Life of Field Engineer

Location: 

Dunfermline, GB

Employment type:  Employee
Place of work:  Hybrid
Offshore/Onshore:  Onshore

TechnipFMC is committed to driving real change in the energy industry. Our ambition is to build a sustainable future through relentless innovation and global collaboration – and we want you to be part of it. You’ll be joining a culture that values curiosity, expertise, and ideas as well as equal opportunities, inclusion, and authenticity. Bring your unique energy to our team of more than 21,000 people worldwide, and discover a rewarding, fulfilling, and varied career that you can take in anywhere you want to go.

Job Purpose

We are currently looking for a Life of Field Engineer to join our engineering team in Dunfermline.

 

The role will be within the UK market, to provide technical support to greenfield and brownfield installation and intervention, aftermarket support, integrity, maintenance, modification & repair and life-extension activities across the Surface Drilling & Completion portfolio.  Ensuring compliance and adherence to TechnipFMC standards, procedures, processes, schedules, and budget, with a continuous concern for quality, targets, and customer satisfaction.

 

The role also supports the UK based Life of Field Technical Lead in developing and improving process and procedural governance across the Surface D&C Wellhead and iExplore portfolios, to leverage synergies and drive efficiencies.

Job Description

  • Provide engineering solutions to multiple functions within business, including workshop, offshore technicians and wider Life of Field Engineering teams, by deploying knowledge of engineering theory, mathematics and practical mechanics to solve design and operational problems.
  • Support the products and customers withing the service space by managing and improving documentation and procedures.
  • Dispositioning of product and procedural non-conformance.
  • Ensure compliance with TechnipFMC, Industry and Customer policies, standards & regulations.
  • Ensure engineering output supports right first time, reliable and safe products and services.
  • Works in line with TechnipFMC Management System, adopting Leadership Standard behaviors.
  • Support Life of Field Technical Lead in cross portfolio process and service improvement activities and initiatives.

You are meant for this job if:

REQUIRED EDUCATION:  

  • Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical or related Engineering essential.

 

REQUIRED TECHNICAL SKILLS:

  • Mechanical Design Principles.
  • Material science, particularly metals, elastomers, coatings.
  • Engineering calculations as they relate to mechanical integrity and design capacity of mechanical systems, components and pressure vessels.
  • Problem solving and root cause analysis processes and methodologies.
  • Understanding of wellhead system installation operation and servicing.
  • Industrial systems.
  • Interpretation of specifications/drawings.
  • Engineering and project management tools: CAD (Unigraphics/NX/Microstation), Mathcad, TCE, SAP and MS office.

 

DESIRED EXPERIENCE:

  • Experience in Oil Field or similar Engineering.
  • Knowledge of Surface and/or Subsea drilling and completion products, applications and technologies.
  • Knowledge of applicable industrial standards or requirements (ISO 9001, NORSOK, API 6A, API Q1, API 17D).
  • Background in, or knowledge of mechanical or hydraulic systems, pressure vessels and/or product design.

What we Offer

  • My Annual Leave - 30 days + 5 fixed public holidays.
  • My Wealth and Protection – Critical Illness Cover, Income Protection, Life Assurance, Will Writing, Workplace Isa, Group Personal Pension Plan - employer contributions up to 10%.
  • My Health and Wellbeing - Private Medical Insurance, Employee Assistance Programme, Dental Insurance, Health Assessments & Occupational Health Services.
  • My Lifestyle - Electric Vehicle Scheme, Cyle2Work, Employee Tech Scheme, Give as You Earn, GymFlex, Holiday Trading, Personal Travel Insurance, Perks at Work.
  • My Workplace - Subsidised Canteen and Starbucks Coffee, Onsite Gym, Family Fun Days, Flexible Working Arrangements, Enhanced Maternity and Parental leave, Talent/Management and Leadership programmes, Various inhouse training opportunities for your personal development.
  • My Giving - Volunteering Day, Various Social and Health & Wellbeing groups.

Being a global leader in the energy industry requires an inclusive and diverse environment. TechnipFMC promotes equal opportunities and inclusion by ensuring equal opportunities to all ages, races, ethnicities, religions, gender expressions, disabilities, or all other pluralities. We celebrate who you are and what you bring. Every voice matter and we encourage you to add to our culture.

TechnipFMC respects the rights and dignity of those it works with and promotes adherence to internationally recognized human rights principles for those in its value chain.

Learn more about TechnipFMC and find other open positions by visiting our Career Page.

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Date posted:  Jul 16, 2026
Requisition number:  18848