Core Technologies - Materials Engineer -

Location: 

Rio de Janeiro, BR

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 looking for a Materials Engineer to join our Core Technologies team and provide technical expertise in non-metallic materials and fabrication processes. This role supports global standardization, cost-effective solutions, and innovation across subsea projects.

Job Description

  • Provide non-metallic materials technical support to the Rigid Pipeline, Flexible, Umbilical and SPS Technologies projects
  • Perform engineering to establish and maintain design rules and design tools related to non-metallic materials selection and specifications. Contribute to standardisation initiatives and deploy digital tools for material selection
  • Review materials documentations for projects specific and customer specific requirements.
  • Support projects related to Products Life Maintenance and New Products Developments and contribute to technology roadmaps for non-metallic materials. Participate in the development of planning and budgeting for these projects.
  • Provide Technical support related to  non-metallic special processes (extrusion, injection molding, coating, painting) in coordination with TechnipFMC manufacturing units and Supply Chain to ensure flowless high quality projects execution.
  • Collaborate with Core Technologies R&D team and Project & Tender team.
  • Provide technical input during supplier audits, supplier qualification, and technical queries.
  • Maintain state of the art knowledge on coating industry and new materials development in order to identify opportunities for product and process improvements and R&D projects.
  • Liaise with legal, procurement and IP departments to ensure necessary agreement are in place with partners and external entities
  • Location: Tech Center – Ilha do Fundão - RJ

You are meant for this job if:

  • Degree in Materials Engineering or related field (Master’s preferred).
  • Advanced English
  • Experience in subsea or similar industries.
  • Strong knowledge of non-metallic materials (anti-corrosion and insulation coatings, thermoplastics, elastomers, thermosets) and their manufacturing processes.
  • Familiarity with non-metallics mechanical and ageing tests
  • Experience with SSI principles and digital engineering tools.
  • Excellent communication and problem-solving skills.

Skills

English
Corrosion and Aging Test
Communication

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.

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Date posted:  Jan 8, 2026
Requisition number:  16165