What are the responsibilities and job description for the Pipe Stress Engineer position at Fluor Corp?
The purpose of this position is to provide the essential administrative processes, technical knowledge, and perform the work listed. This role has the responsibility to promote Fluor’s competitiveness within the global marketplace by delivering quality services of unmatched value and technical competence. This position supports the Area Lead or Lead on assigned projects or evaluates, selects, and applies standard engineering techniques to a medium set of moderately difficult assignments. • Apply Cost Competitive Execution techniques to develop the most cost-effective total project solution for execution of the discipline engineering work • Develop and review specifications, including design criteria • Participate in activities associated with equipment and material procurement, permitting, and subcontracting • Perform and check calculations, specify equipment, and solve problems of moderate or complex engineering problems • Review vendor equipment documentation within the discipline and from other disciplines for compliance with project requirements, and actively seek discrepancy resolution • Analyze and make independent recommendations regarding solutions to problems with varying complexity in accordance with organization and/or project objectives and guidelines • Other duties as assigned• Accredited four (4) year degree or global equivalent in engineering field of study and four (4) years of work-related experience; a recognized professional certification or registration in the applicable field, if required; some locations may have additional or different qualifications in order to comply with local requirements • Ability to communicate effectively with audiences that include but are not limited to management, coworkers, clients, vendors, contractors, and visitors • Job related technical knowledge necessary to complete the job • Ability to learn and apply knowledge of applicable local, state/province, and federal/national statutes and guidelines • Ability to attend to detail and work in a time-conscious and time-effective manner • Professional registration (preferred) • Advanced knowledge of discipline codes and standards, commercial availability and cost of materials • Practical field experience • Intermediate computer and software skills to include the use of word processing, e-mail, spreadsheet and electronic presentation programs"Intermediate knowledge of:
o Stress/strain theories as applied to strength of materials
o Requirements outlined in the piping flexibility, support element, expansion joint and shock arrestor specifications
o Pipe stress engineering software (AutoPIPE or CAESAR)"• Prepare preliminary stress analysis and calculations
• Prepare preliminary manual/computer line stress calculations (including thermal, dead weight, loop, etc.) with modeling, loading calculations and summaries of piping systems
• Perform stress analysis of moderately complex systems using stress analysis software and with conclusive results regarding suitability of the design
• Develop data for spring hanger design and engineered supports
