John Cockerill, enablers of opportunities
Driven since 1817 by the entrepreneurial spirit and thirst for innovation of its founder, the John Cockerill Group develops large-scale technological solutions to meet the needs of our time: facilitating access to
low-carbon energies, enabling sustainable industrial production, preserving natural resources, contributing to greener mobility, enhancing security and installing essential infrastructures.
Its offer to companies, governments and communities consists of services and associated equipment for the sectors of energy, defense, industry, environment, transport and infrastructures.
With more than 8 200 employees, John Cockerill achieved a turnover of € 1.649 billion in 2025 in 27 countries, on 5 continents.
Location - Mumbai, India
Job Purpose
To support its growth, John Cockerill Energy Solutions, headquartered in Belgium, is opening an office in Mumbai and is hiring a Mechanical Designer.
The Mechanical Designer is an employee responsible to issue general arrangement and detailed drawings of products of the Energy Business line of John Cockerill, mainly HRSG and industrial boilers’ heat exchangers, solar receivers, pressure vessels... He/She assures the delivery on time of products general assembly and detailed manufacturing drawings according to the milestones defined by the execution Project Teams. He/She is particularly responsible to deliver his/her work in conformity with internal quality standards as defined in the QMS 9quality management system) of the Energy Business of John Cockerill.
The Mechanical Designer is responsible for the delivery of the GA (general arrangements) and detailed manufacturing drawings of the products of the Energy Business of John Cockerill under the hierarchical responsibility of the Design Manager and the functional responsibility of the Technical Project Manager with the following objectives:
- Respect of the Design Process as defined in the QMS of the Business,
- Technical conformity of drawings to internal standards and contractual requirements,
- Supply of a fast and reliable service to the execution teams to respect the document and equipment contractual delivery schedules of projects.
Key Responsibilities
The duties of the Mechanical Designer are amongst others:
- Application of the Design Process,
- Check the completeness of the inputs received from the Technical Project Manager and basic engineering department in order to proceed to his/her work,
- Provide the engineers with information needed for the project progress,
- Issue the execution documentation (mainly GA and detailed drawings) in compliance with internal standards and contractual requirements,
- Issue the execution documentation in compliance with administrative standards,
- Issue BOM’s (bill of quantities) for raw material purchasing,
- Issue and update the standard technical documentation,
- Keep his competencies updated with regards to the needs of the Energy Business,
- Be proactive in the continuous improvement and REX (return on experience) processes.
Education & Experience
- 4-5 years relevant experience within an engineering context.
- BE / Diploma in Mechanical Engineering / ITI (Draftsman course)
Background, Skills and Competencies
The Mechanical Designer has a specialist profile. He/She must be available for temporary and short missions.
He/She adheres to the essential values of John Cockerill:
- Human
- Committed
- Innovative
- Responsible
- Customer oriented
His/Her soft skills are:
- Detailed focused
- Team spirit
- Information sharing
- Disciplined
- Creative
- Problem solving
- Internal service oriented
- Communication
- Cooperation
His/Her technical skills are:
- 2D CAD knowledge (AutoCad,)
- 3D CAD knowledge (SmartPlant, Inventor)
- Knowledge of MS Office (Word, Excel)
- Understanding of professional environment and company internal processes
- Basic knowledge of Welding, usual codes / norms , pressure part codes and good practice rules
- Mechanical Assembly and fabrication drawings (welding, Machining, sheet Metal fabrication, non fired pressure vessels …)
- Drafting / Detailing of Pressure Parts ( like tanks , vessels etc) will be added advantage.
- Bill of material preparation, weight calculations, Plate developments
- Knowledge of mechanical properties of steel elements (ASTM and EN), Welding techniques, Piping pressure class
- Reading of technical documentation
Who We Are
It is from the heart of its history stretching back more than 200 years that John Cockerill Energy draws its expertise in the production of steam, which has led to it being recognized worldwide on the market for the conception and supply of heat recuperation boilers. Resolutely turned towards the future. We proudly incarnate the bold spirit of an entrepreneur and we have extended our know-how to respond to the needs of our times, by developing innovative solutions to encourage access to energy, just like our founder in his own times:
- Heat Recovery steam generators, particularly suited to operate in cycles with frequent start-ups and shut-downs. They can be installed behind gas turbines of all power ratings, brands and burning all types of fuel;
- The manufacture and maintenance of boiler parts, in particular pressure parts in its specialized workshop based in Mexico.
- Aftersales services, technical assistance, inspections from the rehabilitation to the modernization of all types and brands of boilers;
- Wet & dry cooling with cooling towers and air cooled condensers for power plants.
- Thermal solar receivers (Concentrated Solar Power), that capture the sun’s rays, reflected by mirrors on the ground, and enable to produce energy 24/7 thanks to molten salts;
- Industrial boilers destined for sectors such as chemicals, petrochemicals, biomass, incineration, …
It is from this knowledgeable mix of tradition and innovation that we draw our own energy. And it is across the whole world that John Cockerill Energy makes its mark through its technological know-how and its mastery of project management thanks to our Belgian, American and Mexican teams and our recuperation boiler licensees, Wuxi, S&T and Larsen & Toubro which respectively cover China, South Korea and India. Together, we all work to facilitate access to green energy.
Visit us at Energy - John Cockerill to know more.
Equal Opportunity Employer
John Cockerill and all John Cockerill Companies are equal opportunity employers that evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, ancestry, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions), age, marital status, disability, veteran status, citizenship status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, and other characteristics protected by law.
John Cockerill offers you career and development opportunities within its various sectors in a friendly working environment.
Do you want to work for an innovative company that will allow you to take up technical challenges on a daily basis?
We look forward to receiving your application and to meeting you!
Discover our job opportunities in details on Career - John Cockerill
