Mechanical Engineer · Hybrid

Location:

Region: North Rhine-Westphalia
Country: Germany

Role:

  • Industry: Engineering
  • Job Type: Contract / Freelance
Working Arrangement: Hybrid
Rate: Negotiable

Application Details:

Start Date: ASAP
Expiry Date: 28/02/2026
Job Reference: 0912202528

Mechanical Engineer · Hybrid

Location: Rostock Germany (After onboarding remote working will be considered)

Price: Negotiable

Job Type: Freelance

Freelance Length: 6 months (High likelihood of extension)

About the Client:

An energy company with a clear vision. To assist with this, we are seeking a freelance CAD Designer / Piping Designer with strong technical expertise and a structured, reliable approach. Together with our in-house team, you will help transform a proven prototype into a scalable, standardized Power-to-Gas system – compliant, efficient, and ready for production.

Your Responsibilities

  • Design and dimension process systems for CO₂, H₂, O₂, and SNG at operating pressures up to 50 bar
  • Perform piping design including flow rate, pressure drop, and velocity calculations
  • Create and update P&ID diagrams and technical documentation
  • Carry out CAD-based detailed design using AutoDesk Inventor (including Vault integration)
  • Select and design fittings, valves, and safety equipment
  • Ensure compliance with CE conformity, Pressure Equipment Directive (PED), and relevant standards
  • Contribute to R&D projects optimizing methanation and plant concepts
  • Liaise with manufacturing partners, certification bodies, and authorities as needed

Profile

  • Master’s degree or Diplom-Ingenieur (University/FH) in Process Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field
  • Minimum 3 years of experience in process engineering and system design
  • Solid understanding of pressurized gas systems
  • Confident handling of relevant standards: DIN EN 13480, AD 2000, PED, BetrSichV
  • Experience with CE documentation, risk assessments, and ideally explosion protection (Ex zones)
  • Excellent command of AutoDesk Inventor, ideally with Vault integration
  • Independent, precise, and reliable working style
  • Team-oriented mindset and enthusiasm for the energy transition
  • Good English skills for collaboration in international contexts

Interested?

If you are an experienced mechanical engineer or designer passionate about sustainable energy and ready to take on a technically demanding freelance challenge, we’d love to hear from you.

Alternatively, if you know someone that is interested please forward there profile to me.

g2 Recruitment are committed to equality of opportunity for all applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships or any other characteristic protected by law.

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L&D Team

We are very lucky that g2 recruitment see Learning and Development as a vital part of a consultants journey which is why we have 4 people in the team who you will work very closely with from day 1 in your career. The team are on hand to guide you through your career at all levels and provide extra support working closely with the management team to give all consultants the best chance of success.  

Our Three Pillars of Training

Academy:
Week 1 is a series of remote sessions to learn all things systems, followed by a 1 week academy process which is a mixture of classroom and deskside this will be in one of our UK offices and usually consists of 3-8 other consultants all starting their journey together.

Experienced Modules:
These are a variety of sessions curated by us designed to support consultants as they are progressing through the career ladder, the aim is to ensure consultants at all levels have access to L&D.

Junior Management Programme:
Ran by our head of L&D this programme is designed to support junior managers as they start their management career. This involves things like personal branding, time management and ends in a business plan which is presented to members of the Exec board and senior management team.

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Jaz D’Avola
Head of Learning & Development

Jaz joined g2 Recruitment in 2013.

She now leads our Learning and Development programme, transferring the knowledge and wisdom she learnt as a recruiter to the new generation of talent.

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Imani WIlliams
Learning and Development Consultant

Imani joined g2 Recruitment in 2022.

His role involves developing individuals in all areas of the business, varying from inducting and onboarding consultants to working with them 1 to 1 to identify areas of development.  He aids with growth of L&D across the business, watching consultants experience and develop.

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Meghan Mcloughlin
Learning and Development Consultant

Meghan joined g2 in 2023 as an L&D consultant, Working in recruitment for 6 years, her role is to  help consultants at all levels to upskill and focus on development points. This could be anything from sales calls or candidate calls to organisation improvements.

Kane Gray
Systems & Academy Trainer

Kane joined g2 in April 2023 as an Academy & Systems Trainer.

His role involves teaching the consultants that are new to the company the foundations of recruitment and our systems before then helping them to upskill in areas specific to each consultant. Working closely with different consultants and watching them implement the feedback, apply it, and then benefit off the back of it.

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