Associate Electrical Engineer

McDermott International Ltd
  • Houston, TX
    11 days ago

    Job Description

    Job Overview:

    The primary initial task for this position is to provide support to project lead and team electrical engineers on day-to-day discipline coordination issues, schedule updates, to assist with requisition paperwork, document redlining, and meeting notes, and to become familiar with the discipline activities, deliverables, and team dynamic.

    In general, Electrical Engineers Perform electrical engineering for power, oil and gas, and petrochemical projects. Design, analyze and prepare complex project deliverables for power generation systems, substations, power distribution systems, lighting & grounding systems, and other engineering systems as required by each project. Provide technical support for engineering, fabrication and construction.

    Our ingenuity fuels daily life. Together, we've forged some of the most trusted partnerships across the energy value chain to make what was once just an idea a reality: laying subsea infrastructure thousands of feet below sea level, installing platforms hundreds of miles from shore, using our expertise to design and build offshore wind infrastructure, and reshaping the onshore landscape to deliver the energy products the world needs safely and sustainably.

    For more than 100 years, we''ve been making the impossible possible. Today, we''re driving the energy transition with more than 30,000 of the brightest minds across 54 countries.

    Essential Qualifications and Education:

    • Accredited engineering degree may be required by specific regions
    • Some familiarity with the content and application of standards, codes and guidelines, including NEC, NFPA, IEEE and ANSI, and latest scientific and engineering methods
    • Some technical knowledge of the detailed design engineering process
    • Experience with MS Office Suite including Excel and Word

    Preferred Qualifications and Education:

    • Prefer BSEE degree
    • Prefer 1 year of detailed electrical engineering experience. Previous internship experience can be considered applicable.
    • Experience with Smart Plant Electrical (SPEL), ETAP

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    Key Tasks and Responsibilities:

    • In addition to providing support to the project electrical team, Electrical Engineers are expected to become involved on the below.

    • Prepare key project deliverables, including (but not limited to) the following:

    • Specifications and Datasheets

    • Electrical Load List

    • One-line diagrams

    • Motor control schematics

    • Electrical building and equipment layouts

    • Bills of Material

    • Cable sizing calculations

    • Conceptual studies and calculations

    • Cost and planning studies

    • Support Project Development and Coordination, including (but not limited to) the following:

    • Maintain and promote a focus on McDermott's end-product throughout engineering, fabrication or construction

    • Report to and coordinate with electrical engineering project lead and electrical task lead, as applicable

    • Effectively communicate with electrical and other disciplines engineering and design

    • Coordinate and manage change with full awareness of project impact

    • Assume responsibility for cost, schedule, and quantity and budget control

    • Develop and review vendor packages, including (but not limited to) the following:

    • Create requisition packages for Substations, Transformers, and Electrical materials

    • Create subcontract packages for Heat Tracing, Cathodic Protection and Electrical Installation

    • Review supplier documents for electrical and non-electrical packages

    • Attend Inspection and Factory Acceptance Testing (FAT) of electrical equipment, motors and associated skids

    • Provide Site Support, including (but not limited to) the following:

    • Provide off-site and/or on-site technical support to Construction personnel

    • Coordinate with office personnel to resolve issues as needed

    • Provide technical support for Site Acceptance Testing (SAT) of electrical equipment

    • Assist with precommissioning, energization, commissioning and start-up, as required by project

    • Reports to:

    • Project: Lead Engineer

    • Functional: Supervising Department Manager

    • Liaise With: Engineers, Design Supervisors and Designers of their own discipline

    Key Tasks and Responsibilities:

    • In addition to providing support to the project electrical team, Electrical Engineers are expected to become involved on the below.

    • Prepare key project deliverables, including (but not limited to) the following:

    • Specifications and Datasheets

    • Electrical Load List

    • One-line diagrams

    • Motor control schematics

    • Electrical building and equipment layouts

    • Bills of Material

    • Cable sizing calculations

    • Conceptual studies and calculations

    • Cost and planning studies

    • Support Project Development and Coordination, including (but not limited to) the following:

    • Maintain and promote a focus on McDermott's end-product throughout engineering, fabrication or construction

    • Report to and coordinate with electrical engineering project lead and electrical task lead, as applicable

    • Effectively communicate with electrical and other disciplines engineering and design

    • Coordinate and manage change with full awareness of project impact

    • Assume responsibility for cost, schedule, and quantity and budget control

    • Develop and review vendor packages, including (but not limited to) the following:

    • Create requisition packages for Substations, Transformers, and Electrical materials

    • Create subcontract packages for Heat Tracing, Cathodic Protection and Electrical Installation

    • Review supplier documents for electrical and non-electrical packages

    • Attend Inspection and Factory Acceptance Testing (FAT) of electrical equipment, motors and associated skids

    • Provide Site Support, including (but not limited to) the following:

    • Provide off-site and/or on-site technical support to Construction personnel

    • Coordinate with office personnel to resolve issues as needed

    • Provide technical support for Site Acceptance Testing (SAT) of electrical equipment

    • Assist with precommissioning, energization, commissioning and start-up, as required by project

    • Reports to:

    • Project: Lead Engineer

    • Functional: Supervising Department Manager

    • Liaise With: Engineers, Design Supervisors and Designers of their own discipline

    Numbers & Facts

    LocationHouston, TX

    Skills

    • Acceptance Testingunmatched
    • American National Standards Institute (ANSI)unmatched
    • Analysis Skillsunmatched
    • Change Managementunmatched
    • Commissioningunmatched
    • Communication Skillsunmatched
    • Constructionunmatched
    • Construction Supportunmatched
    • Electrical Componentsunmatched
    • Electrical Engineeringunmatched
    • Electrical Transformerunmatched
    • Electricityunmatched
    • Engineeringunmatched
    • IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers)unmatched
    • Meeting Minutesunmatched
    • Microsoft Excelunmatched
    • Microsoft Officeunmatched
    • Microsoft Wordunmatched
    • National Electrical Codeunmatched
    • National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)unmatched
    • Oil and Gasunmatched
    • On Site Supportunmatched
    • Petrochemicalsunmatched
    • Power Generationunmatched
    • Problem Solving Skillsunmatched
    • Project Designunmatched
    • Project Developmentunmatched
    • Project Engineeringunmatched
    • Project/Program Coordinationunmatched
    • Startupunmatched
    • Systems Administration/Managementunmatched
    • Systems Engineeringunmatched
    • Team Lead/Managerunmatched
    • Technical Supportunmatched
    • Technical/Engineering Designunmatched
    • Value Chain Modelunmatched
    • Vendor/Supplier Managementunmatched

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