Job advert: Ocean Systems Technician at RS Aqua
Ocean Systems Technician - RS Aqua
£25k + flexible working, 25 days holiday + 24 days flexitime + public holidays, supportive culture, wellbeing benefits, beautiful location.
Port Solent Marina, Portsmouth, UK
RS Aqua are a UK ocean science technology business. We empower ocean science and exploration with cutting-edge technology for further discovery, better understanding and the protection of our oceans.
To continue our growth journey, we are looking for a passionate and committed Ocean Systems Technician to join the team. We are particularly keen to speak to people with maritime or electrical engineering / manufacturing experience, with a passion for ocean technology and engineering.
RS Aqua is the UK’s leading and largest Ocean Technology distributor and subsea scientific equipment supplier, with extensive technical support services including equipment servicing and subsea systems integration. We are an independent SME and a high growth company.
Our modern offices and workshops are located the beautiful Port Solent Marina, Portsmouth. You will be based in Port Solent, with flexible working available, and occasional travel required throughout UK and internationally.
The Role
You will be based within our technical services and engineering team, supporting our customers across the ocean technology community by providing equipment calibration services, systems integration and subsea systems design support for our portfolio of technologies, including robotic systems, underwater sensors and software systems.
Confidence, credibility and impeccable communication skills are essential for this role, as you will be working closely with colleagues across the business and with high profile customers across our sector.
You will receive extensive training on our bespoke systems, but you will be expected to demonstrate high level competence with electrical systems, data and / or telemetry systems, and a passion for engineering. You will be expected to maintain high levels of technical competence across ocean and maritime technologies; we will support you with further professional development in our industry.
Experience & Qualifications
- Higher Education in engineering, maritime, ocean science or similar
- Experience of working hands-on with maritime or environmental monitoring instruments, equipment and software
- Software, programming and design skills (e.g. CAD drawing)
- Evidence of extracurricular team activities e.g. sports, clubs or societies, to support your professional and personal development to date.
Personal attributes
- Passionate and hardworking, but still fun to be around
- Focused and energetic, to manage deadlines and changing priorities
- A high-level communicator, in person, in writing and online.
- Collaborative and trustworthy; able to thrive in a high-performing team environment, whilst sometimes working alone.
- Willing and able to travel domestically and internationally.
- You must have the right to work in the UK, and you must be able to pass detailed background security checks.
Please submit your CV and covering letter directly to RS Aqua for the attention of the Technical Director, via [email protected]
Deadline: 27th June 2022
No Agencies Please.
Job advert: Ocean Science Graduate at RS Aqua
Ocean Science Graduate - RS Aqua
£25k + flexible & hybrid working, 25 days holiday + 24 days flexitime + public holidays, supportive culture, wellbeing benefits, beautiful location.
Port Solent Marina, Portsmouth, UK
RS Aqua are a UK ocean science technology business. We empower ocean science and exploration with cutting-edge technology for further discovery, better understanding and the protection of our oceans.
To continue our growth journey, we are looking for a passionate and committed Ocean Science Graduate to join the team. We are particularly keen to meet oceanography, hydrography, maritime or subsea engineering graduates, but all ocean science disciplines will be considered.
RS Aqua is the UK’s leading and largest Ocean Technology distributor and subsea scientific equipment supplier, with extensive technical support services including equipment servicing and subsea systems integration. We are an independent SME and a high growth company.
Our modern offices and workshops are located the beautiful Port Solent Marina, Portsmouth. You will be based in Port Solent, with hybrid and flexible working available, with travel required throughout UK and internationally.
The Role
You will be based within a team that supports our customers and collaborators across the ocean science technology user communities by providing technical, commercial and application advice about the technologies we can provide for scientific data gathering.
Confidence, credibility and impeccable communication skills are essential for this role, as you will be dealing directly with ocean scientists, engineers and oceanography end users.
You will receive comprehensive training, then you will be expected to maintain high levels of technical competence across meteorological / ocean data gathering, oceanography, underwater acoustics, marine robotics and other subsea engineered technologies.
Experience & Qualifications
- Oceanography / Subsea Engineering / Marine Science graduate degree.
- Experience of working hands-on with science technology instruments or equipment.
