Vibration Engineer

Wood; Abu Dhabi; Hybrid; AED 120,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A global engineering firm in Abu Dhabi is seeking a qualified Vibration Engineer to contribute to vibration and dynamics consultancy services. The ideal candidate will have over five years of experience in the oil and gas industry, technical expertise in machinery vibration, and a relevant engineering degree. This position offers an exciting opportunity to work on both onshore and offshore projects with high-profile clients, alongside a competitive remuneration package and benefits.

Benefits

Competitive remuneration package

Medical Insurance for inpatient and outpatient care

Group Life and Personal Accident Insurance

End of Service Gratuity in line with UAE Labor Law

Professional development tailored to individual needs

Global connections with industry experts

Qualifications

• Over five years of progressively responsible relevant experience.
• Experience in the onshore and offshore oil and gas industry.
• Technical expertise in machinery vibration, static equipment, and structures.

Responsibilities

• Determining natural frequencies of structures to prevent resonance.
• Evaluating material response to repeated stress.
• Ensuring products meet industry standards before deployment.
• Designing systems to minimize vibration effects.
• Utilizing tools like MATLAB, NVH, and FEA for modeling and simulations.
• Implementing vibration monitoring techniques for early failure detection.

Job description

Wood is currently inviting expressions of interest for the Vibration Engineer position.

Remarkable people, trusted by clients to design and advance the world.

The Role

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Vibration Engineer within the Wood Asset Life Optimisation (ALO) group, contributing to vibration, dynamics, and noise engineering consultancy services for internal Wood business units and external clients. The role is primarily based in Wood offices but will also require on-site support, both onshore and offshore, for high-profile clients.

Our Clients and Projects

Designing the future. Transforming the world.

Our Technical Consulting and Decarbonization teams combine consultancy solutions with technical expertise to support our clients’ capital investment decisions across the global energy and materials markets.

From advisory (front-end studies, concept design, strategic planning) to design (FEED, detailed design, owner’s engineer) through to delivery (project management consulting), we lead our clients to the best outcomes. Our expertise includes subsea, decarbonization, new energies, asset optimization, and technology development, adding value to our clients' portfolios and projects.

What We Can Offer

• Meaningful and interesting projects for high-profile clients in the Energy Sector
• Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion
• Competitive remuneration package with regular reviews
• Medical Insurance for inpatient and outpatient care
• Group Life and Personal Accident Insurance
• End of Service Gratuity in line with UAE Labor Law
• The Employee Share Plan to purchase Wood shares with company matching
• Long Service Award to recognize loyalty at milestones of 5 years
• Professional development tailored to individual needs
• Global connections with industry experts
• Energy Transition Academy for exposure to emerging energy systems

Key Objectives

• Determining natural frequencies of structures to prevent resonance
• Evaluating material response to repeated stress
• Ensuring products meet industry standards before deployment
• Designing systems to minimize vibration effects
• Utilizing tools like MATLAB, NVH, and FEA for modeling and simulations
• Implementing vibration monitoring techniques for early failure detection

Skills and Qualifications

What makes you remarkable?

We welcome all talented individuals, even if you don't meet every requirement but have relevant experience, knowledge, or skills. Collaboration is key to delivering solutions for critical challenges.

Expected:

• Over five (5) years of progressively responsible relevant experience
• Experience in the onshore and offshore oil and gas industry
• Technical expertise in machinery vibration, static equipment, and structures

Proficiency in vibration, dynamic stress, pressure, and noise measurements onshore and offshore across EMEA. Familiarity with vibration measurement equipment, understanding of excitation sources, and application of industry guidelines are essential. Experience with simulation packages like ANSYS is desirable. Knowledge of CFD, acoustic, surge analysis, pipe stress, and related software is advantageous. A degree in engineering (Bachelor’s or Master’s) is required, with professional engineer status or chartership preferred. Ongoing professional development is expected.