Stress Engineer

Job DescriptionJob Description

Job Title: Mechanical Design Engineer (Piping Stress)

Location: 6111 North River Rd Rosemont, IL 60018

Duration: 6+ Months

Description:

Senior Advanced Mechanical Design Engineer (piping stress) working in variety of Engineering projects.

Candidate needs to be a knowledge source related to detail designers, fabricators, and coordinates a broad range of complex professional development, design, technology or quality assignments requiring extensive knowledge of advanced techniques and their application to specific projects and work with different disciplines in global engineering offices in support of modular projects and sales support.

Key responsibilities:

• Working with piping engineers and designers, providing guidance and technical support.
• Monitor progress and ensure timely delivery of quality piping stress deliverables.
• Identify different stress packages and critical line list through review of P&IDs / Line List.
• Performing customer spec review to ensure conformity with company requirements and specifications.
• Resolve high pipe loads on equipment nozzles and perform flange leakage analysis
• Selection of spring hangers, expansion joints, & other “engineered” supports and review/prepare the datasheets
• Review and approve pipe stress analyses and support designs from third parties, verifying input parameters and output including weight, pressure, temperature, displacements, SIFs, seismic loads and verify satisfactory outputs
• Stress analysis report preparation.
• Prepare requisitions for various piping components such as expansion joints, spring supports, and review vendor quotations
• Inspect piping components at vendor’s premises, or fabrication shops, and prepare associated inspection report and release notes.
• Support projects through complete life cycle including the feasibility phase, preliminary and detailed design, issue-for-bid, construction, start-up, and commissioning
• Collaborate with multi-discipline technical specialists to integrate piping stress requirements across the full spectrum of projects and client solutions
• Working with detail designers and module fabricators to address any piping stress related queries.
• Participate in 3D model reviews, PID reviews and detail design KOMs.

Required Skills:

• Min. 7-10 years’ piping stress analysis experience in the refining, petrochemical or power generation industries with, piping engineering principles.

• Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineer, or related engineering discipline.

• Piping experience in the refining, petrochemical or power generation industries with, piping design, pipe support design, pipe stress analysis (CAESAR II).

• Being familiar with relevant piping codes and standards such as ASME B31.3, B31.1, BPVC, EJMA, API.

• Ability to travel 10-15% domestic and international.

• Possess knowledge of piping engineering principles, stress analysis principals, materials, equipment, and construction techniques.

· Stay updated with industry trends, new technologies, and best practices in piping design and engineering.

• Assumes responsibility for cost, schedule, material quantity and budget control.

• Expertise with the commercial software CAESAR II.

• Experience with field troubleshooting, repairs and site walk-downs experience.

• Develop task and deliverable list with associated manhours estimate and schedule to support business development activities

• Experience in analyzing vibrating /pulsating Pipework (Connected to Reciprocating Machinery), expansion joints, variable and constant spring supports, pressure Relief pipework & supporting thereof.

• Experience with wind loading /seismic calculations.

• Speaks, writes, and presents at the high level of effectiveness and professionalism with diverse audiences.

 

Company DescriptionSelect Source International (SSI) is an IT, Health Care, and Engineering Services consulting firm that has been in business since 1998. SSI consultants have provided exceptional services that have been appreciated by clients, customers, and users alike at several large Fortune 500 companies, mid-size enterprises, and consulting companies.Company DescriptionSelect Source International (SSI) is an IT, Health Care, and Engineering Services consulting firm that has been in business since 1998. SSI consultants have provided exceptional services that have been appreciated by clients, customers, and users alike at several large Fortune 500 companies, mid-size enterprises, and consulting companies.

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