- Experience of giving presentations on scientific topics. Public speaking a bonus.
- Applied research or commercial experience in the maritime domain a bonus.
- Evidence of extracurricular team activities such e.g. sports, clubs or societies, to support your professional and personal development to date.
Personal attributes
- Passionate and hardworking, but still fun to be around
- Focused and energetic, to manage deadlines and changing priorities
- A high-level communicator, in person, in writing and online.
- Collaborative and trustworthy; able to thrive in a high-performing team environment, whilst sometimes working alone.
- Willing and able to travel domestically and internationally, frequently and often alone.
- You must have the right to work in the UK, and you must be able to pass detailed background security checks.
Please submit your CV and covering letter directly to RS Aqua for the attention of the Managing Director, via [email protected]
Deadline: 27th June 2022
No Agencies Please.
Job advert: Operations and Engagement Manager at The Hydrographic Society UK & Ireland (THS:UKI)
This is a flexible home-based opportunity to deliver the operation and engagement of The Hydrographic Society UK & Ireland and help grow the footprint and influence of the Society and the seabed mapping profession in general.
Remuneration: Salary from £40k (offer increasing dependant on relevant experience), plus 28 days holiday plus pension.
Job status: Permanent full-time based upon a 37.5 hour working week. Flexible hours and working supported.
Reports to: THS:UKI Chief Executive
Job location: This is a flexible home-based role with occasional travel for meetings and events.
Purpose: This key and exciting role makes the post-holder a focal point of the Hydrographic sector, with responsibility for the day-to-day management of THS:UKI and its finances in line with the objectives of the organisation to maintain and support the membership body. You will support the promotion of the society and Hydrographic profession through delivery of THS:UKI events, publications, media platforms and supporting the Chief Executive Officer with the implementation of the Strategic Plan.
Core Aims: Ensuring the society operates effectively and meets its obligations through the administration of financial accounts and compliance reporting, encouraging internal and external engagement and supporting senior management with the implementation of strategies which develop the relevance of THS:UKI. The post holder will have policy, process and expenditure related decision-making authority relevant to the position, to support the delivery of the publication and events programme. This includes deployment of resourcing within delegated limits, or if beyond that to make recommendations to senior management with regards to expenditure.
See job description here for full details of role.
Sift Criteria: You will be short-listed for interview against the following criteria:
A curriculum vitae (2 pages maximum);
A Personal Statement (750 words maximum) explaining how you consider your personal skills, qualities, skills and experience provide evidence of your suitability for the role.
Interview: If you are selected at sift, you will be interviewed against the following criteria:
Evidence of competence and experience against the preferred knowledge, skills and experience.
Applications: Your written application, meeting the sift criteria above, must be supplied to Becky Conway, THS:UKI Chief Executive, ([email protected]) by 23:59 on 31st August 2022.
South Devon College pioneers maritime autonomy training with acquisition of two HydroSurv USVs
South Devon College has acquired two Uncrewed Surface Vessels (USVs) that will give marine autonomy students at its new Marine Academy hands-on experience of remote vessel operation. The USVs were unveiled at the Academy’s opening ceremony in Dartmouth in April, a milestone moment in the history of South Devon College, which is celebrating its 90th birthday this year.
The REAV-16 and REAV-10 USVs, named USV Dart and USV Exe, were built by Exeter-based HydroSurv for research collaborations and demonstrations that catalysed the company’s international growth. HydroSurv has since refitted and upgraded the fully electric, zero emission vessels for use by future students at the Academy, which aims to support industry by delivering a skills pipeline to meet the demands of a rapidly changing maritime sector.
Familiarisation with current and future unmanned vessel innovations will be a key element of the college’s planned marine autonomy training, due to be rolled out across multiple learning levels from September 2022.
Paul Singer, Business and Qualification Development Coordinator at South Devon College said: “The use of USVs in industry is increasing every day and South Devon Marine Academy will be taking a leading role in the development of USV related training, from maintenance and servicing through to in-service operations. Our new workshops and classrooms are just metres from the River Dart, making them the ideal location from which to deliver this training.”
