Senior Principal Engineer

## Senior Principal Engineer Apply locations:
Houston, Texastime type:
Full time posted on:
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** Career Area:
** Engineering
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* Job Description:

**** Your Work Shapes the World at Caterpillar Inc.
** When you join Caterpillar, you're joining a global team who cares not just about the work we do – but also about each other.  We are the makers, problem solvers, and future world builders who are creating stronger, more sustainable communities. We don't just talk about progress and innovation here – we make it happen, with our customers, where we work and live.

Together, we are building a better world, so we can all enjoy living in it.
** Responsibilities:*
* • This position is intended as an experienced engineering position expecting a minimum of 8 years industry experience.

• Primary role is to fulfill the mechanical engineering needs for Oil & Gas facilities engineering in the support of sales and execution for Solar Turbines products.  
• Provides design/analytical mechanical engineering for projects and proposals to assure that design and equipment meets customer specifications and industry codes and standards.  
• Will handle drawing specification, creation and modification, P& and review and equipment specification (vessels, shell & tube, fin fan coolers, valves, piping, electric heaters, etc).

• Will provide mentorship to junior engineers.  
• Travels to fabrication sites, installation sites, and customer facilities as needed to support project requirements  
• Position requires flexibility with personal schedule to meet deadlines and support occasional business travel
• Ability to work in the United States and able to travel internationally.  Prefer he/she has a current US passport
** Degree requirement:
** Minimum of Bachelor of Science Degree in Mechanical Engineering.
** What you need to have:
**** Technical Excellence:
*** Applicant’s background should include familiarity with API, ASME, ANSI, and other codes and standards as applied to mechanical balance of plant equipment..
* Demonstrated proficiency in problem solving and troubleshooting.
* Experience in pipe stress analysis is a plus.
* Experience in using HYSYS is a plus
* 6-Sigma background is a plus.
** Effective Communications:
*** Effective communication skills, both written and oral, in the English language.
** Managing Multiple Priorities:
*** Sense of urgency and good organizational skills are required to work with multiple projects and competing priorities.
** PROBLEM COMPLEXITY:
** Assignments cover a variety of mechanical design problems related to facilities engineering.  Must be able to perform detailed analysis and calculations required and document results. Projects range from 1 to 24 months in length, occasionally longer.
** WORK DIRECTION AND LATITUDE:
*** Works under the direction of project engineer on assigned proposal or project.
* Reports organizationally to Project Execution Engineering Group Manager (Construction Services).
* Performs design engineering, and specifies equipment related to discipline, on assigned proposals and projects under general supervision.
* Follows established processes and procedures without exception.
* Work is generally reviewed for soundness of technical judgment and overall adequacy and accuracy.
* Can initiate and recommend design changes.
* Can initiate and recommend departmental process changes.
** RESPONSIBILITIES:
*** Work entails active contributions to the development of project drawings such as PFDs, P&IDs, General Layouts, Piping Plans & Elevations, and Piping Isometrics
* Active participation in the preparation and monitoring of project schedule for equipment purchase and engineering deliverables on the project.
* Designs and specifies mechanical equipment and systems as required, typically including pressure vessels, heat exchangers, electric circulation heaters, pumps, compression systems, restriction orifices, manual valves, mechanical in-line devices, spring cans, and spring hangers.
* Creates and issues requisitions for quotation and purchase of all mechanical equipment on a project
* Participates in project design reviews and HAZOP reviews
* Interfaces with suppliers during the…