Subsea Engineer - What's the difference?

[Azad]

Subsea Hardware (xmas tree etc) - Mechanical
Flow Assurance - Process

I would suggest you get a good level of experience in pipeline design from concept to feed, detail design and installation. It is advantageous to gain some experience in flexibles & riser engineering, as well as mooring analysis and soil mechanics.

Specialisation can provide greater rewards while there is demand but can also limit chances of getting a job when demand is low in specialised area. My advice would be to gain as varied experience as possible without limiting your opportunities around the globe.

Salary Estimates
Graduate Engineer : 25-35 K [0-2 years Experience]
Engineer : 30-45 K [2-5 Years]
Senior Engineer : 40 - 50 K [5 - 7 Years]

Taxes in UK are quite high!

Regards
Azad

[sean77]

Subsea Hardware (xmas tree etc) - Mechanical
Flow Assurance - Process

I would suggest you get a good level of experience in pipeline design from concept to feed, detail design and installation. It is advantageous to gain some experience in flexibles & riser engineering, as well as mooring analysis and soil mechanics.

Specialisation can provide greater rewards while there is demand but can also limit chances of getting a job when demand is low in specialised area. My advice would be to gain as varied experience as possible without limiting your opportunities around the globe.

Salary Estimates
Graduate Engineer : 25-35 K [0-2 years Experience]
Engineer : 30-45 K [2-5 Years]
Senior Engineer : 40 - 50 K [5 - 7 Years]

Taxes in UK are quite high!

Regards
Azad

Greetings,

Thanks for the advice. I really appreciate it.

Are those post-tax salary? 40 - 50 K per annum for a senior pipeline engineer is quite low i think. Well, maybe that's the rate in the UK.

Moving from subsea pipeline to subsea hardware would be a real challenge as both are totally different things. The best place to start as a subsea hardware engineer is definitely the manufacturers (aker, fmc, vetco etc etc) in my opinion.

I guess I'll take your advice and focus on subsea pipeline design at the moment.

Thanks.

Cheers,
Sean