The use of USVs for commercial operation is creating career options for maritime students that did not previously exist. Marine engineers, for example, need to understand their operation, maintenance and propulsion systems. From a programming, cyber security and civil engineering perspective, digital media professionals will also benefit from an awareness of the technology as it becomes widely adopted for a range of data-collection applications.
David Hull, Founder and CEO of HydroSurv said: “Both USVs were originally developed, tested and demonstrated within industrial research projects. These projects focused on platform design, core technology development and industrial showcasing through a series of real-world demonstrations to end-users, equipment manufacturers and academia.
“Following refit and upgrade, the second life use of these USVs has come full circle to support the seeding of new skills that are in strong demand across the ocean technology space. We’re delighted to be partnering with South Devon College, who are putting future specialist skills into the hands of tomorrow's workforce, enabling them to take on important, productive jobs in the sector.”
South Devon College and HydroSurv enjoy a long-standing relationship. As part of a growing Southwest clean maritime cluster, the collaboration is a strong example of how partnerships between academia and the business community are actively addressing the skills gap and opening additional research and development opportunities. HydroSurv currently hosts an apprentice from the college, with another intake planned this year.
SDC Marine Skills Academy opening ceremony with Pete Bradshaw, CEO of Premier Marinas and Adrian Bevin, Head of Curriculum at SDC - credit South Devon College
To find out more about HydroSurv and South Devon College, visit www.hydro-surv.com or www.southdevon.ac.uk.
Demand for IMarEST accreditation increases across APAC
Jiangsu University of Science and Technology (JUST), and Shanghai Maritime University (SMU), are the latest universities to be granted accreditation for their degree courses by the Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology (IMarEST). Demand for marine engineering courses to be accredited by the Institute continues to grow with around 100 academic courses from higher education institutions, as well a number of industry schemes accredited globally.
Gwynne Lewis, chief executive of the IMarEST, says: “Institutions who apply for IMarEST accreditation undergo a rigorous process of assessment to ensure that they meet our high standards and deliver globally recognised qualifications that enable students to start their careers and fulfil their potential to be the future leaders of our profession. The success and employability rates of students who have completed our accredited courses is a testament to the high quality of teaching and the growing demand for marine related roles.”
JUST and SMU join a growing number of higher education institutions within China and the wider APAC region that have sought IMarEST accreditation for their courses, including Dalian Maritime University (China), Harbin Engineering University (China), Ningbo University (China), the Ocean University of China, Singapore Institute of Technology, IPB University (Indonesia), and UniKL MIMET (Malaysia).
In addition to increased interest from universities for accreditation, the IMarEST is also seeing an increase in demand for the Institute’s independent assessment of activities that contribute to continuing professional development (CPD), such as training courses or events being offered by companies from across the entirety of the marine sector.
Gwynne concludes: “We work in an ever-evolving sector. New technologies and climate change are bringing new challenges and opportunities and we must support those who are working in the sector by ensuring they have access to high-quality continuing professional development to help them build the skills they need for the future.”
Deadline approaching for the SWIG Early Career Innovation poster prize
The deadline for the SWIG Early Career Innovation poster prize is fast approaching - please submit your abstract and poster before 30 June!
Scientific poster competition 2022:
£1,200 first prize
£500 second prize
£200 third prize
SWIG invites students and employees in the field of water sensors to design a poster summarising their research or development work. This is an opportunity for researchers and new staff within the water and environmental sectors to showcase their scientific talents and innovative thinking.
The SWIG Early Career Poster Prize is intended to raise awareness of technological development and novel applications related to water measurements and thereby promote innovation in sensor research and commercial application. The competition is open to all ‘early career researchers’ to include students either in full time education or within the first 5 years of employment within their area of expertise.
For full details of the competition, including terms and conditions, please see the flyer or the SWIG website
To submit an abstract and a poster, please follow this link: www.ilmexhibitions.com/wwem/swig-poster-competition/.
Deadline for submissions: Thursday 30 June 2022
#MMF64 Speaker Agenda Released
Marine Measurement Forum 64, hosted by RS Aqua, is almost here. Taking place in Port Solent on 6th July, the event is set to have a variety of speakers united by a common theme of cross-sector collaboration.
