Principal Telecom Engineer Chennai (India)

McDermott International; Chennai District; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 3,200,000; Full time

Job summary

McDermott International in India seeks a Principal Telecom Engineer to interpret complex issues and deliver best practices across telecom projects. You will lead design activities from conceptual studies through FEED and detailed design, ensuring compliance with project specs and standards.

The role requires deep expertise in Telecommunications engineering, strong leadership, and ability to guide teams to meet schedule and budget while addressing non-standard challenges within the engineering

Responsibilities

• Perform conceptual, FEED, and detailed analyses and design as per design basis, project specifications, design codes, and standards related to Telecom systems
• Apply in-depth skills and broad knowledge of the business to address complex problems and non-standard situations
• Prepare transparent and accurate detailed design calculations and analyses including design reports and procedures
• Manage own time to meet objectives and (as Lead Engineer) forecast and plan resource requirements communicate and explain difficult concepts and persuade others to adopt point of view
• When acting as Lead Engineer, in addition: Direct small or medium Telecom Engineering team as Lead Engineer
• Led the Discipline engineering design of the assigned work area and completed it within the planned schedule and budget, by standards, MDR, and project-specific procedures and to high qualified standard
• Plan, organize, and direct all aspects of Discipline execution on the assigned project including scope, deliverables, schedule, and all manpower resources - agree allocations with the Discipline Manager
• Ensure interfaces and deliverables are identified
• Maintain responsibility for progress and productivity, identifying any required corrective action
• Act as project representative for Discipline during meetings with the Project Team, Cu .

Job description

Job Overview

The Principal Telecom Engineer is responsible for interpreting internal or external business issues and recommending best practices. They will be tasked with solving complex Telecommunications (Eng)-related problems and will work independently with minimal guidance. The Principal Telecom Engineer may be responsible for leading functional teams or projects and is regarded as a specialist in Telecommunications (Eng). As such, they must have in-depth expertise in Telecommunications (Eng) as well as broad knowledge of the Telecommunications (Eng) discipline within the Engineering function.

Responsibilities

• Perform conceptual, FEED, and detailed analyses and design as per design basis, project specifications, design codes, and standards related to Telecom systems
• Apply in-depth skills and broad knowledge of the business to address complex problems and non-standard situations
• Prepare transparent and accurate detailed design calculations and analyses including design reports and procedures
• Manage own time to meet objectives and (as Lead Engineer) forecast and plan resource requirements communicate and explain difficult concepts and persuade others to adopt point of view
• When acting as Lead Engineer, in addition:
  • Direct small or medium Telecom Engineering team as Lead Engineer
  • Led the Discipline engineering design of the assigned work area and completed it within the planned schedule and budget, by standards, MDR, and project-specific procedures and to high qualified standard
  • Plan, organize, and direct all aspects of Discipline execution on the assigned project including scope, deliverables, schedule, and all manpower resources - agree allocations with the Discipline Manager
  • Ensure interfaces and deliverables are identified
  • Maintain responsibility for progress and productivity, identifying any required corrective action
  • Act as project representative for Discipline during meetings with the Project Team, Cu .