Senior Flow Assurance Engineer

SLB; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 180,000 - 320,000; Full time

Job summary

SLB in Malaysia seeks a Degree+ Flow Assurance Engineer to assist in developing cost-effective solutions and meet project objectives in a timely fashion. You will perform steady-state and dynamic flow simulations, evaluate operating strategies for hydrates, paraffins, and corrosion, and contribute to design reviews and field procedures.

Collaborate with clients and contractors, mentor junior engineers, and help develop internal tools and processes.

Qualifications

• Degree or above required.

Responsibilities

• Assist in planning and evaluating approaches to meet project objectives.
• Perform steady-state and dynamic flow simulations to evaluate pipe sizing and thermal performance.
• Analyze operating scenarios including start-up, shutdown, and pigging.
• Develop operating strategies addressing flow assurance risks (hydrates, paraffins, corrosion, emulsions).
• Prepare field operating procedures and participate in design reviews and HAZOP/HAZID.
• Provide technical reports, training, and support to field and customers.

Education

Degree and above

Job description

The Engineer is responsible for assisting in providing innovative and cost effective solutions requiring the development or sustaining of new or improved techniques, procedures or products. The Engineer also assist in planning, conducting and evaluating approaches to meeting the project objectives in a timely fashion.

• Assist in identifying and organizing requirements. Apply relevant usability procedures and principles.
• Analyze, design, develop, maintain products and assist in their commercialization.
• Build prototypes, products and systems suitable for testing. Set up and run lab simulations. Design and implement tests, document results and develop customer presentations. Provide timely corrective actions on defects.
• Produce analyses and mathematical models and draw design conclusions based on those.
• Conduct or participate in technical reviews of requirements, specifications, designs, code and other artefacts. Contribute to design standards and support design re-use.
• Create and maintain product documentation. Provide support to field and customers through InTouch. Provide user training as required.
• Assign, direct and review work of technicians and provide guidance to engineers. With seniority, mentor junior engineers.
• Continually evaluate engineering approaches and risks.
• Author technical reports, papers, articles, patents and presentations. Share expertise via Eureka and special interest groups. Expand informal network throughout the organization.
• Keep abreast of novel technical concepts and markets. Adopt new practices readily to develop innovative and low-cost products.
• Maintain familiarity with company technology, organization and business.
• Comply with Sarbanes-Oxley requirements as defined in the risk control matrix.
• Develop the flow assurance design basis for projects
• Perform steady-state and dynamic flow assurance simulations using industry-standard software to evaluate pipe sizing, thermal performance, flow regimes, slugging, and chemical injection requirements
• Analyze operational scenarios including start-up, shutdown, and pigging, and prepare technical reports supporting design decisions
• Develop operating strategies and philosophy documents addressing flow assurance risks such as hydrates, paraffins, asphaltenes, oil gelling, corrosion, erosion, solids deposition, scaling, and emulsions
• Prepare field operating procedures, including flow assurance considerations, valve testing, field startup and shutdown sequences and pigging
• Participate and provide input into Design Reviews and Technical Safety Workshops (i.e. HAZOP and HAZID)
• Support the development of junior flow assurance engineers through training and knowledge sharing
• Interface and collaborate with clients and contractor organizations on technical matters
• Contribute to research activities and the development of internal tools, software, and engineering workflows
• Maintain and continuously develop professional competency through training and project experience
• Participate actively in the SLB Flow Assurance technical community

Degree and above