Stress Engineer II

Zachry Group • Houston, TX

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

This is a great opportunity to get involved in some interesting and challenging design projects.

Requirements

• Bachelor Degree in Mechanical Engineering
• 1-3 year experience in Mechanical Engineering with understanding of stress analysis and system flexibility
• Strong attention to detail and capable to perform detailed technical evaluations and drawing checking
• Strong communication skills required to provide effective inter-discipline, client, vendor, and construction coordination on projects
• Highly motivated with ability to work in an interactive and open team environment
• Must be organized, self-directed, able to prioritize and multi-task, work in a team environment and take direction from others
• Willingness to travel and work in office and field environments
• Commitment to safety, quality, responsibility, high work standards, and initiatives
• Strong attention to detail and ability to prepare design concepts, technical documents, and drawings.
• Must maintain active status in a drug and/or alcohol testing consortium

Nice To Haves

• EIT (Registered Engineer in Training)
• Field plant experience
• Experience in the petrochemical, oil/gas, chemical, and/or power industry
• Previous experience with stress analysis or stress analysis concepts
• Experience working with ASME Section I and VIII pressure vessel and B31.1 and B31.3 piping codes

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.
• Conduct informal (visual) stress analysis for large and small bore piping systems.
• 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 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

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level