Senior Telecom Engineer

The Senior Telecom Engineer uses best practices and knowledge of internal or external issues to improve the Telecommunications discipline within McDermott. They will act as a resource for colleagues with less experience and share their conceptual and practical expertise related to the Telecommunications discipline. The Senior Telecom Engineer solves complex problems and uses their discipline-specific knowledge to improve their products or services. The Senior Telecom Engineer impacts a range of customer, operational, project, or service activities with the Telecommunications team and other related teams and ensures that they are working within the appropriate guidelines and policies.

Responsibilities

Perform conceptual, FEED, studies and detailed analyses and design as per design basis, project specifications, design codes, and standards related to Telecom systems; Prepare clear and accurate detailed design calculations and analyses including design reports and procedures; Manage own time to meet agreed deadlines and budgets; Be fully familiar with the project scope of work, specifications, schedule, and all inter-discipline requirements; Interface with all disciplines to develop clash free designs; Assist in the preparation of estimates for bid proposals; Prepare Discipline engineering design basis, philosophies, and technical specifications; Attend project review meetings, vendor meetings, engineering meetings, and offshore site surveys; Provide technical direction and review of Designers producing products related to Telecom Engineering; Assist procurement personnel in procuring Discipline equipment, materials, and services; Check engineering performed by others within the Discipline; Review vendor and subcontractor submittals; Perform design verification through single-discipline check/inter-discipline check (IDC); Provide technical support to all fabrication queries; Guide less experienced engineers on MDR and Discipline procedures, standards, worksheets, design calculations, software, requisitions, technical bid evaluations, technical queries; Prepare/review Telecom systems definition, including philosophy, specifications, safety drawings, and system architecture; Prepare/update/review specifications and data sheets for Telecom equipment; Attend Telecom equipment FAT’s, as required; Gain deep knowledge of Telecom related systems (FDS, GDS, CCTV, TEL/LAN, Radio Systems (RS), Intercom Systems (IS), Public Address General Alarm Systems (PA-GA), Intrusion Detection Systems (IDS) and/or Access Control Systems (ACS), etc.)

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical, or Electronics and Instrumentation Engineering; 8-15 years of experience in oil and gas with a major contractor or consultant predominantly performing detail design; Strong working knowledge of many design techniques and analysis methods, and detailed knowledge of the content and application of standards, codes, and guidelines as applicable; Knowledge of Functional Safety (HW/SW design acc. IEC 61508, Functional Safety Analysis, Design and Operation acc. IEC 61511)

Nice to have

Master’s Degree; Registered Professional Engineer or member of a professional engineering society