The Role
Provides technical support for offshore drilling units, maintaining mechanical and structural integrity, reliability, and regulatory compliance. Responsibilities include supporting RBI and NDT programs, pipe inspections, troubleshooting, root cause analysis, risk assessments, incident investigations, repair campaigns, factory acceptance tests, and inspection report QA/QC. Requires mechanical engineering expertise, offshore drilling experience, knowledge of rig systems, asset integrity, corrosion, inspection standards, and willingness to travel domestically, internationally, and offshore.
Summary Generated by Built In
The Mechanical Support Engineer provides technical support to offshore drilling units, ensuring the reliability, integrity, and regulatory compliance of mechanical systems and structural assets.RESPONSIBILITIES/DUTIES
- Ensure all drilling unit assets operate within defined design limits while maintaining structural and mechanical integrity.
- Support Risk-Based Inspection (RBI) programs.
- Support third-party Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) campaigns.
- Support pipe inspection monitoring and control activities.
- Provide technical support to offshore maintenance teams on mechanical and structural issues.
- Support troubleshooting activities and perform root cause analysis (RCA) for critical equipment failures.
- Assist offshore teams in ensuring compliance with company procedures and OEM requirements.
- Support repair campaigns performed onshore.
- Witness Factory Acceptance Tests (FAT) of repaired or new equipment onshore.
- Perform QA/QC of third-party inspection reports.
- Participate in risk assessments and incident investigations.
Required
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering.
- More than 5 years of experience in offshore drilling operations, maintenance, and/or engineering.
- Strong knowledge of drilling rig systems and mechanical equipment, structural integrity and corrosion mechanisms, and inspection techniques and standards (API, ASME, ISO, NR-13, etc.).
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to support remote operations and manage multiple priorities.
- Effective communication with offshore teams and stakeholders.
- Solid understanding of asset integrity and reliability engineering principles.
Preferred
- Experience supporting drilling rigs (drillships, semi-submersibles, or jack-ups).
- Familiarity with the Brazilian regulatory framework (ANP, NR standards).
Working Conditions
- Travel domestically, internationally and offshore as required.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering
- More than 5 years of experience in offshore drilling operations, maintenance, and/or engineering
- Strong knowledge of drilling rig systems and mechanical equipment
- Knowledge of structural integrity, corrosion mechanisms, and inspection techniques and standards including API, ASME, ISO, and NR-13
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Ability to support remote operations and manage multiple priorities
- Effective communication with offshore teams and stakeholders
- Understanding of asset integrity and reliability engineering principles
- Experience supporting drillships, semi-submersibles, or jack-up drilling rigs
- Familiarity with the Brazilian regulatory framework, including ANP and NR standards
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The Company
What We Do
Noble Corporation is a leading offshore drilling contractor for the oil and gas industry, operating a modern and technically advanced fleet of offshore drilling units worldwide.
