You have a broad technical knowledge and genuine interest in the different aspects of machinery and mechanical design. Knowledge of hydraulics, pneumatics, rotating machinery/transmission, heat transfer, lubrication, tribology, routing and/or electricity generation equipment is qualifying. We value, hands-on, practical workshop-based hydraulics experience.

• You will use Creo CAD, Windchill PLM, ePlan & Simscape Fluid – experience in these tools is beneficial. Expertise in similar software plus a willingness to get up to speed quickly also qualifies.

• You may have a B.Sc or a M.Sc. degree in mechanical engineering or related disciplines, but your personality, experience and interest in the field is the most important.

• You are proficient in English, both spoken and written.

As a person:

• You are striving for excellence, put quality into everything you do

• You are self-motivated and constantly seek the most efficient ways to work

• You always search for simple and elegant solutions to difficult problems

• You love to learn new things, and take pride in constantly developing your skills

• You are persistent, knowing it takes stamina to reach pioneering goals

• You see your tasks through to completion

• You are comfortable in presenting your solutions internally and externally

• You are data driven and strive to always back your points with solid analysis

CorPower Ocean has a highly diversified team with many nationalities and backgrounds, all working towards the same goal. This is something we are very proud of. We are not perfect yet, but we hope you share our aim to achieve higher equality.