Senior Welding Engineer

Mc Dermott; Dubai; On-site; AED 312,000 - 469,000; Full time

Job summary

McDermott International, Ltd in Dubai seeks a Senior Welding Engineer to lead welding engineering and metallurgy activities for offshore, marine, and construction projects. You will develop weld procedures, qualification strategies, and consumables plans while coordinating with customers, certifying authorities, and QA teams.

The role demands a strong background in welding codes and standards, plus experience in mechanized and automatic welding systems, NDT coordination, and project execution

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of directly related experience in welding engineering, metallurgy, or materials within fabrication or construction.
• Strong knowledge of welding procedures, welding qualifications, welding consumables, metallurgy, fabrication methods, and project execution requirements.
• Experience supporting fabrication, marine, offshore, construction, or oil and gas projects.
• Ability to develop project welding execution plans and coordinate weld procedure approvals.

Responsibilities

• Provide welding engineering deliverables and support development projects, technical tasks, and operational requirements.
• Provide metallurgical consultative support to fabrication, marine, operations, field engineering, and project teams.
• Develop the project welding execution plan, including weld procedure scope, qualification schedule, electrode quantities, and material requirements.
• Establish project priorities linked to schedules and review progress against welding engineering deliverables.
• Coordinate review and approval of project weld procedures through communication with customers and certifying authorities.

Skills

Welding engineering

Metallurgical engineering

Materials engineering

Weld procedure qualification

Welding procedures

Welding consumables

Electrode selection

Automatic welding systems

Mechanized welding systems

NDT coordination

Education

Master's degree in Welding

Bachelor's degree in Welding Engineering / Metallurgical / Mechanical Engineering

IWE or EWE qualification

Job description

Senior Welding Engineer Job Snapshot Role: Senior Welding Engineer Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates Industry: Oil and Energy Function: Engineering Experience: Minimum 5 years welding engineering experience Job Type: Full-time Job Details Country: United Arab Emirates City: Dubai Industry: Oil and Energy Function: Engineering Salary: 28000-42000 monthly (Market estimated) Estimated salary range based on similar jobs in the job city; please confirm the final offer with the employer. Gender: Any Candidate Nationality: Any Job Type: Full-time

Position Overview

Senior Welding Engineer in Dubai, United Arab Emirates is a senior Oil and Energy engineering role focused on welding engineering, metallurgy, welding procedure qualification, consumables planning, fabrication support, R and D development, and technical problem-solving for offshore, marine, fabrication, and construction projects. This position is ideal for an experienced welding professional with strong knowledge of codes, standards, welding technology, materials behavior, project execution requirements, and fabrication quality support.

Role Context

The Senior Welding Engineer will support welding engineering deliverables, project welding execution planning, procedure qualification, consumable selection, metallurgical consultation, vendor document review, and welding development activities across fabrication and marine operations. The role requires practical and technical expertise in welding engineering, metallurgy, materials, qualification testing, automatic and mechanized welding systems, welding school support, and coordination with customers, certifying authorities, technical agencies, quality teams, operations, and project management teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide welding engineering deliverables and support development projects, technical tasks, and operational requirements.
• Provide metallurgical consultative support to fabrication, marine, operations, field engineering, and project teams.
• Develop the project welding execution plan, including weld procedure scope, qualification schedule, electrode quantities, and material requirements.
• Establish project priorities linked to schedules and review progress against welding engineering deliverables.
• Coordinate review and approval of project weld procedures through communication with customers and certifying authorities.
• Work with welding engineering and welding department teams to execute research and development goals, process improvements, and technical development projects.
• Maintain contact with technical groups and external agencies to stay updated on welding technology, materials, and industry developments.
• Coordinate with testing laboratories for welding qualification coupon testing and related technical documentation.
• Lead the technical selection of electrodes based on physical properties, chemical properties, corrosion resistance, weldability, project requirements, and cost effectiveness.
• Conduct regular reviews of welding consumable requirements against availability to ensure project needs are met.
• Review project schedules, material control reports, and welding consumable estimates to identify changes needed in the welding execution plan.
• Guide welding engineers on day-to-day technical matters and mentor trainee welding engineers on codes, standards, project specifications, and welding requirements.
• Assist in resolving metallurgical, welding, and quality-related issues by investigating root causes and recommending fit-for-purpose solutions.
• Support the development and implementation of automatic and mechanized welding systems.
• Manage the welding school facility to support workforce training, welding methodology improvement, and good workmanship practices.
• Review vendor documents related to welding engineering, consumables, equipment, procedures, and technical requirements.
• Support bid-stage activities by reviewing customer specifications, summarizing requirements, identifying bid qualifications, and preparing clarifications.
• Identify project welder qualification needs, procedure qualification requirements, consumable requirements, and special execution needs during tender and project phases.
• Develop understanding of engineering critical assessment based acceptance criteria for specific project applications.
• Liaise with fabrication and marine operations managers, discipline managers, project management teams, customers, field engineers, QC teams, NDT engineers, client representatives, certifying authorities, and technical agencies.
• Support compliance with project guidelines, company procedures, customer specifications, and welding discipline policies.
• Share welding expertise with less experienced colleagues and contribute to continuous improvement within the welding discipline.

