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Pressure Vessel Engineer – Oil & Gas Production Equipment
Position Summary
The Pressure Vessel Engineer is responsible for leading all engineering activities related to the design, fabrication, and delivery of oil and gas production equipment. This role helps manage a team of engineers and designers and serves as the technical authority for ASME-coded vessels and skidded production equipment, ensuring compliance with applicable codes, customer specifications, and internal standards while supporting manufacturing execution, quality, and on-time delivery.
This position requires a strong, hands-on leader who brings energy, accountability, and vision to the organization. The ideal candidate is a dynamic professional who not only drives technical excellence but also fosters collaboration, mentorship, and team synergy across engineering, project management, and manufacturing.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead, mentor, and develop a multi-disciplinary engineering team, fostering a culture of accountability, growth, and high performance.
- Provide strong leadership presence with the ability to inspire, motivate, and energize the team.
- Build team synergy by promoting collaboration between engineering, operations, quality, and project management.
- Review and approve engineering deliverables including calculations, drawings, and BOMs.
- Oversee design of separators, heater treaters, production tanks, ASME vessels, and skidded packages.
- Ensure compliance with ASME, API, and customer specifications.
- Support fabrication shops with technical guidance and issue resolution.
- Collaborate with Project Management and Customers on technical matters.
- Drive standardization, innovation, and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Serve as a mentor and coach, developing future leaders within the engineering organization.
Codes & Standards
ASME Section VIII, API 12F/12D, ASME B31.3, AWS welding standards, and applicable customer requirements.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering.
- 8 years engineering experience in oil & gas equipment fabrication.
- 3 years in an engineering leadership role.
- Demonstrated strong leadership and mentorship abilities with a track record of building high-performing teams.
- Energetic, dynamic personality with the ability to drive engagement and accountability.
- PE license preferred but not required.
Job Type: Full-time
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Health insurance
- Health savings account
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Work Location: In person
Salary : $72,081 - $118,394