Tim McDermott - BEng

A highly versatile Senior Mechanical Design & Project (Package) Engineer with 30 years’ experience.

Trading as 3D CADCEA Ltd since 1994

  • 3D Computer Aided Design, Concepts, Engineering, and Application.

From £27.50 per hour – See Services

Experience Overview

Hello, welcome, and thanks for visiting. The information on this page shows my work history portfolio as broken down by:-
> Industry sector with applicable images and respective company names, and lower down by,
> Chronological list of companies for previous contract placings.

Click the industry sector images to enlarge them and reveal links to show the work done with each company, or click the chronological links to go directly to the relevant role held with each company.

This broad range of industries and Companies illustrates the breadth and veriety of  work  I’ve been closely involved with.

The  summary of my career background is as follows:-

highly versatile, motivated and Security Cleared (SC) Mechanical
Design and Project Engineer
with 29 years’ contracting experience in a
broad range of sectors:
Aero, Defence, Electronics packaging, Auto, FMCG Factory Plant, Nuclear, Subsea Oil/Gas, Offshore Wind Turbines, Marine, and Subsea Telecoms. Delivered many innovative ‘First of a Kind’ / ‘Clean sheet’ designs.

‘Senior’ level experience using broad skills spanning Concept Design and FEED, Detailed Design (hands-on use of 3D/2D CAD) project document
approval, calculations, authoring specifications for capital equipment, method statements, procedures, material selection, creating BoMs on SAPoverseeing ‘First Build’ of protoypes.

Self-starter, deadline focused, with a ‘can-do’ approach. An innovative and Engineering mind-set with strong attention to detail. A clear communicator, both written and verbally. Diligent, adaptable, and organised. Retained on contracts for broad knowledge and versatility to bridge skills gaps in engineering teams. 

Role History by Industry & Company

Aeronautical

Thales, Meggitt, Eaton, Ultra, Esterline, Thompson CSF, Marconi

Thales, Meggitt, Eaton, Ultra, Esterline, Thompson CSF, Marconi
Thales Meggitt Eaton Ultra Esterline Thompson CSF Marconi

Civils Construction / Plant Layout

Costain, Magnox, Airmat

Costain, Magnox, Airmat
Costain Magnox Airmat

Defence (Nuclear/ Radar/ Comms)

Costain, Thales, Ultra, Litton, Marconi

Costain, Thales, Ultra, Litton, Marconi
Costain Thales Ultra Litton Marconi

Electronics Packaging

Thales, Ultra, Esterline, Alcatel, Litton, Marconi

Thales, Ultra, Esterline, Alcatel, Litton, Marconi
Thales Marconi Ultra Esterline Litton Alcatel

FMCG Factory Plant

Molins, Applied Materials, Mars, Robdale, Airmat

Molins, Applied Materials, Mars, Robdale, Airmat
Molins Applied Materials Mars Robdale Airmat

Handling & Test Rig Equipment

Magnox, Cameron, NEG Micon, Molins, Applied Materials

Magnox, Cameron, NEG Micon, Molins, Applied Materials
Molins Applied Materials NEG Micon Cameron Magnox

Marine / Offshore

Thales, SRP, Cameron Subsea, NEG Micon, Alactel, Litton

Thales, SRP, Cameron Subsea, NEG Micon, Alactel, Litton
Thales SRP Cameron Subsea NEG Micon Alcatel Litton

Nuclear & Decommissioning

Costain, Magnox

Costain, Magnox
Costain Magnox

Oil & Gas (Subsea) / Energy

Magnox, SRP, Cameron Subsea

Magnox, SRP, Cameron Subsea
Magnox SRP Cameron Subsea

Petro-chemicals Process plant

Cameron

Cameron
Cameron

Radar Equipment / Mechanisms

Thales, Marconi

Thales, Marconi
Thales Marconi

Renewables (Wind)

NEG Micon

NEG Micon
NEG Micon

Special Purpose Machinery

Molins, Applied Materials, Mars, Carnaud, DEK, Robdale, Airmat

Molins, Applied Materials, Mars, Carnaud, DEK, Robdale, Airmat
Molins Applied Materials Mars Carnaud DEK Robdale Airmat

Specialised Service Cranes

Cameron, NEG Micon, Applied

Cameron, NEG Micon, Applied
NEG Micon Cameron Subsea Applied

Subsea Telecomms & Fibre Optics

Ultra, Alcatel

Ultra, Alcatel
Ultra Alcatel

UAV Equipment

Ultra

Ultra
Ultra

Chronological Client Portfolio

2024 Johnson Matthey

2017 + 2022 Thales (Twice)

2020 Costain (6 mths)

2014 + 2017 Magnox (Twice)

2014 SRP

2010 + 2013 Cameron (Twice)

2011 Meggitt

2007 Eaton Aerospace

2006 Ultra Electronics

2005 Esterline

2004 TRW

2004 NEG Micon

2000 Alcatel

1999 Litton

1997 Molins

1996 Thompson

1996 Applied

1994 Mars

1994 Carnaud MB

1993 DEK

1993 Chipboards

1992 Robdale

1991 Marconi

1990 Airmat

1988 Sale Tilney / Badalex

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