With abstract submissions now closed, RS Aqua is happy to announce the event speakers have been confirmed. Being the return of the event series, RS Aqua and MMF are honoured to have received such a wide range of speaker applications from leading maritime organisations and companies.
The agenda will be sectioned into themes including marine science, seabed exploration, large-scale projects, and science optimisation, promising a truly insightful and valuable networking event.
The speaker agenda is now confirmed and can be viewed on the RS Aqua website, here.
More details around the speaker agenda will be announced in the coming week on RS Aqua's LinkedIn. If you have not secured your space, do not delay as ticket sales close on 20th June and there are less than 50% available.
Falcon best for Japan's Renewables says Shibuya
For Japan’s growing offshore renewable sector, Shibuya Diving Industry Ltd (SDI), chose another Saab Seaeye Falcon for their Falcon fleet.
“As a diving company, an underwater robotic vehicle is a vital resource for extending our operational capability,” says Shibuya “and found the Falcon was the top choice globally amongst diving companies.”
“To find the best vehicle, we assessed the range on the market and found that the Seaeye Falcon is the most widely used robot in the offshore power generation business with the longest proven reliability record.”
Shibuya mainly deploy the Falcon for floating turbine work as, in a crowded and mountainous country, the search for sites in Japan is going offshore with floating turbines the favoured option in the deep waters off the rugged coast.
Experienced in renewables
Shibuya have 10 years’ experience in offshore wind power generation, being early to trial robots for the emerging use of floating turbines for power generation.
Shibuya recognises that robots are best placed to advance the use of floating turbines by confirming the stability of deep mooring anchorages and for carrying out periodic inspections of the floating structures.
Success in the floating offshore wind power generation business has extended Shibuya’s operations into tidal power generation and ocean current power generation.
For Shibuya, the Falcon’s multi-tasking capability with easy role change makes it an ideal choice. It is also easy to use, highly manoeuvrable and able to master turbulent waters and strong currents and remain stable whilst undertaking robust or precision tasks.
The reliability record of the Falcon, covering over a million hours of undersea operations, working in challenging environments at many different tasks, was particularly reassuring to Shibuya.
Diver safety
The Falcon plays a vital safety role by undertaking missions too hazardous for divers and where the depth of water and strength of current are dangerous for divers to operate, such as surveying fishing grounds and fishing reefs prior to turbine installation - and periodic inspection of mooring anchors and chains.
The addition of the Falcon to diving operations improves diver safety and increase efficiency, Shibuya says, by pinpointing and examining locations of interest before sending down divers.
Also, during the diving operation the Falcon robot can keep a watchful eye – and save dive time by transporting tools and parts back and forth.
Planting seaweed forests
Important in Japan’s development of offshore technologies for power generation is maintaining harmony with the natural environment and enabling marine ecosystems and floating turbines to co-exist and promote sustainable fishing.
To this extent, Shibuya is involved in the proliferation of seaweed forests in power generation areas by releasing seaweed seedlings to promote an increase in fishery resources.
They have conducted seaweed bed surveys and regeneration in more than 50 locations throughout Japan.
Shibuya’s Seaeye Falcons continue to play an important role in supporting this important sustainable enterprise as the renewable energy business continues to grow in Japan.
Supporting Shibuya in their acquisition of their additional Falcon was Saab Seaeye’s distributor in Japan, Marimex.
Falcon and diver - photo courtesy Shibuya
Surveying Shallow Water from Space – easy and online
EOMAP launches SDB-Online, the new WebApp for Satellite-Derived Bathymetry
SDB-Online is the new cloud-based WebApp to create high-resolution bathymetric grids for shallow waters. As the first of its kind it builds on EOMAP’s expertise in Satellite-Derived Bathymetry (SDB), a technique to map water depth from space, avoiding time consuming and costly on-site surveys. With SDB-Online, coastal engineers, surveyors, modellers or scientists can create high-resolution bathymetry grids 24/7, from the comfort of their desks.
“EOMAP’s SDB-Online is delivering fast and accurate results without the need of ground control data, processing 10 scenes in less than one hour. The “Combine” option (multi-image processing) is a game changer in challenging locations, especially with frequent cloud cover or heavy vessel traffic”, says Véronique Jégat, Senior Geo-Data Engineer at Fugro.
