Senior Mechanical Engineer

Manufacturing & Automotive
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor or Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering from an accredited university
  • 10+ years of relevant industrial experience in mechanical engineering
  • Professional Engineering registration preferred
  • Experience with retrofit projects in manufacturing plants
  • Expertise in rotating and static equipment installation and construction
  • Knowledge in piping design and specifications for high temperature services
  • Ability to travel to project sites in Texas and Louisiana

Responsibilities

  • Provide technical leadership and oversight of Third-Party Engineering Firm during all project phases
  • Coordinate with project teams to align technical communications and project execution
  • Perform comprehensive technical reviews of mechanical engineering deliverables
  • Review and approve vendor documentation for compliance with project specifications
  • Evaluate existing mechanical systems for seamless integration with new equipment
  • Ensure engineering work complies with industry codes and licensing requirements
  • Participate in constructability and value engineering reviews

Benefits

  • Engage in complex and impactful mechanical engineering projects
  • Opportunities for professional growth and leadership development
  • Work collaboratively with multi-disciplinary teams
  • Participate in diverse industrial environments (oil & gas, chemicals, etc.)
  • Contribute to process safety management and risk mitigation strategies
Full Job Description
What You'll Be Doing

Job Scope: This position serves as seconded Owner's Engineer Lead, generally responsible for performing all aspects for a complete design of complex mechanical engineering assignments. Work at this level requires extensive progressive experience in mechanical engineering and involves applying advanced engineering techniques and analysis. This work will be performed under general supervision.

Primary responsibilities will include but not be limited to:
  • Provide technical leadership and oversight of the Third-Party Engineering Firm and its subcontractors throughout all phases of engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning, and startup
  • Coordinate with the Owner's project team, operations, and the Third-Party Engineering Firm to ensure timely communication and alignment of technical, scope, cost, schedule, and project execution activities
  • Perform comprehensive technical reviews of mechanical and piping engineering deliverables, including but not limited to drawings, 3D models, specifications, calculations, datasheets, and engineering reports, to ensure compliance with project requirements, applicable codes and standards, and Owner's engineering practices
  • Review and approve equipment vendor documentation, calculations, fabrication drawings, and technical submittals to verify compliance with project specifications, design intent, operability, maintainability, and long-term reliability
  • Evaluate existing mechanical systems, utilities, and infrastructure to ensure seamless integration of new equipment and facilities while maintaining safe, reliable, and uninterrupted plant operations
  • Verify compliance with applicable industry codes, standards, and regulations, and ensure engineering deliverables satisfy Louisiana and Texas Professional Engineering licensing and stamping requirements
  • Provide technical direction and challenge the engineering contractor to optimize designs by identifying opportunities to eliminate over-design, correct under-design, improve constructability, reduce capital cost, and enhance long-term operability, maintainability, and reliability
  • Review engineering packages for completeness, technical accuracy, interdisciplinary coordination, and readiness prior to procurement, bid issuance, and construction.
  • Participate in constructability, operability, maintainability, and value engineering reviews, providing recommendations to improve safety, project execution, lifecycle performance, and overall project value
  • Evaluate technical risks, engineering changes, and design deviations, assessing impacts to scope, cost, schedule, quality, safety, and plant operations while recommending appropriate mitigation strategies
  • Provide technical support during procurement, construction, equipment installation, commissioning, startup, and project closeout by resolving field engineering issues and coordinating technical interfaces between disciplines
  • Actively participate in Process Safety Management (PSM) activities, including Management of Change (MOC), Process Hazard Analysis (PHA), Pre-Startup Safety Reviews (PSSR), and resolution of associated action items


Ideal Background

Education: Bachelor or Master of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from an accredited university is required.

Registration: Professional Engineering registration is highly preferred.

Experience: This position requires 10+ years of relevant industrial experience in mechanical engineering.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
  • Experience with retrofit projects in existing manufacturing plants
  • Experience with equipment in a hard asset manufacturing environment, chemical, oil & gas, cement, paper, etc. is preferred
  • Experience with both rotating equipment (fans, blowers, high speed mills, compressors), and static equipment (storage tanks, and silos) is required
  • Experience with construction and equipment installation in chemical/oil & gas/cement/paper manufacturing plants is desired
  • Experience with solids handling (metering, storage, conveying) and solids handling equipment is highly desired
  • Experience with piping design and materials specification for high temperature is preferred.
  • Experience collaborating with Process, Instrumentation & Controls, Civil/Structural/Architectural and Electrical disciplines
  • Ability to travel to the Project sites (Texas & Louisiana), and Third-Party Engineering Firm office in Houston
  • High level of proficiency with project controls (cost and schedule) program


Physical Requirements:
  • Ability to sit, stand, or walk for long periods of time.


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