Senior Piping Package Engineer (Marine/Topside)

Airswift; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

Airswift is seeking a Senior Piping Package Engineer for an FPSO project, based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The role focuses on piping integrity, inspection planning, anomaly management, and fitness-for-service evaluation across topside and marine systems with offshore campaigns and shutdowns.

Ideal candidates have API 570/ASME knowledge, strong RBI experience, and capability to coordinate multi-disciplinary teams to ensure safe, reliable operations within a regulated oil and gas environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering (preferably Mechanical).
• Minimum 5–8 years in marine or oil & gas, or 5+ years in shipbuilding/ship repair.
• Experience managing piping integrity activities for offshore or floating facilities.

Responsibilities

• Manage piping integrity activities for topside and marine systems.
• Coordinate inspection plans, monitoring, assessment, and repair recommendations.
• Review inspection findings, corrosion data, thickness measurements, and anomaly reports.
• Support RBI methodologies and fitness-for-service assessments.
• Prepare scopes of work, work packages and technical recommendations for repair or continued service.

Skills

Piping integrity

Inspection planning

API 570

ASME codes

Root cause analysis

Stakeholder coordination

RBI knowledge

Repair planning

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering (Mechanical preferred)

Job description

Job Title: Senior Piping Package Engineer (Marine/Topside)

Location: W.P. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

This opportunity supports an FPSO project, with early candidate sourcing underway for a technically focused engineering position based initially in Kuala Lumpur. The role is centred on piping integrity, inspection planning, anomaly management, and fitness-for-service evaluation across topside and marine systems, with involvement in offshore campaigns, shutdowns, and asset life extension activities. This position offers the chance to contribute to safe, reliable, and efficient operations within a complex oil and gas environment governed by recognised industry codes and standards.

Required Education

• Bachelor’s degree in an engineering discipline, preferably Mechanical Engineering

Required Experience

• Minimum 5 to 8 years of relevant experience in the marine or oil and gas industry, or a minimum of 5 years in shipbuilding or ship repair
• Experience managing piping integrity activities for offshore or floating facilities, including inspection planning, monitoring, assessment, and repair recommendations
• Experience supporting offshore campaigns, shutdowns, and integrity assessments
• Experience reviewing inspection findings, corrosion data, thickness measurements, and anomaly reports to assess piping condition and fitness-for-service
• Experience conducting incident investigations and root cause failure analysis related to fixed equipment or integrity issues

Required Skills

• Strong knowledge of piping inspection activities in line with API 570 requirements and industry best practices
• Understanding of relevant international standards and recommended practices, including API 570, API 574, and ASME codes
• Ability to manage and coordinate piping integrity and inspection activities for topside and marine systems
• Capability to evaluate anomalies, temporary repairs, permanent repair solutions, and risk-based prioritisation of integrity issues
• Experience supporting RBI methodologies, fitness-for-service assessments, and integrity management systems
• Ability to prepare scopes of work, work packages, repair plans, and technical recommendations for repair, replacement, mitigation, monitoring, or continued service
• Ability to maintain integrity databases, inspection records, and document control updates
• Strong stakeholder coordination skills across engineering, operations, maintenance, inspection, QHSE, contractors, classification bodies, and regulatory authorities
• Ability to monitor daily progress, review schedules and look-ahead plans, identify slippages, and propose remedies
• Strong technical acumen, strategic agility, execution focus, and commitment to integrity and operating standards

Preferred Qualifications:

• Postgraduate or Master qualification

About Airswift

Airswift is an international workforce solutions provider within the energy, process and infrastructure industries. Airswift serves as a strategic partner to clients, offering a turnkey workforce solution to capture and deliver the top talent needed to complete successful projects by aligning with unique project needs. With over 1000 employees and 9,000 contractors operating in over 60 countries, Airswift's geographical reach and pool of talent available is unmatched in the industry.