JDR Cable Systems

Aaron Ellis – Design Technician

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OVERVIEW

• About Us – JDR

• My Background – How I got into engineering

• My Daily Activities – What I do at work

• Why Engineering? – What I enjoy

What I am here to talk about today

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ABOUT US

• JDR is a world-class provider of the technologies and services that connect the global offshore oil, gas & renewable energy

industries.• Subsea control and power umbilicals

• Subsea MV/HV power cables

• IWOC Systems

• Subsea engineered equipment

• Product and installation services

• Engineering services

• Through specialist engineering teams, experienced project management and innovative designs, JDR provides optimally

configured products that enable deep water operations.

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OUR UMBILICAL & CABLE PRODUCTS

Subsea Power CablesSubsea Power CablesSubsea Production

UmbilicalsSubsea Production

UmbilicalsIWOC SystemsIWOC Systems

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GLOBAL FACILITIES

Strategically located manufacturing, service and R&D facilities

HARTLEPOOL, UKLong length, large

diameter subsea cables &

umbilicals

LITTLEPORT, UKIWOC Centre of

Excellence

HOUSTON, TXGoM product and

installation services and

IWOC assembly/services

MACAÉ, BRAZILProduct and installation

services and IWOC

assembly/services

CAMBRIDGE, UKR&D, Design,

Engineering Analysis &

Automation

SINGAPOREProduct and installation

services and IWOC

assembly/services

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MY BACKGROUND

• Taster days, Career fairs, Expos

• GCSE Engineering

• Engineering Apprenticeships

• Engineering Trainee Schemes

• JDR Engineering Apprenticeship

• Design Technician

How I got into Engineering

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DAILY ACTIVITIES

• Being apart of the engineering team

• Writing umbilical specifications/documentation to relevant

national/international standards

• Producing umbilical termination design documentation

• Supporting Proposals/Sales with technical bid documentation

• Responding to project related client technical queries

• Responding to internal Non Conformance Reports and Technical Queries

• Using 3D and 2D Computer Aided Design software packages

Design Technician – What I do

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WHY ENGINEERING?

• Engineering related challenges – looking to improve current

designs and procedures

• Seeing what you have designed, produced and operating

• Variety in workload, new challenges on each project

• Career progression, new opportunities

• Learning off others and teaching others

What I enjoy the most

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THANK YOU FOR LISTENING!

Vicki Ashton – Strategic Resourcing and Talent Manager

• vicki.ashton@jdrcables.com

• 01353 865828

http://www.jdrcables.com

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