Piping Stress Engineer

Equinox Engineering Ltd.; Pune District; On-site; INR 800,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Equinox Engineering Ltd in Pune is hiring a Piping Stress Engineer to support their piping stress analysis team. This crucial role involves evaluating piping systems using CAESAR II, ensuring compliance with international engineering standards and preparing critical documentation.

Ideal candidates will possess a Bachelor’s in mechanical or chemical engineering with 5–10 years’ experience in EPCM, oil, gas, or petrochemical projects, while showing a strong grasp of pipe support design and engineering principles.

Qualifications

• 05–10 years’ experience in EPCM / Oil & Gas / Petrochemical projects.
• Expertise in CAESAR II for piping stress analysis.
• Ability to independently design and analyse piping systems.

Responsibilities

• Support piping stress analysis team in evaluating piping systems.
• Perform stress analysis and flexibility checks.
• Prepare stress reports and critical line lists.

Skills

Piping stress analysis

CAESAR II

Pipe support design

ASME/API/IBR codes familiarity

Analytical skills

Problem-solving

Communication

Teamwork

Education

Bachelor’s degree in mechanical/chemical engineering

Tools

Navisworks

Job description

Piping Stress Engineer

Application Deadline: 15 June 2026

Department: Piping Engineering

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: Pune, MH, India

Description

Equinox Design Engineering India Pvt. Ltd. is part of a fast-growing, global EPCM organization headquartered in Calgary, Canada.

Equinox is a recognized leader in energy facilities engineering, delivering complex projects for major international operators across India, Canada, the United States, and Australia.

Our work spans conventional and heavy oil production, sour and sweet gas processing, pipelines, carbon capture, and, increasingly, new growth sectors such as data‑centre power and industrial infrastructure.

As Equinox continues to expand globally, our India office plays a critical role in supporting high‑profile, technically challenging projects executed to North American and international standards.

Joining Equinox means working on world‑class projects, collaborating with global teams.

This is an opportunity to join a company at a pivotal stage—where technical excellence, global exposure, and long‑term career development go hand in hand.

Job Summary

The Piping Stress Engineer will support the piping stress analysis team in evaluating piping systems using CAESAR II for oil & gas and EPCM projects to ensure structural integrity, ensuring code compliance with ASME / API / IBR. The role includes performing stress analysis by evaluating thermal, seismic and support loads, preparing stress reports and critical line lists, supporting pipe support design, and coordinating with multidisciplinary teams for international projects.

Key Responsibilities

• Perform stress analysis and flexibility checks.
• Evaluate loads from seismic, thermal, wind, and relief systems.
• Select spring supports and assess nozzle load compliance.
• Conduct WRC nozzle flexibility and flange leak checks.
• Prepare datasheets for expansion joints and spring hangers.
• Maintain pipe support standards and generate stress reports.
• Review pipeline layouts and identify stress‑critical lines.
• Measure the effects of support settlement, safety relief valves, seismic loads, thermal cycle loads and wind.
• Support in evaluating stress, displacement, forces, and moments on restraints for support design and evaluate piping loads within allowable nozzle loads.
• Support in evaluating nozzle flexibilities and stresses, flange leak check.
• Assisting data sheet preparation for expansion joints, spring hanger data sheet and updating the pipe support standards.
• Support selection and location.
• Stress analysis report preparation.
• Preparation of stress critical line list.
• Pipeline layout analysis.

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

Education and Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical/chemical engineering.
• 05–10 years’ experience in EPCM / Oil & Gas / Petrochemical projects.
• Expertise in CAESAR II for piping stress analysis.
• Strong grasp of pipe support design and standards.
• Familiarity with ASME, API, IBR codes.
• Experience in 3D data‑centric projects using CAESAR II & Navisworks.
• Knowledge of engineering deliverables: GA, Isometrics, MTOs, support drawings, specs, line/valve lists.
• Ability to independently design and analyse piping systems.
• Strong academic knowledge especially of Engineering Mechanics, Strength of Materials and Theory of Machines.
• Analytical and problem‑solving ability.
• Attention to technical detail.
• Communication and teamwork skills.
• Willingness to learn industry codes and engineering practices.