Senior Mechanical Engineer

Job Title:             Senior Mechanical Engineer- Static/ Rotating Packages

Department:        Mechanical

Responsibilities

• Responsible for overall execution of the project assigned & shall lead the project till end.
• Responsible for the technical design of equipment (static and rotating) and components, 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 piping and equipment lay-outs
• Responsible for checking engineering documentation of the equipment (static and rotating)
• Takes ownership of design and decides on details where required
• Responsible for handling technical communication with external engineering parties and where applicable with clients
• Early identification to project manager 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 Designer during project execution wherever necessary.

Tasks

• Sales
  • Identification of specification impact on budget and design
  • Preparing basic lay-outs for small mechanical packages
• Project
  • Preparing engineering package in accordance with commercially available materials and components based on PID in accordance with client, company and/or national/international specifications
  • Preparing detailed lay-outs for small mechanical packages (e.g. dressed vessels, chemical injection packages)
  • 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 project close-out meeting
• Construction and delivery
  • Participate in work-start meetings when initiated by Project Engineer
  • Provide technical support for construction, assembly and testing activities
• R&D
  • Participate in R&D projects
• Department
  • Develop company standards

HSE

Tasks & responsibilities with HSE

• Task training courses and participating in safety toolbox meetings
• Using protections
• 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 5 to 8 years of relevant experience or ME/MTech in Mechanical with 4 to 6 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 674, API 675, API 676, EN809, Machinery Directive, etc.)

• Basic understanding of:
  • 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:

• Sizing calculations for rotating equipment

• Basic understanding of hydrocarbon processes
• Basic understanding of fabrication processes
• Understanding of testing and inspection of the equipment (e.g. hydrotest, MT, PT, RT, UT, ET and VT)
• Design Experience in equipment (static or rotating)

Other Skills / Abilities:

• Auto CAD – Operating knowledge
• MathCAD or Excel proficiency
• Ability to speak and write English at a professional level
• Informs on a permanent basis the PM & HOD of any foreseen technical or financial or delay risks

Plug Power, Inc. is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other legally protected status.

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