Rotating Equipment Engineer

Hargrove and Associates•Plaquemine, LA

About The Position

The Rotating Equipment Engineer performs complete mechanical engineering designs for small and large assignments using theoretical knowledge and practical design methods, under general supervision. The role serves as a rotating equipment subject matter expert, supporting equipment evaluation, performance monitoring, maintenance, repairs, reliability, and troubleshooting. It also supports scheduled turnarounds and unplanned unit shutdowns and works closely with Maintenance, Operations, and Engineering teams. The engineer manages preventive maintenance tasks in the CMMS, leads or supports equipment failure investigations, develops repair timelines, represents maintenance and reliability interests at project kickoff meetings, and develops maintenance procedures and processes. The role also stewards maintenance work processes through KPI and metric reviews and leads cost-improvement initiatives. Hargrove describes its culture as founded on trust, personal integrity, teamwork, and safety. The company is a 100% teammate-owned company and offers a comprehensive benefits package to eligible teammates. The selected candidate must be authorized to work in the United States.

Requirements

Bachelor of Science or Master of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from an accredited university.
At least 3 years of relevant industrial experience in mechanical engineering.
Knowledge of design standards and codes.
Knowledge of piping materials, including their application, specification, and procurement specifications.
Knowledge of good design practices and sizing for piping systems, including compressible-fluid piping systems.
Ability to perform flexibility and stress analysis of moderately complex piping systems.
Ability to specify criteria for and select piping specialty items.
Knowledge of designing moderately complex process and utility piping systems.
Knowledge of manual valve sizing, use, and application.
Knowledge of piping supports and restraints and their application.
Ability to identify the need for, apply, and specify safety valves and devices that maintain piping-system mechanical integrity.
Ability to identify the need for, apply, and specify steam traps and liquid drainers.
Ability to estimate piping-related construction quantities from conceptual documents.
Knowledge of other disciplines’ deliverable development to coordinate design efforts.
Knowledge and application of company engineering design and CAD drafting standards.
Knowledge of discipline-specific methods, practices, and techniques for engineering, designing, and constructing process and manufacturing projects.
Proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Excellent presentation skills.
Virtual team skills and cross-divisional relationships, with the ability to provide interoffice execution support under general supervision.
Ability to sit, stand, or walk for long periods.
Must be authorized to work in the United States.

Nice To Haves

Professional Engineering registration is highly preferred.

Responsibilities

Evaluate rotating equipment and monitor its performance; provide maintenance and repair support.
Analyze equipment reliability performance and develop improvement strategies in collaboration with Maintenance and Operations.
Support scheduled turnarounds and unplanned unit shutdowns as needed.
Assist operating units with day-to-day equipment troubleshooting in the assigned area.
Manage the review, modification, and addition of preventive maintenance tasks for rotating equipment in the CMMS.
Lead or support equipment failure investigations with Maintenance, Operations, and Engineering teams.
Develop repair timelines for critical equipment undergoing routine and major maintenance.
Represent maintenance and reliability interests at project kickoff meetings and communicate impacts to the maintenance team.
Develop and implement maintenance procedures and processes as needed.
Steward the maintenance work process through review of KPIs and metrics.
Lead cost-improvement initiative projects.
Perform mechanical engineering design assignments using theoretical knowledge and practical design methods.