Senior Mechanical Engineer

hargroveepc; Beaumont (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

HARGROVE EPC in Beaumont, TX is seeking a Senior Mechanical Engineer (PE) to lead a team of engineers and designers. Responsibilities include delivering complete mechanical deliverables, providing technical direction, and ensuring on-time, on-budget project execution at the Beaumont office.

Ideal candidate has 15+ years of industrial mechanical experience, PE registration, and strong knowledge of piping design, stress analysis, and construction specifications.

Qualifications

• Bachelor or Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering from an accredited university.
• Professional Engineering registration.
• 15+ years of relevant industrial experience in mechanical engineering.
• Knowledge of design standards and codes.

Responsibilities

• Supervise and provide technical direction to a team of engineers and designers.
• Deliver mechanical drawings, calculations, and specifications on time and within budget.
• Conduct stress analysis, piping design, and material specifications.
• Review vendor drawings and coordinate with other discipline leads.
• Provide field support during startups and construction phases.

Skills

Design standards

Piping specs

Procurement specs

Piping design

Pipe sizing

Stress analysis

Valve sizing

Piping supports

Safety valves

Process piping

Education

Bachelor or Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering

Professional Engineering registration

Job description

What You'll Be Doing

Job Scope: The Senior Mechanical Engineer, PE is generally responsible for supervision and technical direction over a team of engineers and designers when functioning as a lead engineer. As lead engineer, responsibilities include total delivery of the mechanical deliverables and services on time, within performance budget and meeting quality expectations. This work will be performed under minimal supervision in our Beaumont office.

Primary responsibilities will include but not be limited to:

• Familiarity with and utilizing department design and drafting standards.


• Familiarity with project scope, specifications and design criteria upon assignment to a project task team.


• On-site assistance during startup.


• Accomplishing engineering activities such as stress analysis, construction specifications, material procurement specifications, calculations and piping estimates.


• Developing conceptual layouts and cost studies as necessary to determine the simplest, most efficient approach to solving engineering tasks at hand.


• Producing estimate level preliminary designs and material take-offs suitable for the level of the estimate being performed on a project.


• Producing detail design calculations and sketches for materials of construction associated with the project. Calculations produced will be neatly prepared and organized for efficient checking by others and efficient use by drafters/designers for preparing drawings and as a deliverable when required.


• Assisting the drafting group in resolving routine layout and detailing problems. Responsibilities include provision of sufficient sketches and details necessary for completion of engineering drawings.


• Consulting with design leaders from other disciplines to ensure the smooth flow of vital information necessary for the scheduled completion of the project.


• Reviewing and checking vendor drawings and other discipline drawings for mechanical input.


• Producing designs with efficient use of construction materials with an overall emphasis on ease of construction and completed product meeting the expectations of the client.


• Checking calculations made by other engineers to ensure accuracy, conformance to codes, specifications, design criteria and conformance to good engineering practice.


• Advising the senior engineer concerning design or scope changes, which have been identified.


• Assisting other engineers in developing and assembling scopes, drawings and specifications into a "package", enabling mechanical purchase inquiries to be issued for procurement of equipment, materials or subcontract pricing.


• Developing construction specifications.


• Reviewing fabrication drawings and other construction submittals for conformance to engineering drawings and specifications.


• Performing fieldwork necessary to gather field data, check tie-ins and provide construction support.


• Provide technical guidance to less experienced drafting and engineering personnel in the department.


• Knowledgeable of the discipline specific methods, practices and techniques required to engineer, design and construct process and manufacturing projects.


• Applying advanced engineering techniques and analysis to complex designs.


• Recognize and communicate scope and design changes promptly.


• Provide technical guidance to less experienced drafting and engineering personnel in the department.


• Coordinate work activities with other staff members and discipline leads.


• Applying advanced engineering techniques and analysis to complex designs.


• Estimating and scheduling professional service hours and assessing the progress and quality of mechanical work.


• Complete understanding of the skills and experience required to perform engineering and design functions.


• Ability to identify and develop work sharing packages for interoffice execution support. Provide leadership to ensure communication and execution of work within scope, schedule and budget.

Ideal Background

Education: Bachelor or Master of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from an accredited university is required.

Registration: Professional Engineering registration required.

Experience: Requires 15 or more years of relevant industrial experience in mechanical engineering.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Knowledge of design standards and codes.


• Knowledge, application and specification of piping materials.


• Development of piping material and material procurement specifications.


• Knowledge of good design practices for sizing all piping systems.


• Sizing of compressible fluid piping systems.


• Flexibility and stress analysis of all piping systems.


• Specify criteria for and select piping specialty items.


• Design of complex process and utility piping systems.


• Knowledge of manual valve sizing, use and application.


• Knowledge of application of piping supports and restraints.


• Identification of need, application and specification of safety valves and devices to maintain the mechanical integrity of piping systems.


• Identification