Job Description

Overview

Trendsetter Engineering provides the Subsea Oil and Gas Industry with custom designed solutions for production, intervention, capping, and containment. The Project Engineer is responsible for leading engineering tasks associated with capping stacks, connectors, and other Oilfield Services assets.

Responsibilities

  • Lead Engineer and technical point of contact for capping stack consortium client needs.
  • Lead technical support for rental equipment outside of intervention systems.
  • Engineering lead for manufactured equipment, including new equipment and modifications to existing assets.
  • Perform engineering analysis including FEA for structural, lifting, pressure containing, and hydraulic design purposes.
  • Provide leadership and technical expertise for Oilfield Services in areas including equipment design, assembly, testing, repair, and maintenance.
  • Generate and revise 3D models of existing and new build intervention systems and ancillary equipment assets.
  • Generate detailed multi-view manufacturing drawings including detail such as weld call outs, bearing fits, finishes, materials of construction, coatings, and quality requirements.
  • Author and approve field manuals and procedures.
  • Manage operating manuals, repairs, and maintenance for department assets.
  • Act as beach support for offshore field operations for assigned projects.
  • Implement changes to resolve system and project problems and improve product performance and reliability.
  • Author MOC and NCR as required.
  • Develop specifications and test requirements that drive product design.
  • Gain a thorough understanding of the Trendsetter supplied equipment.
  • Interface with the client as the primary technical representative for system and project support matters.
  • Interface with Project Managers and Technician staff as required ensuring technical information is accurate and consistent.
  • Manage handovers of equipment between Trendsetter Projects team and Service departments.
  • Coordinate support with third party companies and Trendsetter departments as required.
  • Provide input for the continued improvement of existing processes and assets.
  • Contribute to the development of new techniques and technology in support of subsea operations.
  • Share relevant experiences and mentor Trendsetter colleagues.
  • Conform to all employment policies and procedures of Trendsetter Engineering, Inc.
  • Other duties as assigned.

Additional Information

  • Position will be primarily based from the Trendsetter office located in Houston, TX, but may require occasional travel in support of field operations.

How this job compares in Houston, TX

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs in Houston, TX currently run a median of $32/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $23–$41/hr across 75 postings with published pay. That median is a reasonable floor to anchor on when a recruiter asks what you're looking for.

The local market in Houston, TX

We're tracking 321 other active welding openings in Houston, TX right now, from 179 different employers. 80 of them were added in the last week. Across Texas as a whole we're tracking 1,132 other active welding openings from 498 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Houston, or widen the search to Texas.

Trendsetter Engineering, Inc. currently has 1 other opening live in Texas, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.

The most active employers in Texas at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Zachry Group (33), Austin Industries (30), and Welding Shop in Austin, TX (21). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within Texas, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Arlington at $40/hr, Dallas at $39/hr, and Pasadena at $36/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

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