From the workshop to the drawing board

I’m Yildirim Kurt, the founder behind YK Engineering.

My professional journey began in the field, as a pipe fitter and welder working offshore in Norway. Over time, my passion for solving problems and understanding systems led me to study engineering and shift into technical design and project leadership. Since then, I’ve spent over 15 years working with clients across Sweden and Norway in sectors such as pulp and paper, petrochemicals, offshore, and automotive — bringing together hands-on knowledge and advanced design skills with a calm, solution-focused presence.

Engineering is personal to me — every project deserves care, clarity, and commitment.

Skills and competences

With a solid foundation in both hands-on work and advanced engineering, I bring a rare mix of practical insight and technical precision. My experience spans multiple industries, software tools, standards, and international environments.

Here’s a comprehensive overview of my core competencies >>

    • Offshore (topside and subsea)

    • Petrochemical plants

    • Power and pulping

    • Automotive industry

    • Boiler systems and process plants

    • Mechanical workshops and fabrication yards

    • EPC project environments

    • International Welding Specialist (IWS)

    • Ansys WB – Pressure containing parts (KIWA)

    • ROHR2 / FESU / Dynamic analysis

    • CAEPIPE Dynamic analysis

    • PDMS Draft, structure and piping

    • CATIA V5 – Best practice modeling

    • SolidWorks Simulation

    • Pro/E Piping and intralink

    • COMOS

    • MS Project

    • CREO Simulate

    • Geometric tolerancing (GOT)

    • TCE – Basic

    • EN 13445 – Unfired pressure vessels

    • EN 13480 – Industrial piping

    • EN 12952 – Water-tube boilers

    • ISO 13628 – Subsea systems

    • ISO 13920 – Welding tolerances

    • ASME BPVC – Boiler and pressure vessel code

    • ASME B31.3 – Process piping

    • ASME B31.6 – Instrumentation piping

    • NORSOK Standards

    • PED – Pressure equipment directive

    • PDMS / E3D

    • AutoCAD

    • SolidWorks

    • PTC Creo / Pro/ENGINEER

    • CAEPIPE

    • ROHR2

    • VVD / PV Elite

    • Ansys Workbench (Static Structural FEA)

    • Inventor

    • Navis

    • Rhino

    • DXT

    • TCE (Teamcenter)

    • SAP

    • ProArc

    • VisView

    • Swedish

    • English

    • Turkish

    • Norwegian