Job Title: 23806 - Structural Hull Designer
Duration: Jan 2026 - May 2029
Schedule: 5 days' work per week, 8 hours per day excluding 1 hour lunch break
Location: Qidong, China (Shipyard based - Qidong COSCO)
Open to China local candidates only (Chinese nationality is required)
This opportunity offers the chance to contribute to structural hull design for oil and gas projects with FPSO exposure, supporting safe, reliable, and sustainable engineering outcomes. The role focuses on 3D modelling, 2D drafting, and material take off, while working across multidisciplinary interfaces including piping, equipment, electrical, and naval architecture. This position also supports design reviews, technical queries, change management, and fabrication-related activities across the project lifecycle.
Required Education:
- Associate's or Bachelor's degree in Naval Architectural, Structural, Civil, Mechanical, or a related field
Required Experience:
- 0 to 5 years of experience in oil and gas projects
- Proven FPSO project exposure
Required Skills:
- Structural hull 3D modelling, 2D drafting, and material take off
- Knowledge of AutoCAD and Aveva E3D for 2D drafting and modelling of hull structure
- Ability to coordinate with piping, equipment, electrical, and naval architecture disciplines to resolve interface, space allocation, and clash check issues
- Experience supporting constructability, accessibility, and maintainability reviews
- Ability to support design reviews, technical queries, change management, and as-built documentation
- Knowledge of engineering design and calculation tools
- Structural hull detailed design and analysis capability
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience working with EPC contractors and offshore fabrication yards
About Airswift:
Airswift is an international workforce solutions provider within the energy, process and infrastructure industries. Airswift serves as a strategic partner to clients, offering a turnkey workforce solution to capture and deliver the top talent needed to complete successful projects by aligning with unique project needs. With over 1000 employees and 9,000 contractors operating in over 60 countries, Airswift's geographical reach and pool of talent available is unmatched in the industry.