DescriptionThe Staff Fixed Equipment Engineer is responsible for proactive fixed equipment and piping engineering and reliability support. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
- Assist static equipment design, material selection, reliability, and construction quality assurance.
- Evaluate piping and equipment repair methods.
- Provide engineering support to Operations, including engineered repair solutions.
- Support and advise on key static equipment and mechanical integrity considerations. This may include but is not limited to:
- Fitness-For-Service assessments
- Vibration and noise analysis
- Piping stress and flexibility
- Thermal expansion
- Fired heater design
- Heat exchanger design
- Valve and Gasket selection
- Metallurgical analysis
- Boiler design and troubleshooting
- Make advancements or develop needed calculation tools, processes, procedures or standards, to improve project design, material selection, quality assurance, and reliability.
- Provide input during new construction design model reviews.
- Review construction stress calculations and design for complex designs and critical equipment.
- Conduct field walkdowns for critical areas during new construction.
- Stay current with regulations, industry standards, engineering, inspection and repair methods, and applicable technologies and propose program improvements as appropriate.
- Act as Subject Matter Expert (SME) for certain processes, procedures, and Company standards associated with Fixed Equipment.
- Assist inspectors planning mechanical integrity assurance programs and preventative maintenance programs for OSHA, PSM, EPA, SPCC and DOT covered assets.
- Perform Level 1 and 2 Engineering Fitness for Service assessments per API 579.
- Must be well versed in the ASME Section VIII Div. 1 and 2, ASME B31.3, B31.4 and B31.8, ASME PCC-1, ASME PCC-2, TEMA Standards, and other industry standards. Mentor less experienced engineers in the Facility Mechanical Integrity department
QualificationsThe successful candidate will meet the following qualifications:
- A minimum of ten years' experience in engineering, inspection, testing, repair and alteration of fixed equipment in a refining, petrochemical, chemical, midstream, or similar processing units is required.
- A minimum of a Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering (ABET EAC accredited program) is required; B.S. in Mechanical Engineering is preferred.
- This position requires travel to Company facilities outside of Houston/Mont Belvieu up to 20% of your time
- Engineering Fitness for Service (FFS) assessment experience is required.
- Experience in industry standard software tools including COMPRESS/INSPECT, CAESAR II, Mathcad, Signal FFS, PCMS, etc. are preferredAdvances stress analysis experience is preferred.
- Excellent communications skills and computer skills, including use of Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint are required.Working knowledge of the Federal and State regulations affecting fixed equipment, including Process Safety Management (PSM), DOT and EPA RMP requirements is required.
- Technical knowledge and practical working experience in condition and time-based inspection processes, non-destructive examination (NDE) method selection and fixed equipment defect assessment and repair are required.
- Must be well versed in ASME Section VIII Div. 1 and 2, ASME B31.3, B31.4 and B31.8, ASME PCC-1, ASME PCC-2, TEMA Standards, and other industry standard.
- Working knowledge of damage mechanisms occurring in fixed equipment in petrochemical and midstream environments is required.
