Lead Design Engineer

Immediate need for someone with at least 5 years of direct experience with equipment design for refinery, petrochem, or similar heavy industrial plant environment and can simultaneously be a working leader within the design team. Experience with structural calculations of API 560 heaters and familiarity with fabrication and general arrangement drawings is necessary to perform the required design and review work. Our client is an engineering and procurement company specializing in fired heat transfer equipment for the refining, petrochemical and power markets. 

Minimum Required Experience:
• Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical or Civil Engineering or similar technical discipline
• 5 years of experience with equipment design for refinery, petrochem, or similar heavy industrial plants
• Heavy steel structure design familiarity with wind & seismic loadings
• Familiarity with design and construction standards such as ASME, AWS, ASTM, ASCE, and AISC
• Proficiency with performing, reporting, and checking mechanical/structural calculations
• Familiarity with general arrangement drawings, detailed fabrication drawings, demolition drawings, erection drawings, and other drawings
• Knowledge of industry standard checking procedures and ability to oversee and check design work
• Coordinating group efforts within a small design team to accomplish customer- oriented project goals
• Working directly with customers including, for example, in-person and virtual design reviews, construction planning meetings, site visits, etc.
•Desire to learn and problem solve

Desired Experience:
• 10 years of experience in fired equipment design
• Managing designers and/or engineers
• Proficiency in RISA-3D
• Programming in Excel/VBA
• Construction management
• Familiarity with refining industry standards & specifications (API)
• Proficiency in 2D or 3D CAD
• Proficiency with Finite Element Analysis
• Proficiency with process piping design for flexibility per B31.3 using CAESAR II or similar
• Familiarity with aspects of I&E Engineering

Job Functions:
• Lead the Mechanical Design group, focused on efficiency and expanding the group’s capabilities
• Perform and check others’ mechanical and/or structural calculations
• Solve challenging problems that involve investigative problem solving, require clever ingenuity, and demand simultaneous big-picture thinking and small detail precision
• Mechanically design complex oil and gas equipment, including heavy steel structures such as fired heaters, boilers, auxiliary equipment, and support structures
• Develop design standards and tools to effectively meet project requirements, resolve problems, and continually improve internal design processes
• Collaborate with sales, execution, process engineering, external manufacturing companies, and customers to understand market needs and constraints while balancing company objectives
• Perform field surveys and design work, including: ascertain current equipment conditions, measurement of existing equipment, communicate with customer personnel and direct construction work
• Value engineering

Offers:
• An opportunity to help build the engineering company of the future
• Diversity in projects, customers, engineering work, cultures and colleagues
• A progressive, flexible work environment where you will feel valued, independent and part of a close-knit team
• A strong focus on personal and professional growth
• An atmosphere of excellence with concentration on what can be