# Engineer - Design

> Petrotec Group · Birkat Al Awamer, Qatar · Full-time · Posted 2026-08-31

**Workplace:** on_site

**Department:** Electrical

## Description

**Job Summary:**

The Design Engineer is responsible for developing, optimizing, and refining product designs to ensure manufacturability, efficiency, and cost-effectiveness. The role involves ensuring that designs align with production capabilities, quality standards, technical specifications, and client requirements while supporting continuous improvement and successful product delivery.

**Roles & Responsibilities:**

-   Create detailed engineering designs, drawings, and specifications suitable for the process.
-   Collaborate with production, quality, and procurement teams to ensure designs are practical and cost-effective.
-   Perform design calculations, simulations, and prototype testing to validate concepts.
-   Optimize existing product designs to improve manufacturability, reduce costs, and enhance performance.
-   Ensure designs comply with industry standards, safety regulations, and company guidelines.
-   Prepare technical documentation, including bills of materials, assembly instructions, and maintenance manuals.
-   Participate in design reviews, production trials, and problem-solving initiatives.
-   Suggest process improvements and innovative design solutions to enhance efficiency.
-   Liaise with clients and project teams to understand requirements and implement design changes as needed.
-   Stay updated with manufacturing technologies, design software, and industry best practices.

**QHSE Responsibilities:**

-   Comply with all QHSE standards, policies, and procedures relevant to your work.
-   Actively participate in QHSE meetings and complete all required safety inductions and trainings.
-   Identify and report unsafe conditions; take corrective action where possible within your scope.
-   Follow guidance provided by QHSE officers and use PPE and emergency equipment correctly.
-   Support a safe work environment by cooperating with safety practices and encouraging others to do the same.
-   Refer to the OHSMS Manual, Section 4.4.1, for further clarification on individual QHSE responsibilities and accountability.

## Requirements

**Education**

-   Graduate or Diploma in Engineering, preferably in Electrical, Instrumentation, Electronics, or a related field.

**Skills & Competencies:**

R**ole Behavior**

-   Accountability - Understands own role and how to contribute to the organization's success
-   Work Management - Ensure own work plan, support departmental and organization goals
-   Performance Management -Individual Contributor - Balances priorities to accomplish goals
-   Innovation - Seeks and willingly shares leading edge ideas and best practices.
-   People - Shows resilience when faced with setbacks or criticism

**Job-Specific Competencies**

-   Strong knowledge of protection relay communication and protocols.

-   Ability to select appropriate devices based on technical specifications and project requirements.
-   Ability to understand customer specifications, prepare compliance statements, and develop cost-effective technical solutions.
-   Self-driven team player with strong communication, collaboration, and problem-solving skills.
-   Ability to independently manage and lead technical discussions and meetings with clients and consultants.

**Skills**

-   Strong knowledge of LV switchgear products and applications.
-   Sound understanding of implementing complex control and protection logic in LV switchboards.
-   Proficiency in AutoCAD and/or EPLAN for preparing and reviewing GA drawings, SLDs, and electrical schematics.

**Experience:**

-   7–8 years of experience in designing complex LV switchboards, including IMCS and communication systems using the latest digital numerical protection relays.
-   Experience working on Oil & Gas projects will be an added advantage.
-   Experience with Eaton products will be preferred.

## Apply

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