Engineering Manager - Pipe System Design

At NOV Subsea Production Systems (SPS), we power the industry that powers the world.

Our core business is the engineering, manufacturing, and delivery of high-quality flexible pipe systems to customers worldwide. Across our operations in Brazil and Denmark, we combine advanced engineering expertise with state-of-the-art manufacturing technology to deliver subsea solutions for some of the energy industry's most challenging projects.

Being part of NOV means joining a global, purpose-driven organization committed to operational excellence, collaboration, and long-term career development.

About the Role:

We are looking for an experienced Engineering Manager – Pipe System Design (PSD) to lead a team of skilled pipe and system design engineers and manage the engineering execution of a portfolio of projects from our NOV SPS Rio office, working in close coordination with our Açu factory and site.

This is an excellent opportunity to further develop your leadership, management, and technical skills while contributing to a global Engineering organization and expanding the knowledge and experience within our Pipe System Design team.

As Engineering Manager, your primary focus will be leading the PSD project execution team and ensuring effective delivery across the assigned project portfolio. You will oversee engineering design, development, and project completion throughout the product lifecycle, from tender through execution.

You will manage engineering risks and coordinate solutions across Engineering, Project Management, Supply Chain, Planning, and Manufacturing, while ensuring that customer specifications and applicable standards are properly addressed.

Working in a multidisciplinary and international environment, you will collaborate closely with colleagues and stakeholders across Rio de Janeiro, Açu, and Brøndby.

Qualifications & Experience:

We are looking for a technical professional with strong leadership and management capabilities, combined with relevant engineering experience.

We expect you to have:
- A degree in Engineering;
- Strong technical experience in flexible pipe system design engineering or a similar engineering field;
- Proven people-management and leadership skills;
- Experience in project management activities, including planning, scope breakdown, resource estimation, prioritization, and milestone management;
- Ability to plan resources and lead the execution of a complex portfolio of engineering projects;
- Experience with engineering design activities, technical reviews, design documentation, and engineering assurance;
- A broad technical background with the ability to exercise sound engineering judgment and challenge complex technical matters;
- Strong technical responsibility and the ability to understand the drivers, risks, and consequences associated with engineering decisions;
- Excellent communication and stakeholder-management skills, with the ability to work effectively with customers, project teams, factory operations, engineers, and specialists from different cultural and professional backgrounds;
- High level of English proficiency, both written and spoken, for effective communication within our global organization;
- A self-driven and collaborative approach, with the ability to manage priorities and solve technical and organizational challenges;
- Willingness to travel according to project and business requirements.
It will be considered an advantage if you have:
- Experience in the design of unbonded flexible pipe systems, or closely related engineering experience.

Who You Are
You have a strong sense of technical responsibility and are comfortable making sound assessments while understanding the drivers, risks, and consequences of your decisions.

You are self-driven, communicate clearly, and naturally motivate and lead others. You enjoy solving technical and organizational challenges through dialogue, planning, and effective priority setting while collaborating closely with engineering leadership and key stakeholders.

Bring your leadership, technical expertise, and ideas to NOV SPS and help us deliver some of the industry's most challenging engineering projects. Join a global team that powers the world!

Key Responsibilities:

As Engineering Manager – Pipe System Design, you will be responsible for:

• Leading the day-to-day activities of the PSD project execution team, ensuring timely and effective delivery of the assigned project portfolio;
• Leading, supporting, and developing an experienced team of pipe and system design engineers;
• Planning and managing engineering scope, resources, priorities, deliverables, and project milestones;
• Attending project meetings and providing the necessary technical support, information, and decisions to the team and other project stakeholders;
• Tracking project deliverables, risks, resources, and milestones in collaboration with Project Managers, Technical Managers, Engineering Managers, Engineering Leaders, and other relevant stakeholders;
• Overseeing and participating in internal design activities, technical reviews, and engineering assurance activities for projects in execution;
• Managing engineering risks and coordinating solutions across Engineering, Procurement, Manufacturing, and Project Execution;
• Ensuring that engineering design and documentation comply with customer specifications and applicable standards;
• Reviewing and approving design documentation;
• Supporting technical developments and improvements through applicable group charter activities when specifically designated;
• Promoting and supporting continuous improvement initiatives focused on engineering efficiency and quality;
• Maintaining close day-to-day coordination with the PSD Engineering Manager in Açu, ensuring clear accountability and effective interfaces between project execution, local manufacturing support, FEED and conceptual studies, Sales Engineering, and after-sales activities;
• Leading or coordinating customer interactions related to Pipe System Design together with the wider project team;
• Preparing technical documentation, as required, based on input from customers and other Engineering teams;
• Exercising sound engineering judgment and effectively challenging complex technical matters;
• Communicating effectively with customers and multidisciplinary teams, including factory operations, engineers, and specialists from international backgrounds;
• Traveling as required to support projects, customer engagements, coordination with the Açu factory and site, global PSD collaboration, and other business needs.