Piping Stress Engineer — Hybrid, Ownership & Growth

Kusch Group; Melbourne; Hybrid; AUD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Competitive salary

Volunteer days

Professional development

Employee share plan

Job summary

KUSCH is expanding its piping team and seeking an engineer who can run pipe stress analysis independently on real building projects. You will own pipe stress packages from design basis through checked calc reports, primarily piping on prefabricated risers and frames in multi-storey buildings.

The role emphasizes hands-on design, ownership, and collaboration with an experienced engineering team. The company highlights a people-first culture and opportunities for growth within a hybrid working

Qualifications

• 2–5 years’ experience in pipe stress analysis or piping design.
• Hands-on AutoPIPE experience with ASME B31.3 stress knowledge.
• Clear written communication and documentation of assumptions.
• Ability to sanity-check model results by hand, not only software.

Responsibilities

• Build and run pipe stress models in Bentley AutoPIPE to ASME B31.3 (with reference to AS 4041).
• Check sustained, expansion and load cases including wind and seismic.
• Apply SIFs and flexibility factors at fittings and branches.
• Write calc reports to the KUSCH template and complete QA sheet.
• Coordinate with BIM team and provide loads to structural engineer.

Skills

Pipe stress analysis

AutoPIPE

Engineering documentation

ASME knowledge

Education

Engineering degree

Tools

AutoPIPE

SPACE GASS

Job description

KUSCH is expanding its piping team and seeking an engineer who can run pipe stress analysis independently on real building projects. You will own pipe stress packages from design basis through checked calc reports, primarily piping on prefabricated risers and frames in multi-storey buildings.

The role emphasizes hands-on design, ownership, and collaboration with an experienced engineering team. The company highlights a people-first culture and opportunities for growth within a hybrid working