Senior Mechanical Engineer - Piping

GIG South / Generation Industrial & Government

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Mesa Associates, Inc. is seeking a Senior Mechanical Engineer to work with other members of the mechanical engineering team to deliver projects of varying complexity and size to our power generation clients.

Ideal candidate will have 10 years experience working in an engineering or operations role in the power industry (combined cycle or hydro experience is preferred).  Paper industry and nuclear experience is also seen as valuable.

Work in a team environment alongside engineers, designers, drafters, as well as members of other design teams and our customers.  Daily tasks will include the design of additions and modifications to power generation facilities related to mechanical systems including:

• Perform as lead Responsible Engineer on a variety of projects
• Perform tasks related to high energy piping such as pipe stress analysis, material selection, develop weld procedures, and perform root cause analysis for our customers on high energy piping failures.
• Specify and select major mechanical equipment such as pumps, valves, HRSGs, heat exchangers, condensers, combustion equipment, etc.
• Development and presentation of detailed design models utilizing AutoCAD Plant 3D, Inventor, Solidworks, Revit and/or Navisworks
• Review drawing package preparation and review - AutoCAD, Plant 3D, and MicroStation
• Development and modification of Piping and Instrumentation Diagrams (P&IDs), equipment layout, piping plans/details, pipe support details, piping isometrics, and bills of materials.
• Laser scanning technology – Plant 3D, Navisworks, and Recap
• Perform walkdowns and collects detailed field information related to site configuration, collection of existing equipment data, and completion of onsite laser scans
• Perform peer checking of packages developed by other design team members
• Provide direction and mentoring of other design members and drafters.
• Ensuring your projects meet the requirements of the applicable codes such as ASME Section I, Section VIII, B31.1, B31.3, API, ASCE, etc.

 Successful candidates will be:

• Well organized and self-motivated to complete tasks within agreed schedules.
• Creative thinkers with the ability to judge between alternate solutions to provide the optimal solution.
• Available to work overtime as necessary to meet project schedules and commitments.
• Available to travel out of town for project meetings and site visits.
• Safety consciousness and will strictly adhere to company and client safety standards.

Responsibilities:             

• Apply basic knowledge of system design principles and practices to develop a complete and accurate design package.
• Work closely with engineers, members of design team, and other disciplines on multi-discipline projects.
• Development of detailed design packages. This includes development of drawing packages including but not limited to equipment layouts, piping general arrangements, pipe support details, and isometrics.
• Manage personal task assignments, and adheres to project scope, schedule, and budget on all assigned tasks.
• Perform engineering calculations and size mechanical equipment.

Educational/Experience/Licensure:       

• Required BSME or equivalent and PE license
• Preferred - Minimum of ten (10) years of progressive experience in piping and combined cycle plant or hydro plant design or operations
• Required – Pipe stress analysis experience using AutoPipe or Caesar pipe stress software
• Required - Experience sizing and specifying major mechanical equipment such as pumps, valves, heat exchangers, piping systems, etc.

Location and Travel

• Travel to support projects is required.  Typically, travel is less than 10% overnight but is determined by the needs of the company.
• Location – Chattanooga

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