Associate Process Engineer - Oil and Gas
Posted date [2026-08-04]
(ID: 49054)
McDermott is a global engineering and construction company delivering advanced solutions for the energy sector. The company focuses on transforming energy resources into essential products through innovative, technology-driven approaches across the full project lifecycle, from concept to decommissioning. With operations in more than 30 countries, McDermott combines a skilled workforce, specialized marine assets, and international fabrication capabilities to support large-scale energy projects. The organization plays a key role in developing efficient, reliable, and sustainable energy infrastructure worldwide.... |
Job Description and Requirements
Associate Process Engineer - Oil and GasJob Snapshot
Role: Associate Process Engineer - Oil and Gas
Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Industry: Oil and Energy
Function: Process
Experience: 0-3 years
Job Type: Full-time
Position Overview
The Associate Process Engineer - Oil and Gas position in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, is an early-career engineering opportunity within the Oil and Energy industry. McDermott International seeks a developing engineer to support process studies, calculations, equipment sizing, flow diagrams, technical documentation, and detailed design activities under the guidance of experienced professionals.
Job Details
Country: United Arab Emirates
City: Dubai
Industry: Oil and Energy
Function: Process
Salary: AED 7000-12000 per month
Estimated salary range based on similar jobs in Dubai; please confirm the final offer with the employer.
Gender: Any
Candidate Nationality: Any
Job Type: Full-time
Role Context
The Associate Process Engineer uses established procedures and foundational engineering knowledge to resolve routine technical matters. Working
under close supervision and mentoring, the position supports process-design deliverables while developing an understanding of project requirements, business operations, customer needs, and the relationships between engineering, fabrication, and marine functions.
Key Responsibilities
* Perform detailed engineering, analysis, and calculations for basic process assignments.
* Complete routine technical work under the supervision of senior engineers.
* Prepare accurate design calculations, analyses, reports, and procedures.
* Organize assigned activities to meet established deadlines.
* Review the project scope, specifications, schedule, and interdisciplinary requirements.
* Follow the approved process-design basis, standards, procedures, codes, and guidelines.
* Assist with process studies under the direction of the Process Lead.
* Support heat and material balance development for simple process units.
* Prepare manual sketches for process flow diagrams.
* Provide process information for material-selection diagrams.
* Assist with equipment-sizing calculations and compile equipment lists.
* Support the preparation of initial piping and instrumentation diagrams for simple systems.
* Prepare detailed design sketches and check drawings produced by designers.
* Review material take-offs used for requisitions.
* Enter process information on instrument datasheets and online lists.
* Record normal design conditions and upset conditions accurately.
* Assist with the development and depiction of control requirements.
* Compile emissions summaries under the Lead Engineer\'s direction.
* Perform relief-valve calculations for simple services.
* Provide process information for pressure-safety-valve datasheets.
* Assist with the process design of firewater, deluge, and gas-detection systems.
* Compare vendor information with process requirements during basic bid evaluations.
* Prepare assigned sections of operating manuals.
* Support research and data collection during proposal preparation.
* Maintain awareness of the cost implications of assigned work.
* Keep the Area Lead and Lead Engineer informed about progress, activities, and concerns.
* Attend training programs and apply new technical knowledge to project assignments.
* Document design assumptions for supervisory review.
* Consider quality, environmental, health, and safety requirements throughout the work.
Ideal Profile
* Bachelor\'s or Master\'s degree in Engineering.
* Between zero and 3 years of oil and gas industry experience.
* Basic familiarity with process design and unit operations.
* Developing knowledge of applicable engineering standards, codes, and guidelines.
* Willingness to learn process-design techniques and analytical methods.
* Engineer in Training registration or membership in a professional engineering society is preferred.
* Awareness of current scientific and engineering methods.
* Able to prepare clear calculations, sketches, and technical documents.
* Comfortable asking questions and confirming technical understanding.
* Organized, accurate, and capable of meeting assigned deadlines.
* Able to work collaboratively with engineers, designers, and supervisors.
* Committed to quality, environmental protection, health, and safety.
