Piping Stress Engineer I — Design & Field Impact

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 Design Center to contribute to challenging piping stress projects. The role involves reviewing piping systems for thermal flexibility, ensuring code compliance, and performing ASME B31.1/B31.3 analyses using CAESAR II.

You will collaborate with piping designers on routing and supports, and prepare formal stress reports. The ideal candidate will have a BS in mechanical engineering or equivalent, 0–3 years of experience, and strong

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 motivated 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

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Multi-tasking

Team coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering or equivalent

Tools

CAESAR II

3D modeling software

CADD programs

Job description

Zachry Group is seeking a Stress Engineer I for our Downers Grove Design Center to contribute to challenging piping stress projects. The role involves reviewing piping systems for thermal flexibility, ensuring code compliance, and performing ASME B31.1/B31.3 analyses using CAESAR II.

You will collaborate with piping designers on routing and supports, and prepare formal stress reports. The ideal candidate will have a BS in mechanical engineering or equivalent, 0–3 years of experience, and strong