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Today, we are creating the technology to increase tunneling speed and decrease costs by a factor of 10 or more, enabling rapid transit across densely populated regions.\nWe're looking for a Tunnel Engineer to support full-cycle excavation operations on our Prufrock Tunnel Boring Machines, driving through soft, water-bearing ground beneath one of the densest urban corridors in the Middle East. This is a field-based role where you'll be embedded with the mining crew - responsible for monitoring production, interpreting geotechnical data, optimizing TBM performance, and ensuring tunneling stays on-line, on-grade, and on schedule.\nResponsibilities:\nSupport daily tunneling operations by tracking machine performance, advance rates, face pressures, and cutter wear\nAnalyze geotechnical conditions and provide guidance on ground conditioning, face pressure management, cutterhead tooling, and excavation strategy\nMonitor ground settlement data and coordinate responses to protect third-party structures and utilities along the alignment\nAssist with TBM guidance systems, surveying, and tunnel alignment monitoring\nCoordinate shift handovers and maintain accurate production reports, logs, and as-built records\nIdentify inefficiencies and work with cross-functional teams (mechanical, electrical, EHS) to improve performance and reduce downtime\nAssist with ring builds, cutterhead inspections, and machine diagnostics during planned maintenance windows and interventions\nSupport testing, instrumentation, and quality control efforts for tunnel lining and annular grouting\nEnsure field activities comply with UAE regulations, RTA requirements, and project safety standards\nQualifications:\nDegree in Civil Engineering, Mining Engineering, Geotechnical Engineering, or related field\n2+ years of experience in tunnel engineering, underground construction, or TBM operations (EPB or slurry experience preferred)\nStrong understanding of soil mechanics, soft-ground behavior, and segmental lining systems\nComfortable working underground in rotating shifts and a fast-paced production environment\nCurrently based in the UAE or GCC region, or eligible to work in the UAE\nExperience with tunnel survey systems, TBM guidance, or SCADA data monitoring tools is a plus\nExperience with settlement monitoring and instrumentation in urban tunneling a plus\nProfessional engineering licensure (PE, CEng, or equivalent) or UAE Society of Engineers registration a plus, but not required\nPrior experience on major Gulf-region infrastructure projects (metro, road, or utility tunnels) a plus\nAdditional Requirements:\nThe position may require extended hours and weekend work\nThis role is on site / in person in Dubai, UAE\nThe position will require regular work inside tunnels. Candidates should be comfortable with this\nCulture\nWe're a team of dedicated, smart, and scrappy people. Our employees are passionate about our mission and determined to innovate at every opportunity. Joining the Dubai team at this stage means helping set the standard for how we build in the region.\nBenefits\nWe offer a competitive compensation and benefits package for the Dubai project.\nThe Boring Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with The Boring Company is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.","description_format":"text","description_chars":3686,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":2,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":null,"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":[],"hiring_locations":[{"name":"United Arab Emirates","iso":"AE","kind":"country"}],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Transport Infrastructure","Construction"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-10-08T15:50:20Z"}],"visa":[],"liveness":{"score":86,"band":"hot","label":"Hiring now","p_open":1,"p_active":0.86,"p_room":1,"age_days":14,"expected_fill_days":353,"reasons":["conf:1","win:early","comp:junior,brand"],"computed_at":"2026-10-23T05:54:15Z"},"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/the-boring-company-tunnel-engineer","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/the-boring-company-tunnel-engineer.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-10-23T12:19:51Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler_verified","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":18772,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-10-24T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":1836395},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=1836395"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Fthe-boring-company-tunnel-engineer"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"live","price":{"credits":1,"usd":0.1},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Fthe-boring-company-tunnel-engineer"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Fthe-boring-company-tunnel-engineer"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/the-boring-company-tunnel-engineer\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Fthe-boring-company-tunnel-engineer"}]}