Senior Welding Engineer

McDermott International; Dubai; On-site; AED 360,000 - 520,000; Full time

Job summary

McDermott International in the United Arab Emirates is seeking a Senior Welding Engineer to elevate the welding discipline across fabrication, marine, and related projects. You will act as a resources expert, solving complex problems and mentoring colleagues to ensure quality and compliance.

The role emphasizes developing execution plans, collaborating with customers and certifying authorities, and driving advancements in welding technologies and methodologies within a global energy context.

Qualifications

• MS in Welding or equivalent required.
• BS degree in Welding Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, or Mechanical Engineering.
• 5+ years of experience in Welding Engineering or Metallurgy in fabrication/construction.

Responsibilities

• Provide engineering deliverables for welding projects and development tasks.
• Develop the Project Welding Execution Plan and qualification schedule.
• Ensure priorities align with project schedules and track progress.
• Review and approve Weld Procedures with customers and certifying authorities.
• Collaborate with Welding Engineering and Fabrication teams on R&D projects.
• Maintain awareness of advances in welding technology across teams.
• Coordinate testing of welding qualification coupons with test houses.
• Mentor welding engineers and guide on codes and standards.
• Support development of automatic/mechanized welding systems.
• Manage training facilities for workforce development.

Skills

Welding Engineering

Metallurgy/Materials

Project Leadership

Education

MS in Welding

BS in Welding Engineering/Metallurgical Engineering/Mechanical Engineering

Job description

Our ingenuity fuels daily life. Together, we’ve forged some of the most trusted partnerships across the energy value chain to make what was once just an idea a reality: laying subsea infrastructure thousands of feet below sea level, installing platforms hundreds of miles from shore, using our expertise to design and build offshore wind infrastructure, and reshaping the onshore landscape to deliver the energy products the world needs safely and sustainably.
For more than 100 years, we've been making the impossible possible. Today, we're driving the energy transition with more than 30,000 of the brightest minds across 54 countries.

Job Description

Job Overview:

The Senior Welding Engineer uses best practices and knowledge of internal or external issues to improve the Welding discipline within McDermott. They will act as a resource for colleagues with less experience and share their conceptual and practical expertise related to the Welding discipline. The Senior Welding Engineer solves complex problems and uses discipline‑specific knowledge to improve their products or services. The Senior Welding Engineer impacts a range of customer, operational, project, or service activities with the Welding team and other related teams and ensures they work within the appropriate guidelines and policies.

Responsibilities

Key Tasks and Responsibilities:

• Provide deliverables from Welding engineering and running of development projects/tasks, provide metallurgical consultative service to operating groups (Fabrication / Marine)
• Develop the Project Welding Execution Plan that defines the full scope of Weld Procedures required, schedule of qualification, quantity of electrodes and materials required for qualification
• Ensure that proper priorities relevant to project schedules are established and review progress
• Responsible for seeking the review and approval of all Project Weld Procedures through direct and indirect communications with the Customer and Certifying Authority
• Work with the Welding Engineering group and Welding department to execute R&D developments projects/goals identified
• Maintain contacts with technical groups to maintain updates on developments in welding technology
• Coordinate with test houses regarding testing of welding qualification coupons
• Co-ordinate the technical selection of electrodes based on their physical, chemical, and corrosion properties as well as considering their weldability and economics
• Conduct regular review of Welding Consumables requirements v/s availability to ensure availability of the same
• Review project schedules, material control reports, and welding consumable estimates to determine changes to the welding execution plan
• Guide Welding Engineers on day-to-day matters and mentor trainee welding engineers to have a better understanding of Codes, Standards, and Project requirements
• Assist in resolving metallurgical, welding, and quality-related problems, by investigating the cause of failures and prescribing fit for purpose
• Assist in the support and development of automatic/mechanized welding systems
• Manage welding school facility for the training and development of the workforce to improve the welding methodology and good workmanship practices
• Review of vendor documents related to Welding Engineering
• Bid stage: review and summarize customer specifications, identify bid qualifications and clarifications, project welder and procedure qualification requirements, and welding consumables requirements
• Identify any special needs that may be needed for execution
• Start getting involved/developing an understanding for ECA based acceptance criteria (for specific applications only)

Liaise with: Operations Manager (Fabrication / Marine), Discipline Managers, PMT, Customers, Operations /Field Engineers, QC/NDT Engineers, Client representatives, Certifying Authorities, Other Technical Agencies (e.g., TWI, DNVGL)

Qualifications

Essential Qualifications and Education:

• MS in Welding
• BS Degree (4‑year degree) or IWE or EWE in Welding Engineering/Metallurgical Engineering/Mechanical Engineering
• 5+ years directly related to Welding Engineering, Metallurgy/Materials in Fabrication/Construction Industry