Mechanical Engineer

## Mechanical Engineer Apply locations:
Longview, TXtime type:
Full time posted on:
Posted Yesterday job requisition :
What You'll Be Doing
** Job Scope:
** The Mechanical Engineer provides mechanical engineering services in support of EPC projects. This role focuses on turnaround-driven capital repairs, outage work, and reliability-based modifications, supporting execution from scope development through construction, startup, and return to service. The engineer works within established plant constraints, schedules, and safety requirements while delivering code-compliant, constructible designs aligned with client work processes in Longview, TX.
** Primary responsibilities will include but not be limited to:
*** Utilize department design and drafting standards.
* Understand project scope, specifications and design criteria for assigned projects
* Provide on-site assistance during startup.
* Support engineering activities such as stress analysis, construction specifications, material procurement specifications, calculations and piping estimates.
* Develop conceptual layouts and cost studies as necessary to determine the simplest, most efficient approach to solving engineering tasks at hand.
* Produce estimate level preliminary designs and material take-offs suitable for the level of the estimate being performed on a project.
* Produce detail design calculations and sketches for materials of construction associated with the project.
* Assist the drafting group in resolving routine layout and detailing problems.
* Consult with design leaders from other disciplines.
* Review and check vendor drawings and other discipline drawings for mechanical input.
* Produce designs with efficient use of construction materials with an overall emphasis on ease of construction and completed product meeting the expectations of the client.
* Check calculations made by other engineers to ensure accuracy, conformance to codes, specifications, design criteria and conformance to good engineering practice.
* Advise the senior engineer concerning design or scope changes, which have been identified.
* Assist other engineers in developing and assembling scopes, drawings and specifications into a “package”, enabling mechanical purchase inquiries to be issued for procurement of equipment, materials or subcontract pricing.
* Develop construction specifications.
* Review fabrication drawings and other construction submittals for conformance to engineering drawings and specifications.
* Perform fieldwork necessary to gather field data, check tie-ins and provide construction support.
* Provide technical guidance to less experienced drafting and engineering personnel in the department.
* Apply advanced engineering techniques and analysis to complex designs.
* Develop small work sharing packages for interoffice execution support.# Ideal Background
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* Education:

** Bachelor or Master of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from an accredited university is required.  
** Registration:
** Professional Engineering registration is highly preferred.
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* Experience:

** Requires 3+ years of relevant industrial experience in mechanical engineering.
** Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
*** Commitment to safety and safe work practices
* Familiarity with small and large capital project work processes and deliverables
* Project ownership and commitment to delivering project objectives on time
* Strong interpersonal and communication skills
* Ability to develop relationships and work with multiple engineering disciplines to accomplish project objectives
* Commitment to supporting organizational success
* Knowledge of design standards and codes.
* Knowledge, application and specification of piping materials.
* Development of piping material and material procurement specifications.
* Knowledge of good design practices for sizing all piping systems.
* Sizing of compressible fluid piping systems.
* Flexibility and stress analysis of moderately complex piping systems.
* Specify criteria for and select specialty piping items.
* Design of moderately complex process and utility piping systems.
* Knowledge of manual valve sizing, use and application.
* Knowledge of application of piping…