Dubai: Associate Process Engineer — Oil & Gas

Mc Dermott

Dubai

On-site

AED 78,000 - 134,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

McDermott International, Ltd in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, is seeking an Associate Process Engineer - Oil and Gas for an early-career engineering role. The position supports process studies, calculations, equipment sizing, and P&ID development under senior guidance.

The role targets 0–3 years of oil & gas experience and offers a full-time, on-site opportunity with learning through mentoring and cross-functional collaboration within a major energy project environment.

Qualifications

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Engineering.
0-3 years of oil and gas industry experience
Basic familiarity with process design and unit operations
Developing knowledge of applicable engineering standards, codes, and guidelines
Willingness to learn process-design techniques and analytical methods
Engineer in Training registration or membership in a professional engineering society is preferred
Awareness of current scientific and engineering methods
Able to prepare clear calculations, sketches, and technical documents

Responsibilities

Perform detailed engineering, analysis, and calculations for basic process assignments.
Complete routine technical work under the supervision of senior engineers.
Prepare accurate design calculations, analyses, reports, and procedures.
Organize assigned activities to meet established deadlines.
Review the project scope, specifications, schedule, and interdisciplinary requirements.
Follow the approved process-design basis, standards, procedures, codes, and guidelines.
Assist with process studies under the direction of the Process Lead.
Support heat and material balance development for simple process units.
Prepare manual sketches for process flow diagrams.
Provide process information for material-selection diagrams.
Assist with equipment-sizing calculations and compile equipment lists.
Support the preparation of initial piping and instrumentation diagrams for simple systems.
Prepare detailed design sketches and check drawings produced by designers.
Review material take-offs used for requisitions.
Enter process information on instrument datasheets and online lists.
Record normal design conditions and upset conditions accurately.
Assist with the development and depiction of control requirements.
Compile emissions summaries under the Lead Engineer's direction.
Perform relief-valve calculations for simple services.
Provide process information for pressure-safety-valve datasheets.
Assist with the process design of firewater, deluge, and gas-detection systems.
Compare vendor information with process requirements during basic bid evaluations.
Prepare assigned sections of operating manuals.
Support research and data collection during proposal preparation.
Maintain awareness of the cost implications of assigned work.
Keep the Area Lead and Lead Engineer informed about progress, activities, and concerns.
Attend training programs and apply new technical knowledge to project assignments.
Document design assumptions for supervisory review.
Consider quality, environmental, health, and safety requirements throughout the work.