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Fleet Operations Specialist Engineer

Location: 

Rio de Janeiro - ECO Sapucai, 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

Provide technical support for the Control and Automation systems of TechnipFMC’s PLSV vessel fleet, ensuring the safe, reliable, and efficient operation of flexible line-laying systems. Support maintenance, troubleshooting, updates, and continuous improvement of automation systems, ensuring that all modifications and installations comply with technical standards, legal requirements, and the company’s internal standards.

Job Description

  • Provide technical support for Control and Automation systems across TechnipFMC's PLSV fleet.
  • Support offshore crews, maintenance teams, project teams, and suppliers during maintenance, commissioning, and upgrade activities.
  • Review, validate, and technically approve hardware and software change requests through the MAF system.
  • Develop engineering solutions for modernization and improvement of Pipelay equipment control and automation systems.
  • Prepare technical specifications for components, instruments, equipment, and control systems.
  • Investigate failures and recommend corrective actions to improve system reliability.
  • Review technical documentation, electrical and hydraulic diagrams, and control logic.
  • Ensure control systems are installed, modified, and maintained in compliance with applicable regulations, legal requirements, and TechnipFMC standards.
  • Contribute to safe and efficient offshore operations.

You are meant for this job if:

  • Bachelor's degree in Control and Automation Engineering or Electrical Engineering with specialization in Industrial Automation.
  • Intermediate to advanced English communication skills (written and verbal).
  • Experience with Siemens and Schneider PLCs.
  • Experience with SCADA systems (InTouch, ArchestrA, and Citect).
  • Knowledge of HMIs, Wonderware Historian, and ABB, Schneider, and Siemens Variable Frequency Drives.
  • Experience with PLC programming languages, including Ladder, Grafcet, and SCL.
  • Knowledge of Step7, TIA Portal, Control Expert, DriveWindow, AutoCAD, and Microsoft Office.
  • Knowledge of industrial networks such as PROFINET, Ethernet/IP, and PROFIBUS DP.
  • Ability to read and interpret electrical and hydraulic drawings.
  • Availability for occasional offshore assignments on the fleet vessels.
  • Availability for international travel, when applicable.

 

This opportunity is also open for persons with disabilities and INSS-rehabilitated individuals.

Skills

Computer Programming
Lean Methodology
Workflow Automation

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 25, 2026
Requisition number:  18714

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