Engineering Lead (Piping)

Brunel GmbH; Detroit (MI); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Brunel (Germany) seeks a Lead Piping Layout Engineer for offshore facilities to ensure safe, reliable operations on Onshore Assets. You will guide piping layout, materials selection, and stress analysis in line with industry standards.

Responsibilities include managing Greenfield and Brownfield layouts, coordinating with cross-functional teams, and applying 3D modelling and corrosion-control requirements to optimize constructability and lifecycle costs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering.
• Eight years minimum overall offshore experience with layout focus; five years BF piping layout/design.
• Greenfield offshore layout design experience.
• Brownfield piping layout and design for retrofit/modification.
• Piping tie-ins knowledge and code compliance.
• Knowledge of stress analysis and reading related reports (FIV/AIV).
• Materials selection criteria and compatibility with fluids and environment.
• Ability to ensure Quality, Safety, Schedule and Cost goals.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Contractor in offshore piping layout to ensure safe, efficient operation.
• Ensure safety and industry standard compliance in offshore piping design.
• Collaborate with crossfunctional teams to align project goals.
• Address Greenfield vs Brownfield requirements and operational fundamentals.
• Apply 3D modelling to visualize piping systems and avoid clashes.
• Consider corrosion and material degradation in layout and selection.
• Balance performance, cost, longevity, and maintainability of systems.
• Perform stress analyses considering thermal expansion, loads, and temperature.

Skills

Offshore piping layout

Piping design

Material selection

Stress analysis

3D modelling

Project coordination

Safety compliance

Code knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

Stress analysis software

3D modelling tools

Job description

• Lead the Contractor in the Compression offshore facilities layout and Piping design to ensure a safe, efficient and reliable operation of the Onshore Assets in accordance with established policies, procedures, instructions and schedule targets.

What are you going to do

• Layout - Safety Considerations: Ensure safety and compliance with Industry Standards when designing piping systems for offshore environments.
• Layout - Team Collaboration: Ensure clear communication with cross-functional teams and stakeholders on a project to ensure alignment on project goals and successful outcomes.
• Layout - GF/BF: Ensure clear understanding with requirements of a Greenfield layout to a Brownfield layout. Taking into consideration Operational fundamentals.
• Layout - GF/BF: Understanding of 3D modelling and the roles it plays to help visualize the piping system and layout to ensure efficiency, clash free and practicality in addressing construction needs.
• Materials: Addressing challenges like corrosion and material degradation in a piping layout. Such as the selection of corrosion-resistant materials and incorporate protective coatings.
• Materials: Understanding the materials selection process in a corrosive environment. Taking into account specific chemicals and environmental conditions, including factors like temperature and humidity.
• Materials: Cost-effectiveness when selecting materials for a piping system. Balancing performance and material costs, material longevity, ease of fabrication, and maintenance costs.
• Stress Analysis: Why Stress Analysis is important in piping design, safety and integrity.
• Understanding of the required factors such as thermal expansion, dynamic loading, pressure, temperature for consideration in the analysis.
• Stress Analysis: Understanding of stress analysis software, and the role in which it plays in order to help simulate and analyze the behaviour of piping systems under various loads, identifying weak points and optimizing the design.

Essential skills and knowledge

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering.
• Eight years minimum overall experience in an industry/discipline offshore and mandatory knowledge of Layout required. Five (5) years being BF experience in Piping layout and design.
• Greenfield: Layout design and experience for offshore facilities.
• Greenfield: Understanding of piping layout and design requirements.
• Brownfield: Understanding of piping layout and design requirements for both retrofit and modifications.
• Brownfield: Knowledge and good understanding of Piping Tie-ins requirements and considerations.
• General: Knowledge and good understanding of Code requirements for Piping Design.
• General: Understanding of Stress Analysis, reports reading, FIV/AIV and why it's important for piping design.
• General: Understanding of Materials requirements, selection criteria, materials compatibility based on fluid, environment etc.
• General: Understanding of Project needs to ensure Quality, Safety, Schedule and Cost are not compromised.

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