Engineering

Phoenix’s engineering division is ideally suited to address the complexities of working in the offshore and marine industries.  With skills and expertise in the disciplines of electrical, mechanical, ocean & marine engineering, and naval architecture, our dedicated staff of experienced engineers are fully adept at addressing a multitude of subsea challenges.  Whether providing innovative solutions to support the offshore industry, inventing and building advanced underwater robotics, or simply designing more competitive tooling, Phoenix’s engineering department has the experience to get the job done.

Engineering Capabilities

• Concept Phase Engineering and Planning
• Front End Engineering Design (FEED)
• Advanced Underwater Robotics System Design and Build
• Research and Development
• 3D Modeling and Design
• Hydrostatic Testing and Evaluation
• Finite Element Analysis

Operational Support Capabilities

Our highly skilled engineering staff of electrical, mechanical, and ocean and marine engineers and first-rate CAD designers are available to provide comprehensive project support to Phoenix clients worldwide.  Over the past 20+ years, our engineers have demonstrated that we have the skills, knowledge, and experience to design and build complex subsea vehicles, develop robust underwater rigging plans, and provide on-site engineering support for challenging offshore operations such as riser installations and tension leg platform repairs.  Other operational support capabilities include:

• Vessel Load-out Drawings
• Logistics Planning
• On-site Engineering
• Procedure Development
• Documentation and Reports

Design and Development Capabilities

At Phoenix, we understand the rigors of the offshore and marine industries and the need for specialized robotics, tooling, and underwater solutions required to facilitate getting the job done.  As a result, we have established a vigorous research and development capability focused on addressing subsea challenges.  Through this capability, we have designed and built many specialized solutions, including:

• Advanced Underwater Robotics
  • In-house designed and built Remotely Operated Vehicles (ROVs)
    • Remora II & III
    • Curv 21
    • Hydros
    • xBot® Micro-ROV
    • Horizon
  • AUV payload development and support, including leak detection, magnetometer, sonar, and pinger locator payloads for a variety of vehicles such as Bluefin-21, Iver3, ISE Explorer, and Hugin
• Expert Underwater Systems
  • Tele-Presence
  • Cofferdams
  • Sea Chest Inspection System
  • Pinger Locator Systems
  • Saturation Diving System
  • Submarine Rescue System
• Subsea Technology
  • Programmable Logic Controller-based Control Systems
  • Seawater Inflatable Systems
  • Specialty ROV and Diver Tooling
  • Pressure-Tolerant Electronics
  • Rigging Design, Installation, and Recovery (surface to deep water)