Static Equipment Engineer - FEA Specialist

Job description / Role

Employment: Full Time

Remarkable people, trusted by clients to design and advance the world.

The role

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Static Equipment Engineer-FEA Specialist with a proven track record in design, analysis, and maintenance of static equipment, ensuring safety, reliability, and compliance within engineering projects for a high-profile client.

Our clients and projects

Across EMEA, our teams are providing solutions and expertise to support our growing client base, focused on combining maintenance and operations with asset management, modifications, and engineering services across the energy and materials markets.

We are focused on growth and our strategy is centered around building partnerships with our clients across the three regions: UK, Norway, and the Middle East and Africa.

• Meaningful and interesting projects: delivered to high-profile clients across the energy sector
• Commitment to diversity and inclusion: we are an organization actively committed to diversity and inclusion across our business
• Competitive remuneration package: with regular reviews to ensure we are rewarding at the right level in line with the market
• Medical insurance: ensures inpatient and outpatient medical care is available should you require treatment
• Group life and personal accident insurance: the company provides life assurance cover
• End of service gratuity: in line with UAE labor law, all employees are eligible for an end of service benefit
• The employee share plan: gives you the opportunity to purchase Wood shares and receive a match from the company
• Long service award: Wood values the commitment and loyalty of our people. Celebrating long service provides an opportunity for the business to demonstrate their appreciation of the hard work, dedication, and many years' services of our employees at 5-year service milestones
• Commitment to continued professional development: development plans that are tailored to your individual needs and interests
• Global connections: join experts around the world who are at the leading edge of our industry, shaping the standards of our profession
• Energy transition academy: join a community of experts sharing your knowledge and gaining more exposure to a variety of existing and emerging energy systems - delivered by experts in their field

The key objectives for this role are:

• Ensuring the structural integrity and performance of static equipment such as pressure vessels, heat exchangers, and storage tanks
• Developing maintenance strategies to improve the reliability and lifespan of static equipment
• Ensuring all equipment meets applicable codes, standards, and safety regulations
• Conducting root cause analyses of equipment failures and implementing corrective measures
• Providing technical expertise during procurement, installation, and commissioning phases
• Enhancing equipment performance and efficiency through innovative design and operational improvements

Responsibilities

Key accountabilities and responsibilities:

• Develop and refine detailed FEA models of static equipment components (e.g., pressure vessels, heat exchangers, storage tanks, piping, structural supports, columns, reactors, fired heaters, etc.)
• Perform various analyses such as protection against plastic collapse, local failure, cyclic loading, ratchetting assessment, buckling analysis, and vibration assessment such as modal and harmonic in accordance with international codes and standards
• Expertise in advanced FEA concepts, including non-linear analysis, contact analysis, plasticity, creep, fatigue, and fracture mechanics
• Proven experience with ASME Boiler & Pressure Vessel Code (BPVC), particularly Section VIII, Division 1 & 2
• Experience with API standards (e.g., API 650, API 579/FFS) is an added advantage
• Strong understanding of solid mechanics, material science, heat transfer, and dynamics
• Apply appropriate boundary conditions, loads (pressure, thermal, external forces, seismic), and material properties to accurately simulate real-world conditions
• Review, interpret, and validate FEA results, comparing them against analytical calculations, code requirements (e.g., ASME BPVC Section VIII Div. 1 & 2, API, TEMA), and industry best practices
• Develop and validate FEA models using appropriate meshing techniques and boundary conditions
• Analyze results, review work of external third party/contractor submitted FEA reports with appropriate design recommendations
• Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to provide insights for design optimization, material selection, and identification of critical areas with a focus on problem solving
• Recommend design modifications to improve equipment performance, extend service life, reduce manufacturing costs, and enhance safety
• Support modifications to existing equipment; support failure analysis, fitness-for-service assessments, and design optimization
• Provide technical recommendations for repair/replacement or mitigation strategies based on FEA findings
• Maintain documentation and ensure compliance with project specifications and industry standards
• Prepare comprehensive FEA reports, including model descriptions, assumptions, input data, results (stress contours, deformations), conclusions, and recommendations
• Present FEA findings to internal and external stakeholders clearly and concisely
• Maintain detailed records of analysis work, including models, input files, and reports
• Provide technical guidance and mentoring to junior engineers as needed
• Knowledge of scripting or automation within FEA tools (e.g., APDL, Python)
• Exposure to multi-physics simulations (thermal-structural, fluid-structure interaction)
• Ensure all FEA work adheres to company specifications and relevant industry codes, standards, and regulatory requirements (e.g., ASME, API, TEMA, EN, PED)
• Stay updated with the latest revisions of applicable codes and standards
• Proficiently use leading FEA software packages such as ANSYS Mechanical/Workbench, Abaqus, etc.
• Utilize CAD software for model preparation (e.g., SolidWorks, Inventor, AutoCAD, etc.)
• Collaborate with various internal and external stakeholders and communicate technical information clearly and effectively to both technical and non-technical audiences

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of pressure vessel and static equipment design principles
• Hands-on experience in performing and interpreting FEA results
• Good documentation, technical review, and reporting skills
• Ability to coordinate across engineering teams and vendors
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Effective written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to manage multiple projects and meet deadlines

What makes you remarkable?

It will take all of us working together to deliver solutions to the world's most critical challenges.

Qualification:

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering required; master's degree in a relevant engineering discipline is preferred
• Minimum 15 years of experience in the oil & gas industry, with at least 4-5 years specifically focused on static equipment design and FEA
• Proficiency in FEA tools such as ANSYS, PV Elite, or similar
• Experience with offshore static equipment and brownfield modifications is preferred
• Familiarity with ADNOC specifications and applicable international codes (ASME, API, EN)

About the Company

Wood is a global leader in consulting and engineering, helping to unlock solutions to critical challenges in energy and materials markets. We provide consulting, projects and operations solutions in 60 countries, employing around 35,000 people.

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