Ideal Profile

• Master's degree in Welding is preferred.
• Bachelor's degree in Welding Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related engineering discipline.
• IWE or EWE qualification in Welding Engineering may also be considered.
• Minimum 5 years of directly related experience in welding engineering, metallurgy, or materials within the fabrication or construction industry.
• Strong knowledge of welding procedures, welding qualifications, welding consumables, metallurgy, fabrication methods, and project execution requirements.
• Experience supporting fabrication, marine, offshore, construction, or oil and gas projects.
• Ability to develop project welding execution plans and coordinate weld procedure approvals.
• Strong understanding of codes, standards, customer specifications, certifying authority requirements, and project quality expectations.
• Experience working with test houses, qualification coupons, vendor documentation, and welding consumable control.
• Ability to investigate welding, metallurgical, and quality-related problems and recommend technically sound solutions.
• Knowledge of automatic or mechanized welding systems is advantageous.
• Welding inspection qualification is preferred.
• TQM education is preferred.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to liaise with clients, certifying authorities, technical agencies, operations teams, QC teams, and engineering groups.
• Ability to mentor junior welding engineers and support workforce development through welding training initiatives.

Skills Set

• Welding engineering
• Metallurgical engineering
• Materials engineering
• Welding execution planning
• Weld procedure qualification
• Welding procedures
• Welder qualification
• Welding consumables
• Electrode selection
• Fabrication support
• Marine operations support
• Oil and gas construction
• Welding technology
• Welding R and D
• Metallurgical consultation
• Qualification coupon testing
• Test house coordination
• Vendor document review
• Customer specification review
• Certifying authority coordination
• Welding quality support
• Welding failure investigation
• Root cause analysis
• Fit-for-purpose solutions
• Automatic welding systems
• Mechanized welding systems
• Welding school management
• Workforce welding training
• Codes and standards
• Project welding requirements
• Bid technical review:
• Bid clarifications
• Consumable availability review
• Material control reports
• Engineering critical assessment
• QC coordination
• NDT coordination
• Technical agency coordination

Why Join Us

This opportunity is ideal for a Senior Welding Engineer who wants to support advanced welding engineering and fabrication execution within Dubai's oil and gas sector. The role provides exposure to welding procedure development, metallurgical support, marine and fabrication operations, welding technology improvements, consumable planning, qualification testing, and technical coordination within a global engineering and construction environment.

About the Company

McDermott International, Ltd is a global engineering, procurement, construction, and installation company serving the energy industry. With more than 100 years of project delivery experience, McDermott supports complex offshore, subsea, onshore, and energy transition projects across international markets. The company delivers integrated solutions across the energy value chain, including subsea infrastructure, offshore platforms, fabrication, construction, offshore wind infrastructure, and sustainable energy developments through a global workforce operating across multiple countries.