Junior Stress Engineer: Piping Systems & Codes

Zachry Group; Downers Grove (IL); On-site; USD 75,000 - 106,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Total Employee Rewards Program

401(k) Retirement Savings Plan

Job summary

Zachry Group is seeking a Stress Engineer I for our Downers Grove (Chicago) Design Center to work on piping systems, ASME stress analyses, and support design optimization. The role requires collaboration with designers, vendors, and clients to ensure codes and standards are met, with a focus on safety and quality.

The position offers growth in a team environment, travel as needed, and a comprehensive benefits program. Location is on-site in Illinois, with competitive compensation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering or equivalent.
• 0–3-year experience in mechanical engineering with understanding of stress analysis and system flexibility.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to prepare design concepts, technical documents, and drawing checks.
• Strong communication skills required to provide effective inter-discipline, client, vendor, and construction coordination on projects.
• Must be organized, self-directed, able to prioritize and multi-task, highly motived with ability to work in an interactive team environment and take directions from others.
• Willingness to travel and work in office and field environments.
• Commitment to safety, quality, responsibility, high work standards, and initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Review and analyze piping systems and components for thermal flexibility, vibration, supports, and other factors.
• Ensure piping systems conform to applicable codes and client standards.
• Perform ASME B31.1 and ASME B31.3 formal stress analysis using CAESAR II software.
• Work with piping designers to optimize pipe routing on piping design including specifying required pipe supports.
• Specify engineered support equipment such as expansion bellows, spring cans, constant tension hangars, snubbers, and engineered piping supports including detailed review of vendor equipment design documents.
• Prescribe and evaluate piping loads on process equipment nozzles including ASME pressure vessels as well as on engineered and standard support steel.
• Prepare formal stress evaluation reports.
• Perform field surveys to collect the required field data and assist with interpretation of engineering drawings and specifications in the field.
• Attend client, vendor, and internal team meetings.
• Ability to clearly communicate information and ideas verbally and in writing.
• Manage project schedules and budgets as well as provide weekly reports communicating project status, issues, and needs.
• Other duties as assigned

Skills

Stress analysis

Piping systems

Communication skills

Team coordination

Travel willingness

Education

Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering

Tools

CAESAR II

3D Modeling

CAD

Job description

Zachry Group is seeking a Stress Engineer I for our Downers Grove (Chicago) Design Center to work on piping systems, ASME stress analyses, and support design optimization. The role requires collaboration with designers, vendors, and clients to ensure codes and standards are met, with a focus on safety and quality.

The position offers growth in a team environment, travel as needed, and a comprehensive benefits program. Location is on-site in Illinois, with competitive compensation.