Associate Electrical Engineer
Role Overview
The Associate Electrical Engineer uses existing electrical procedures to solve routine or standard problems.
The role receives instruction and guidance from the team and applies conceptual knowledge of electrical engineering theories, practices, and procedures.
Key Skills for This Role
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Job overview
The Associate Electrical Engineer uses existing electrical procedures to solve routine or standard problems.
The role receives instruction and guidance from the team and applies conceptual knowledge of electrical engineering theories, practices, and procedures.
Key tasks and responsibilities
- Follow company procedures, work instructions, guidelines, and standards, and seek guidance as required.
- Perform detailed design engineering, analysis, and calculations on basic tasks; complete routine assignments under close supervision and mentoring.
- Prepare detailed design calculations, analyses, design reports, and procedures.
- Organize work to meet deadlines set by others; communicate information, ask questions, and check understanding.
- Understand project scope, specifications, schedule, and interdisciplinary requirements.
- Perform power distribution calculations and produce consumer lists from available equipment data.
- Calculate electrical equipment and component sizing; populate electrical databases such as SPEL.
- Prepare electrical one-line diagrams and detailed design sketches to guide designers; check drawings.
- Requisition and specify simple bulk materials, including TBE and SDR.
- Keep the Lead Engineer apprised of activities, progress, and concerns; develop awareness of costs related to own work.
- Develop an understanding of the company's business, customers, business units, and engineering and fabrication interactions.
- Develop advanced skills in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
Essential qualifications and education
- Bachelor's or master's degree in Engineering.
- 0–3 years of experience in oil and gas.
- Learn the content and application of applicable standards, codes, and guidelines.
- Learn design techniques and analysis methods.
- Registered Engineer in Training (EIT) or membership in a professional engineering society is preferred.
- Successful degree-holding candidates must provide a degree equivalency certificate issued by the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research (MoHESR).
Reporting and liaison
Project reporting line: Lead Engineer; functional reporting line: Supervising Department Manager.
Liaises with engineers, design supervisors, and designers within the discipline.
About the company
The company describes work across the energy value chain, including subsea infrastructure, offshore platforms, offshore wind infrastructure, and onshore energy projects.
The company states it has operated for more than 100 years, with more than 30,000 employees across 54 countries.
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