Mechanical Design Engineer

Astatine Limited is a specialised energy company, founded by a highly experienced management team with proven entrepreneurial, commercial and technical success in their respective careers to date. Astatine develop, design, construct, operate, fund (if required) and maintain multi-technology assets to enable an acceleration toward zero carbon for energy users across multiple sectors. The key values of our company are collaboration, innovation, urgency and integrity. The primary technology used in our projects are solar PV, battery energy storage and heat pumps. This is a huge growth area forecast for the next 20 years, and the successful candidate will have the opportunity to upskill in these technologies, their applications and design considerations.

Due to continued growth and expansion, the company is now seeking to recruit a Senior Mechanical Engineer.

• Position Title: This is a full-time hybrid role for a Project Engineer (Mechanical) at Astatine Ltd. As a Project Engineer, you will be responsible for daily tasks such as mechanical engineering, process design, computer-aided design (CAD) and project management. While the role is primarily located in Dublin 8, there is flexibility for some remote work.
• The successful candidate will design complex high temperature heat pump systems, and integrate them to the client’s process. This will need acute attention to detail, strong theoretical knowledge and practical experience. Supported by a team, you will need leadership skills to develop less experienced engineers and use resources effectively.

• Salary: Negotiable based on relevant experience | Plus Work Phone and Laptop
• Start Date: ASAP
• Location: Hybrid working model – Work from Astatine’s offices located in Guinness Enterprise Centre, Dublin 8 when required, otherwise work remotely/from home.
• Contract Type: Full Time Contract
• Working Hours: Full time – Mon to Friday

• Responsibilities:
  • Analysing customer site thermal infrastructure and proposing solutions
  • Using your vast experience of heat pumps and thermal systems to come up with added value for our clients
  • Engineering design to validate those solutions and detail energy balances, predicted performance etc
  • Attending customer meetings
  • Attending project construction and design meetings and taking an active role
  • Overseeing detailed design by less experienced engineers and external consultants
  • Supervising and leading the selection of key equipment and validating supplier selections.
  • Coming up with novel, effective engineering solutions for our customers
  • Detailed design work
  • Sharing your knowledge with less experienced engineers
  • Take a technical leadership role in the design team
  • Create detailed mechanical design plans, drawings, and specifications, adhering to local building codes and industry standards.
  • Assist in project management by coordinating with multidisciplinary teams, managing project timelines, and ensuring designs meet client expectations.
  • Review and approve mechanical designs to ensure performance, accuracy, functionality, and safety

• Relevant Experience:
  • Strong Mechanical Engineering skills
  • Strong knowledge of heat pump and/or chiller applications and working principles
  • Familiar with selection and design of key equipment:
    • Pumps
    • Control Valves
    • Heat exchangers
  • Familiar with a wide variety of process piping and installations
  • Bachelors (Level 8) Degree in Mechanical Engineering or related discipline
  • Superb quantitative analysis and problem-solving skills incorporating strong analytical skills
  • Strong Experience in Microsoft Office applications particularly Excel and AutoCAD/BIM applications.
  • Excellent communication, negotiation, problem solving and decision-making skills.
  • Proven self-starter and self-motivated
  • Ability to work as part of a team and to manage workload and prioritise.
  • Valid Full Drivers License (preferable, not mandatory)
  • A keen desire to help deliver decarbonisation and the renewable energy transition
• Apply:
  • Interested candidates to submit CV and covering letter through the “Apply Now” section on our Careers page.
  • Cover letter/email should briefly describe a little about yourself and why you would like to work with Astatine and should also indicate the earliest start date you are available.