Senior Piping Engineer — Mechanical Integrity & Codes

BNH; Tullahoma (TN); On-site; USD 115,000 - 184,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salaries

Education assistance

Healthcare benefits

401K with employer matching

PTO & holidays

Job summary

Beyond New Horizons, LLC (BNH) seeks an Experienced Piping Engineer to join the Pressure and Hazardous Material Systems team at Arnold AFB, TN. You will perform advanced piping analysis, field inspections, and code-based assessments to ensure mechanical integrity of piping systems and vessels in support of USAF test operations.

The role requires 8+ years post-degree experience, ASME/API code proficiency, and the ability to obtain DoD Secret clearance.

Qualifications

• BS degree in Mechanical Engineering from an accredited college or university plus a minimum of 8 years of post-degree engineering experience, which must include work with process piping systems, code compliance, and piping/mechanical integrity assessments.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Department of Defense Secret level security clearance and access to the AEDC local area network.
• Due to Air Force Security requirements, U.S. Citizenship is required for employment at AEDC.

Responsibilities

• Inspect pressure vessels and piping systems through field visits to verify, record, and report pertinent information to determine equipment integrity and make recommendations.
• Perform calculations / analyses, including ASME code calculations, pressure rating evaluations, piping flexibility and stress analysis, and Fitness for Service assessments to verify compliance to code.
• Provide consultation regarding code compliance for pressurized systems. Support activities may span multiple ground test and plant facilities across the Arnold Engineering Development Complex.
• Assess the mechanical integrity of process piping, pressure vessels, and system devices and components; as-built system drawings; and the development & field checking of drawings for each system, as directed.
• Collect relevant data from field visits such as name plate stamping, dimensions, as-built configuration, component and device information for use in mechanical integrity and piping assessments.
• Reverse engineer existing systems and/or components using non-destructive test (NDT) data and performing engineering analysis.
• Be accountable for the accuracy, completeness, and timeliness of work, ensuring proper configuration management and assuring that standard design criteria, practices, procedures, and codes are used in preparation of plans and specifications.

Skills

Attention to detail

Piping design

Code compliance

Stress analysis

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

PV Elite

CAESAR II

ANSYS

AutoCAD

MathCAD

SagePlus

Job description

Beyond New Horizons, LLC (BNH) seeks an Experienced Piping Engineer to join the Pressure and Hazardous Material Systems team at Arnold AFB, TN. You will perform advanced piping analysis, field inspections, and code-based assessments to ensure mechanical integrity of piping systems and vessels in support of USAF test operations.

The role requires 8+ years post-degree experience, ASME/API code proficiency, and the ability to obtain DoD Secret clearance.