Principal Mechanical Engineer

Job Title              : Principal Engineer- Static/ Rotating Packages

Department         : Mechanical 

Responsibilities

• Responsible for leading the overall execution of the engineering for project assigned & shall lead the project till end as a package engineer.
• Responsible for the technical design of equipment (static and rotating) and package equipment, including cost efficiency and conformity to customer specifications, as per agreed schedule 
• Ensuring operational and maintenance issues are addressed in the design.
• Ensuring engineering documentation is available for design of selection and sizing of equipment.
• Responsible for checking engineering documentation of the equipment (static and rotating) and package equipment and perform Technical Bid Evaluation.
• Co-ordination with other disciplines for ensuring compliance of project requirements for package.
• Takes ownership of design and make decisions wherever required.
• Responsible for handling technical communication with external engineering parties and where applicable with clients
• Early identification of concerns with the necessary corrective action
• Working methods are in accordance with the Quality Management Systems
• Ensuring an adequate knowledge level is maintained in the field of expertise.
• Developing, knowledge and skills to be able to address current and future project and market demands
• Guiding engineer and designers during project execution wherever necessary.

Tasks

• Sales
  • Identification of specification impact on budget and design o               Guiding team to prepare basic lay-outs for small mechanical packages (e.g. Desalter packages, chemical injection packages etc)
• Project o               Preparing engineering package in accordance with commercially available materials and components based on PID in accordance with client, company and/or national/international specifications
  • Guiding team to prepare detailed lay-outs for small mechanical packages (e.g. dressed vessels, chemical injection packages)
  • Preparation of Material/Purchase requisitions (RFQ,TDS). o               Preparation of Engineering deliverables for client submission.
  • Contributing towards selection of type of equipment based on practical merits and de-merits.
  • Reviewing and assessing both internal and external engineering packages of equipment (rotating and static) and components in cooperation with the other disciplines (Interdisciplinary Check) 
  • Incorporating changes in documents (in-house or others) according to QMS and informing all relevant parties of these changes 
  • Checking documents related with the equipment (rotating and static) and components which are made by draftsmen/designer.
  • Participate in PIM and review meetings with vendors for major equipment and packages. o             Participate in project close-out meeting
• Construction and delivery o              Participate in work-start meetings when initiated by Project Engineer o             Provide technical support for construction, assembly and testing activities
• R&D
  • Participate in R&D projects
• Department o Develop company standards o Assist HOD for inducting new people o Assist HOD in interview process

HSE Tasks & responsibilities with HSE

• Task training courses and participating in safety toolbox meetings
• Cooperating on safety improvement
• Reporting alarming danger, accidents and incidents

Authorities with regards to HSE

• Entitled to stop working in case of an acute serious safety threat, notifying the manager and relevant others of this

Education / experience

BE/BTech with 12 to 14 years of relevant experience or ME/MTech in Mechanical with 10+ years of relevant work experience.

Essential Job Functions:

• Understanding of P&ID’s
• Thorough understanding of:
  • codes and standards for static equipment (ASME VIII, ASME IX, EN13445, PED, TEMA, etc.) or:
  • the working principles and codes & standards for rotating equipment such as pumps, compressors, gearboxes (API RP 682, API 610, API 618, API 619, AI 672, API 674, API 675, API 676, EN809, Machinery Directive, etc.)
• Basic understanding of: o Strength calculations required for pressure vessels and atmospheric tanks and understanding of testing and inspection of these (e.g. hydrotest, MT, PT, RT, UT, ET and VT)

or: o       Selection & Sizing calculations for rotating equipment

• Basic understanding of hydrocarbon processes
• Basic understanding of fabrication/manufacturing processes.
• Design Experience in equipment (static or rotating) 

Other Skills / Abilities:

• Auto CAD – Operating knowledge
• Excel – Operating Knowledge
• Ability to speak and write English at a professional level

Competencies

Result Oriented

Cooperation

Learning ability cognitive

Flexibility

Accuracy

Judgement

Presenting

Estimated Base Salary Range:

$106,500.00 - $170,400.00