Mechanical or Process Senior Project Engineer
Cannon
- San Luis Obispo, CA
- $78,400 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Conducts fluid hydraulic calculations to generate process data for instrumentation and equipment (pumps, compressors and turbines, steam generators, etc.) sizing and specification.
- Determines piping system design pressures.
- Designs relief valves and relief systems including flare headers.
- Performs new designs and or ratings of piping systems and major pieces of equipment such as heat exchangers, vessels, valves, etc.
- Develops process flow configurations to meet clients' needs.
- Develops PID's, PFD's, cause and effect charts, and process descriptions.
- Works with Principal Engineers to complete any simulated heat and material balances.
- Researches equipment standardization, availability, and redundancy strategy so client can achieve optimum plant operability.
- Assists the Project Manager with budgets and schedules for projects and participates in client meetings, proposals, and presentations. Direct coordination with client staff typical.
- Coordinates activities of project support staff, such as piping designers and various discipline engineers (electrical, structural, etc.).
- Participates in project reviews (PIDs, HAZOP, 3D models) as part of design follow-up support.
- Researches new technologies to provide productive and reliable process systems for oil and gas production, water treatment, water injection, and gas compression systems.
- Coordinates with representatives of agencies, utility companies, vendors, material suppliers, and contractors to obtain information and guidance, and makes appropriate process and equipment selection and prepares specification sheets.
- Updates the Project Manager on progress of work and informs them of problems and questions.
- Travels to gather field data for designs and or support construction, start-up and commissioning activities at client facilities (typically within California).
- A Bachelor's degree in Engineering from an accredited college. Chemical or Mechanical focus strongly preferred.
- A minimum of 3 years, but no more than 9 years, related process engineering experience in the chemical, petrochemical, or refining industries.
- Interested in eventually becoming a Project Manager.
- Team player with strong interpersonal skills. Ability to communicate effectively with technical professionals and field personnel.
- Good interpersonal skills and fluent in written and spoken English.
- Engineer in Training (EIT) professional designation required. Professional Engineer (PE) license, a plus.
- Familiar with applicable industry standard design codes (ASME, ANSI, API, etc.).
- Field Experience - Basic understanding of how equipment functions in an upstream oil and gas field and facility.
- Process Design Experience - Must have basic knowledge of process design.
- Equipment design and rating - Ability to design and-or specify a variety of unit operations for procurement, such as heat exchangers, vessels, pumps, etc. is a plus.
- Knowledge of AutoCAD, 3D piping modeling, AVEVA Engineering, and-or Microsoft 365 is a plus.
- Process simulation experience using HYSYS, PROCESS or CHEMCAD, or equivalent, is preferred.