Mechanical Engineer - Pressure Vessel
Mechanical Engineer - Pressure Vessel
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1About the position:
The Mechanical Engineer is part of the Materials Equipment Quality (MEQ) team at the Chevron ENGINE and is responsible for providing expertise in areas of pressure vessel & piping mechanical design/repair/alteration code interpretation and post construction repair across Chevron assets.
Key responsibilities:
Provides enterprisewide support of inservice pressure vessels and piping new construction project support and maintains Chevrons technical standards
Assist with concept development work scoping troubleshooting failure analysis and repairs.
Support research and technology development projects
Perform mechanical design analysis using finite element analysis (FEA) of fixed equipment components in pressure vessels heat exchangers and piping. Determine stresses applied to components are within allowable stress limits and determine max strain/deflections are also within allowable limits
Apply fracture mechanics fatigue buckling creep and mechanical design principles to evaluate components in mechanical equipment are within allowable stress range
Select post construction repair options for mechanical equipment (sleeves patches weld repairs etc) and validate the design meets ASME code requirement
Review supplier pressure vessel design packages
Required Qualifications:
Bachelors degree in mechanical engineering from a recognized (AICTE) University.
Proven experience with ASME Sec VIII Division 1 and 2 PCC2
Proven experience performing finite element analysis (FEA)
Skilled use of an FEA software package such as SolidWorks Ansys or Abaqus
Skilled use of a pressure vessel design software package such as Compress or PV
Preferred Qualifications:
10 years of experience in pressure vessel or mechanical design in the oil & gas industry
Advanced degree in Mechanical Engineering (Masters or Doctorate)
Oil & gas or petrochemical experience or experience working with a pressure vessel fabricator
Chevron ENGINE supports global operations supporting business requirements across the world. Accordingly the work hours for employees will be aligned to support business requirements. The standard work week will be Monday to Friday. Working hours are 8:00am to 5:00pm or 1:30pm to 10:30pm.
Chevron participates in EVerify in certain locations as required by law.
Employment Type
Full-Time
