Subsea Engineer

Brunel; Western Australia; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

2 Year contract

Site trips to offshore

Job summary

Brunel in Perth is seeking an experienced Subsea Controls Engineer to deliver control-system architecture across subsea, topsides and onshore facilities for a major offshore development. The role involves defining specifications, coordinating interfaces, and managing suppliers and contractor actions throughout design, testing, and commissioning phases.

The successful candidate will have a relevant engineering degree and proven subsea controls experience in safety-critical industries, with strong

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Electronic, Instrumentation, Control Systems, Mechatronic Engineering or related discipline.
• Subsea controls experience within offshore oil and gas, energy or safety-critical industry.
• Experience across control-system design, procurement, manufacture, testing, installation, commissioning or operational support.
• Working knowledge of subsea, topsides and onshore control equipment and interfaces.
• Experience managing engineering suppliers, contractors and multidisciplinary interfaces.
• Familiarity with industry standards, technical assurance and quality processes.
• Experience supporting major capital projects or brownfield integration is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Deliver subsea controls engineering in accordance with project requirements, engineering standards and assurance processes.
• Develop control philosophies, design bases, functional requirements, technical specifications, data sheets and interface documentation.
• Define and coordinate control-system architecture across subsea, topsides and onshore facilities.
• Manage electrical power, communications and hydraulic interfaces associated with subsea control systems.
• Support equipment design, procurement, manufacture, assembly, testing, preservation, delivery and handover.
• Technically manage suppliers and contractors, including document reviews, technical queries, deviations and design changes.
• Participate in design reviews, risk assessments, technical assurance reviews and project readiness activities.
• Support factory acceptance testing, system integration testing, commissioning and offshore execution activities.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary interfaces across engineering, operations, installation, commissioning, quality and supply chain teams.
• Monitor technical scope, schedule, cost, quality and supplier performance.
• Identify engineering and delivery risks, implementing practical mitigation strategies.
• Maintain accurate technical records and provide clear project, risk and decision updates.
• Apply standardisation, lessons learned and industry good practice to improve system reliability and project delivery.
• Demonstrate strong safety, environmental and quality leadership during office, supplier and facility activities.

Skills

subsea controls experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Electronic/Control Systems

Job description

About This Role

Deliver subsea production control systems across a major offshore development, covering system architecture, specifications, vendor engineering, FAT, integration testing and commissioning. This Perth-based contract suits an experienced controls engineer with strong offshore oil and gas experience and the ability to manage technical interfaces across subsea, topsides and onshore facilities.

• Deliver subsea controls engineering in accordance with project requirements, engineering standards and assurance processes.
• Develop control philosophies, design bases, functional requirements, technical specifications, data sheets and interface documentation.
• Define and coordinate control-system architecture across subsea, topsides and onshore facilities.
• Manage electrical power, communications and hydraulic interfaces associated with subsea control systems.
• Support equipment design, procurement, manufacture, assembly, testing, preservation, delivery and handover.
• Technically manage suppliers and contractors, including document reviews, technical queries, deviations and design changes.
• Participate in design reviews, risk assessments, technical assurance reviews and project readiness activities.
• Support factory acceptance testing, system integration testing, commissioning and offshore execution activities.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary interfaces across engineering, operations, installation, commissioning, quality and supply chain teams.
• Monitor technical scope, schedule, cost, quality and supplier performance.
• Identify engineering and delivery risks, implementing practical mitigation strategies.
• Maintain accurate technical records and provide clear project, risk and decision updates.
• Apply standardisation, lessons learned and industry good practice to improve system reliability and project delivery.
• Demonstrate strong safety, environmental and quality leadership during office, supplier and facility activities.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Electronic, Instrumentation, Control Systems, Mechatronic Engineering or a related discipline.
• Relevant subsea controls experience within offshore oil and gas, energy or another safety-critical industry.
• Experience across control-system design, procurement, manufacture, testing, installation, commissioning or operational support.
• Working knowledge of subsea, topsides and onshore control equipment and interfaces.
• Demonstrated experience managing engineering suppliers, contractors and multidisciplinary interfaces.
• Familiarity with relevant industry standards, technical assurance and quality processes.
• Experience supporting major capital projects or brownfield integration is advantageous.

Benefits

• 2 Year contract role
• Perth based position with adhoc trips to site

Brunel is proud to be equal opportunity employer and encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and female candidates.