Principal Engineer - Equipment Engineering

Wood Plc; Gurugram District; On-site; INR 3,000,000 - 5,400,000; Full time

Job summary

Wood Plc in Chennai is seeking a Principal Engineer with 10+ years in Equipment Engineering to lead FEED/EPC projects and offshore assignments. The role focuses on technical leadership, data sheet preparation, and supplier coordination within a multi-disciplinary team.

The candidate will oversee design reviews, bid analyses, and technical audits, ensuring high-quality engineering output and compliance with project requirements. Based at Chennai office, India.

Qualifications

• 10–15 years of experience in Equipment Engineering with leadership in project execution.
• Experience in offshore projects.
• Graduate in Mechanical Engineering; postgraduate preferred.
• Lead a medium-sized team in multi-discipline environments.
• FEED and EPC engineering execution experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead as a FEED/EPC lead engineer for projects.
• Prepare project specifications and standards.
• Carry out / review pump, compressor and mechanical seal selection.
• Produce and review mechanical data sheets for Rotating & Package equipment.
• Produce and review requisitions for Rotating & Package equipment.
• Prepare and review technical bid analyses for Rotating & Package equipment.
• Review supplier documents for Rotating & Package equipment.
• Chair and coordinate meetings with suppliers; coordinate with other disciplines.
• Participate in Model Reviews and design reviews as required.
• Conduct Performance Reviews for the team.
• Perform technical audits on projects.

Skills

Team leadership

Project management

Offshore engineering

FEED & EPC execution

Multi-discipline coordination

Education

Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering

Master of Engineering

Membership in Professional Organisations

Job description

Principal Engineer - Rotating and Package Equipment with 10+ years of experience in Equipment Engineering Environment with lead role in project execution in oil and gas, petrochemical industry.

This role will be based out of our Chennai office.

The Role

The Principal Engineer will apply extensive and comprehensive knowledge of engineering principles and practices to the organization's products and services.

This opportunity is ideal for an individual who has previous experience within R&P Equipment and wants to be part of a dynamic project team working as part of an international service line.

Expected:

• Graduate in Mechanical Engineering (Essential)
• Postgraduate in Engineering (Desirable)
• Membership in Professional Organisations (Desirable)
• A minimum of 10 to 15 years of experience in Equipment Engineering Environment with lead role in project execution (Essential).
• Experience in offshore projects (Essential).
• Ability to lead medium sized teams in a multi-discipline task force-based engineering environment (Essential)
• Proven expertise in FEED and EPC Engineering execution including Field Engineering in Project execution (Desirable).

The key objectives for this role are:

Completes technical design work to a high standard in line with Client and Project requirements in the following areas:

• Able to perform as a lead engineer in FEED / EPC projects
• Prepare project specifications / standards
• Ability to carry out / review pump, compressor and mechanical seal selection
• Produce & review mechanical data sheet for Rotating & Package equipment.
• Produce & review requisition for Rotating & Package equipment.
• Prepare & review technical bid analysis for Rotating & Package equipment.
• Review supplier documents for Rotating & Package equipment
• Ability to chair & coordinate meetings with suppliers Coordinates with other disciplines as and when required.
• Participate in Model Reviews and other design reviews as and when required.
• Conduct Performance Reviews for the team.
• Able to perform technical audits on projects