In addition, bathymetric power users can integrate SDB-Online via API into their own software solutions, like QPS does: “During our prototyping, I was impressed how quickly things came together for the two development teams. Particularly elegant was how EOMAP combined multiple images of the same area to give the best possible depth estimate. The workflow is already very smooth, and now we‘re keen to work with early adopters to advance these tools“, reports Jonathan Beaudoin, Managing Director, QPS B.V.
Underwater topography – bathymetry – is crucial for many different coastal stakeholders: On the basis of bathymetric data, coastal engineers calculate and plan their projects, surveyors decide where to set up on-site campaigns, modellers analyse and predict coastal dynamics, while scientists study seabed morphology and benthos. So far, they often had to either perform work and cost intensive on-site surveys or to rely on insufficient data from other sources. SDB-Online helps: It enables the above users to access high resolution bathymetric grids of shallow waters without on-site surveys – rapidly and easily.
“Experts managing or studying coastal shallow waters will experience an incredible time and information gain: Within minutes they can trigger automated processing routines and receive high-res bathymetry data for their projects“, says Mona Reithmeier, SDB-Online manager and SDB expert at EOMAP.
Mona Reithmeier, SDB-Online Manager, EO Data Analyst, EOMAP
For more than two decades, EOMAP has been pioneering in Satellite-Derived Bathymetry (SDB). This technology allows to calculate water depth data by inverting sunlight’s way through atmosphere and water, harnessing multispectral satellite imagery. On SDB-Online, this complex process is now running automatically – basically in four steps: Once the user has accessed SDB-Online via her or his browser, she/he defines an area of interest anywhere on Earth using the map. A – manual or AI trained – image selection process starts and is linked to satellite data archives of the European Space Agency (ESA). Following that, the physics based SDB analysis creates the gridded bathymetry surface that align with ISO and OGC standards. As an option, QAQC processes by EOMAP’s data analysts or seafloor classification can be added.
Satellite-Derived Bathymetry is EOMAP’s key expertise. In 2015 and 2022, EOMAP was selected top-ranked SDB provider by the UK Hydrographic Office. Moreover, EOMAP’s bathymetric data are featured in nautical charts and the European harmonized bathymetry grid EMODnet Bathymetry. Coastal planners and engineers, surveyors and hydrographers all over the world value EOMAP’s SDB expertise and data.
SDB-Online has been developed with co-funding by EU Horizon 2020 innovation program. Contact: [email protected]
3D visualization by SDB-Online of coastal area in northern Canada - © EOMAP
MacArtney Terminates EOM Cable for Defence Customer
MacArtney Canada, working for an unnamed defence organisation, terminated two 500 m electro-optical-mechanical (EOM) cables for a towed subsea system.
The double armoured EOM cables will facilitate power and telemetry to the payload while supporting its mechanical load.
TrustLink steel termination
On each cable's 'wet end', the workshop team at MacArtney Canada installed a customised TrustLink Type IV-S steel termination, allowing mechanical strain transfer from the towed system to the cable armour isolating the copper or electrical conductors from the force. A moulded bend restrictor was potted onto the cable, protecting it from exceeding its minimum bend radius.
Connectivity solution
The inner cable bundles were threaded through the TrustLink terminations, through protective hoses, and moulded in place. At the end of the cable, x8 SubConn® Power 1 kV inline cable whips were wired and moulded onto each cable in 'y-splice' configurations. The optical conductors within the cable bundle were also fused and moulded with OptoLink A04 CCP whips.
The armour was cut, clamped, and moulded in place on the 'dry' end of each cable. The inner cable bundles were threaded through tubes and moulded. The electrical and optical conductors were terminated in a 'y-splice' mould with SubConn® Power 1 kV inline whips and OptoLink A04 CCP whips, respectively.
Both cable reels were tested successfully and delivered to the customer on schedule.
Custom cable terminations
Projects such as these are a testament to the MacArtney Group's expertise in custom cable terminations, whether they be electrical, optical, or mechanical in nature, connectivity solutions, and facilitating telemetry for ruggedised systems.
TrustLink, SubConn®, and OptoLink products are chosen and trusted by MacArtney's customers industry-wide for their high build quality and unmatched dependability.