Principal Subsea Engineer

🏢 McDermott
📍 Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaFull-timeOn-site
📅 Posted: 6mo ago🔄 Updated: 6mo ago
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The Principal Subsea Engineer leads design and installation analyses for subsea infrastructure, applying deep expertise in SURF and subsea disciplines. The role involves leading technical tasks, mentoring engineers, coordinating with procurement and subcontractors, and ensuring compliance with design codes, standards, and client specifications. It requires 10+ years in subsea engineering, a relevant engineering degree, proficiency with Orcaflex, Abaqus, and MCS Pipelay, and demonstrated capability to manage complex projects and lead teams. The position is designed for a senior professional who can work independently, guide project execution, and liaise with customers and regulatory bodies.
Required Skills
Soft Skills & Professional Competencies
○Leadership○Communication
Nice to have:
Engineering, Construction & Trades
○FEA○MEP Coordination
Requirements
Essential qualifications include a minimum of 10 years of industry experience related to SURF, and a Bachelor's or Master's degree in Engineering. Candidates should be familiar with applicable standards, codes, and guidelines, have experience with installation engineering for subsea infrastructure (rigid pipelines, flexible flowlines, risers, subsea structures), and be proficient with industry-standard analysis software (e.g., Orcaflex, MCS Pipelay, Abaqus). The role requires strong communication and organizational skills, ability to lead design and installation analyses (conceptual, FEED, and detailed), and capability to mentor graduates and junior engineers. Responsibilities include leading subsea engineering activities, coordinating with procurement, preparing technical reports, interfaces with clients and third parties, and ensuring compliance with project specifications and standards.
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Job Overview:

The role is to support Advanced Pipeline FEA for Lateral buckling and walking analysis and ECA tasks. The Principal Subsea Engineer is responsible for interpreting internal or external business issues and recommending best practices. They will be tasked with solving complex Subsea-related problems and will work independently with minimal guidance. The Principal Subsea Engineer may lead functional teams or projects and is regarded as a specialist in Subsea. As such, they must have in-depth expertise in Subsea as well as broad knowledge of the Subsea discipline within the Engineering function. 

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