Mechanical Piping Engineer

Airswift; Sabine Pass (TX); On-site; USD 150,000 - 185,000; Full time

Job summary

Airswift is seeking a senior Mechanical Piping Engineer to support a major construction site project in Sabine Pass, Texas. The role requires leading piping engineering, stress analysis, and field support through design, construction, commissioning, and startup, with a focus on pressure boundary integrity and regulatory compliance.

The ideal candidate will bring 15+ years of piping experience on large EPC projects, expertise in CAESAR II, and strong leadership and communication skills to drive

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field
• 15+ years piping engineering experience on major industrial projects
• 5+ years in a senior or lead engineering role
• Experience in LNG, refinery, petrochemical, power generation, or gas processing environments
• Strong field engineering, construction, commissioning, and startup experience
• Experience supporting large EPC projects through construction and startup
• Expertise in piping stress analysis and piping materials, supports, valves, flanges, gaskets, and specialty components

Responsibilities

• Serve as the company’s subject matter expert for piping systems and stress analysis
• Lead complex technical reviews and support key engineering decisions
• Review contractor deliverables, piping layouts, specifications, support designs, and stress analysis outputs
• Ensure compliance with project specifications, applicable codes, and equipment allowable loads
• Support fabrication, installation, testing, turnover, commissioning, and startup activities
• Assess field changes and provide sound engineering recommendations
• Support NCR resolution, specification deviations, fitness-for-service evaluations, and pressure boundary integrity matters
• Help maintain compliance with applicable regulatory and industry requirements

Skills

Piping stress analysis

Piping systems knowledge

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Communication

Field engineering

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

CAESAR II

Job description

Mechanical Piping Engineer

Duration: 1 year, with possible extensions

Schedule: 5/40

Location: Sabine Pass, Texas, US

We are seeking an experienced Mechanical Piping Engineer to support a major construction site project in Sabine Pass, Texas. The Mechanical Piping Engineer will act as a senior technical authority for piping systems across design, construction, commissioning, startup, operations support, and brownfield modifications. This Mechanical Piping Engineer opportunity offers the chance to provide leadership in piping engineering, stress analysis, pressure boundary integrity, pipe support, and contractor oversight within a complex industrial environment. For candidates with strong EPC, field engineering, and CAESAR II expertise, this Mechanical Piping Engineer role offers significant technical scope and project impact.

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as the company’s subject matter expert for piping systems and stress analysis.
• Lead complex technical reviews and support key engineering decisions.
• Review contractor deliverables, piping layouts, specifications, support designs, and stress analysis outputs.
• Ensure compliance with project specifications, applicable codes, and equipment allowable loads.
• Support fabrication, installation, testing, turnover, commissioning, and startup activities.
• Assess field changes and provide sound engineering recommendations.
• Support NCR resolution, specification deviations, fitness-for-service evaluations, and pressure boundary integrity matters.
• Help maintain compliance with applicable regulatory and industry requirements.

Required Education

• Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related discipline.

Required Experience

• Minimum 15 years of piping engineering experience on major industrial projects.
• Minimum 5 years in a senior or lead engineering role.
• Experience within LNG, refinery, petrochemical, power generation, or gas processing environments.
• Strong field engineering, construction, commissioning, and startup experience.
• Experience supporting large EPC projects through construction and startup.

Required Skills

• Advanced expertise in piping stress analysis using CAESAR II or equivalent.
• Strong knowledge of piping materials, supports, valves, flanges, gaskets, and specialty components.
• Ability to oversee piping engineering activities across design, construction, and operational support.
• Strong leadership capability with the ability to influence without direct authority.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to resolve complex field engineering challenges and provide technically sound decisions.

Required Certifications

• Working knowledge of ASME B31.1.
• Working knowledge of ASME B31.3.
• Working knowledge of ASME PCC-1.
• Working knowledge of ASME PCC-2.
• Working knowledge of ASME BPVC.
• Familiarity with applicable API, NEMA, ANSI, and ASTM standards.
• Understanding of FERC, PHMSA, and NFPA requirements.

This is a technically focused opportunity for a Mechanical Piping Engineer who can help drive safe execution, maintain pressure boundary integrity, and support successful commissioning and startup outcomes. The successful Mechanical Piping Engineer will play a critical role in engineering quality, compliance, and field problem-solving on a high-value industrial project.

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