The team consists of highly skilled engineers, experienced in the design and build of underwater machinery and integration to ship, with domain expertise in offshore renewable energy projects.
About Us
Meet our team
Ashleigh Walker
Ashleigh is co-founder and Commercial Director. Prior to setting up the company, she held challenging roles in Education and Health sectors.
With a degree in Psychology and Social Welfare, and armed with an MBA from Northumbria University, Ashleigh is an expert in managing diverse teams. She has helped digitise company processes, adopting the latest in software to enable our engineers to focus on engineering.
In her spare time, Ashleigh volunteers for the local Heaton Hawks Football Club as Assistant Welfare Officer.
Vahid Walker
Vahid is co-founder and Technical Director. Prior to setting up the company, he worked as an engineer to design and build some of the world’s largest subsea vehicles. His career spanned across engineering design and offshore construction operations, giving strong all-round experience.
Since founding the company in 2011, he has helped to establish it as a leading provider of engineering services in the field of offshore construction. He is passionate about innovation and has secured significant R&D funding & IP rights for the company to develop subsea technology.
In his spare time, Vahid is a keen footballer, coach, surfer and volunteer with the Society for Underwater Technology.
Graham Penman
Graham is a highly experienced engineering and project operations professional with over 35 years in the offshore energy industry. Beginning his career as a Welder/Fabricator, he progressed through supervisory and engineering roles to senior management positions with leading subsea and offshore service companies, delivering major capital, construction, and subsea IRM projects worldwide. Graham brings extensive expertise in subsea installation engineering, vessel fit-out, mobilisations, and offshore IRM operations, with hands-on experience across saturation diving, air diving, and WROV projects. Alongside his industry career, he also serves on the Board of Montrose Port Authority, contributing to major growth and sustainability initiatives.
Struan Christie
After graduating with a Bachelor’s degree from Dundee University, Struan joined us in 2023, to be part of the team to design and build the D-Sea underwater battery pack.
Taking on diverse roles in subsequent projects, he has rapidly gained professional skills, and was promoted from Graduate to Mechanical Engineer. This includes modelling of subsea equipment, analysis of sealing elements and preparation of schematics. Taking his skills offshore, and equipped with BOSIET, he has served as Offshore Project Engineer for our clients.
In his spare time, Struan is a keen footballer and golfer.
Join us
Do you enjoy solving complex problems? Check out our vacancies! Please be aware – we only accept direct applications, no agencies are permitted.
Lead Engineer
We are seeking an engineer to lead the design and assessment of mission critical equipment. You will be able to design parts in accordance with manufacturing processes and provide certainty that strength requirements are met.
Draughtsman
We are seeking a draughtsman or design engineer with a passion for detail. You will have a strong understanding of manufacturing and GD&T principles, producing 3D models and 2D drawings for fabricators and machine shops.
Project Engineer
We are seeking an engineer with a passion for the safe execution of marine operations. You will have a strong technical background coupled with communication and project management skills.