Subsea Engineer
Also known as: Offshore Engineer
An Offshore Engineer is involved in the designing of infrastructure for offshore oil and gas production, including the offshore platform, subsea production equipment and pipelines.
Offshore Engineers may specialise in the following areas:
- Design of offshore platforms
- Offshore installation of structures
- Subsea technology
- Structural design and analysis of offshore structures
- Dynamics and hydrodynamics of offshore structures
Duties
- Determine the most cost effective type of facility for the field
- Calculate wind and wave effects on offshore structures
- Determine how to fix a structure to the sea bed
- Design structures to support the topsides of the platform
- Select appropriate strength, weight and corrosion-resistant material for offshore structures
- Design equipment to connect subsea wells to production platforms
- Design floating production facilities
- Perform analysis of strength of
Skills Required
- able to identify, analyse and solve problems
- good oral and written communication skills
- aptitude for computing and design
- practical and creative
- able to work without supervision
- able to work as part of a team
- able to accept responsibility
- willing to contribute and adhere to the safety requirements of the operation.
Salary
$65 000 - $170 000