Skills Set
* Process engineering
* Detailed design
* Process calculations
* Heat and material balance
* Process flow diagrams
* Piping and instrumentation diagrams
* Equipment sizing
* Equipment lists
* Material-selection diagrams
* Instrument datasheets
* Relief-valve calculations
* Pressure-safety-valve data
* Firewater systems
* Deluge systems
* Gas-detection systems
* Emissions summaries
* Vendor data review
* Material take-offs
* Operating manuals
* Technical drawing review
* Microsoft Word
* Microsoft Excel
* Microsoft PowerPoint
* Technical communication
* Cost awareness
* EHS awareness
Why Join Us
This opportunity provides a strong foundation for building a process-engineering career within major oil and gas projects. The successful candidate will receive structured guidance, contribute to practical design deliverables, work with experienced engineering teams, and develop technical knowledge across the process, fabrication, and marine stages of project execution.
About the Company
McDermott International, Ltd is a global engineering and construction company serving the energy industry. For more than 100 years, the company has transformed complex ideas into operational infrastructure, including subsea systems, offshore platforms, offshore wind facilities, and major onshore developments. With more than 30000 professionals across 54 countries, McDermott combines engineering expertise, technology, and project execution capabilities to support reliable energy delivery and the global energy transition.
Key Responsibilities
* Perform detailed engineering, analysis, and calculations for basic process assignments.
* Complete routine technical work under the supervision of senior engineers.
* Prepare accurate design calculations, analyses, reports, and procedures.
* Organize assigned activities to meet established deadlines.
* Review the project scope, specifications, schedule, and interdisciplinary requirements.
* Follow the approved process-design basis, standards, procedures, codes, and guidelines.
* Assist with process studies under the direction of the Process Lead.
* Support heat and material balance development for simple process units.
* Prepare manual sketches for process flow diagrams.
* Provide process information for material-selection diagrams.
* Assist with equipment-sizing calculations and compile equipment lists.
* Support the preparation of initial piping and instrumentation diagrams for simple systems.
* Prepare detailed design sketches and check drawings produced by designers.
* Review material take-offs used for requisitions.
* Enter process information on instrument datasheets and online lists.
* Record normal design conditions and upset conditions accurately.
* Assist with the development and depiction of control requirements.
* Compile emissions summaries under the Lead Engineer\'s direction.
* Perform relief-valve calculations for simple services.
* Provide process information for pressure-safety-valve datasheets.
* Assist with the process design of firewater, deluge, and gas-detection systems.
* Compare vendor information with process requirements during basic bid evaluations.
* Prepare assigned sections of operating manuals.
* Support research and data collection during proposal preparation.
* Maintain awareness of the cost implications of assigned work.
* Keep the Area Lead and Lead Engineer informed about progress, activities, and concerns.
* Attend training programs and apply new technical knowledge to project assignments.
* Document design assumptions for supervisory review.
* Consider quality, environmental, health, and safety requirements throughout the work.
Ideal Profile
* Bachelor\'s or Master\'s degree in Engineering.
* Between zero and 3 years of oil and gas industry experience.
* Basic familiarity with process design and unit operations.
* Developing knowledge of applicable engineering standards, codes, and guidelines.
* Willingness to learn process-design techniques and analytical methods.
* Engineer in Training registration or membership in a professional engineering society is preferred.
* Awareness of current scientific and engineering methods.
* Able to prepare clear calculations, sketches, and technical documents.
* Comfortable asking questions and confirming technical understanding.
* Organized, accurate, and capable of meeting assigned deadlines.
* Able to work collaboratively with engineers, designers, and supervisors.
* Committed to quality, environmental protection, health, and safety.
Skills Set
* Process engineering
* Detailed design
* Process calculations
* Heat and material balance
* Process flow diagrams
* Piping and instrumentation diagrams
* Equipment sizing
* Equipment lists
* Material-selection diagrams
* Instrument datasheets
* Relief-valve calculations
* Pressure-safety-valve data
* Firewater systems
* Deluge systems
* Gas-detection systems
* Emissions summaries
* Vendor data review
* Material take-offs
* Operating manuals
* Technical drawing review
* Microsoft Word
* Microsoft Excel
* Microsoft PowerPoint
* Technical communication
* Cost awareness
* EHS awareness
Why Join Us
This opportunity provides a strong foundation for building a process-engineering career within major oil and gas projects. The successful candidate will receive structured guidance, contribute to practical design deliverables, work with experienced engineering teams, and develop technical knowledge across the process, fabrication, and marine stages of project execution.
About the Company
McDermott International, Ltd is a global engineering and construction company serving the energy industry. For more than 100 years, the company has transformed complex ideas into operational infrastructure, including subsea systems, offshore platforms, offshore wind facilities, and major onshore developments. With more than 30000 professionals across 54 countries, McDermott combines engineering expertise, technology, and project execution capabilities to support reliable energy delivery and the global energy transition.
