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Piping Stress Engineer

Project Design Group is actively seeking a skilled Piping Stress Engineer with 10 years` stress analysis experience.    This position requires a deep understanding of piping systems, the ability to perform detailed calculations, and a solid knowledge of industry standards and codes.  The successful candidate will collaborate closely with other engineering disciplines to ensure the delivery of efficient and cost-effective designs. Will perform pipe stress analysis for different equipment like Steam Turbine, Compressors, Centrifugal Pumps, Tank Exchangers, Heaters, Columns, etc. 

Salary will depend on experience.

LOCATION:

Mobile, AL

EDUCATION:

Bachelor`s degree in mechanical engineering or related field.

Registration:  Prefer Professional Engineering registration 

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Designing piping support components.
• Developing engineering computations. 
• Evaluating nozzle loads and collaborating with other departments.  
• Measuring the effects of support settlement, safety relief valves, seismic loads, thermal cycle loads and wind. 
• Perform pipe stress analysis for different equipment like Steam turbine, Compressors, Centrifugal Pumps, tanks, exchangers, heaters, columns, etc.
• Checks the isometrics for construction of critical lines issued by the drafting office.
• Perform calculations of critical piping networks.
• Reviews the client`s technical documentation and requirements.
• Provide support to the design team for conceptual and detail design phases.
• Issues project piping stress specification and critical lines list.
• Review and verify that drawings are in compliance with all strength requirements and all applicable regulations.
• Performs piping flexibility analysis (static and dynamic) for critical piping systems during preliminary design and detailed design phase of Project

REQUIREMENTS:

• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Extensive experience with Caesar II required.
• Creating accurate project specifications.
• Experience with large vapor lines.
• Issue and releases of structural analysis reports and documents.
• Completing regulatory documents concerning safety issues.
• Issues loads to allow the design of pipe rack and foundations.
• Responsible for design of all piping support components.
• Performs the inter-disciplines checking for the part of document in accordance with the scope of piping material section.
• Issues technical part of requisitions for all piping support components required by stress analysis.
• Knowledge of design codes and standards applicable for Pipe Stress Analysis design work.
• Must have practical knowledge of ASME B31.3 Process Piping Code, ASME Section VIII, Division 1 and 2, API design standards covering API 610, API 661, API 617, API 618, API 560
• Perform relief valve`s reaction calculations
• Experience with Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook
• Stress support for the conceptual and detail design of primary and secondary structures in various projects.
• Review and sign-off piping isometrics considering flexibility and supporting.