Engineer, Staff Fixed Equipment (Mont Belvieu, TX)

Enterprise Products Partners L.P. is a Fortune 100 company and one of North America's leading midstream energy companies, headquartered in Houston. Our Fixed Equipment Engineering team helps ensure our petrochemical assets are designed, built, and maintained to the highest standards of integrity and reliability.

We are looking for an experienced Staff Fixed Equipment Engineer (Mechanical Integrity Engineer) to provide technical leadership for fixed equipment and piping in our Facility Mechanical Integrity department to support our propane dehydrogenation (PDH) unit, a highly complex petrochemical processing unit. You will take on complex design, repair, and fitness-for-service challenges to support Operations, Maintenance, and Capital Projects. You will also act as a subject matter expert for Company standards and mentor the next generation of Fixed Equipment Engineers. This position is based at our Mont Belvieu, TX complex.

What You'll Do

• Develop Engineering Work Packages to support complex repairs and alterations of fixed equipment and piping systems for petrochemical units
• Support turnaround planning and execution for the PDH unit
• Serve as a Subject Matter Expert to assist Operations, Maintenance, and Capital Projects in the fixed equipment needs for petrochemical units
• Review third-party fixed equipment designs, including pressure vessel vendor data, piping isometrics, and material selection drawings, and provide recommendations.
• Support emergent issues, including engineering review and recommendation of temporary repairs in accordance with ASME PCC-2.
• Perform bolted flanged joint calculations and provide recommendations on gasket selection and flange torque requirements in accordance with ASME PCC-1
• Perform Level 1 and Level 2 fitness-for-service assessments in accordance with API 579-1
• Review third-party metallurgical analysis reports and translate findings into actionable repair or alteration plans that improve unit reliability
• Provide input during design model reviews for new construction, and walk down critical areas in the field during construction
• Develop and improve calculation tools, processes, procedures, and standards that strengthen project design, material selection, quality assurance, and reliability
• Mentor less experienced engineers on the Fixed Equipment Engineering team
• Other duties as directed by the Fixed Equipment Engineering Manager

Why Join Us

• Join a growing team of experts that supports our petrochemical processing capabilities
• Have real technical influence on the design, mechanical integrity, and reliability of critical assets
• Help shape the Company standards and engineering practices our facilities use
• Build your career with a Fortune 100 company

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Engineering from an ABET EAC-accredited program
• At least 10 years of experience in engineering, examination methods, pressure testing, rerating, repair, and alterations of fixed equipment in refining, petrochemical, chemical, midstream, or similar processing facilities
• Experience performing Level 1 and Level 2 fitness-for-service (FFS) assessments
• Strong working knowledge of ASME Section VIII Divisions 1 and 2, ASME B31.3, B31.4, and B31.8, ASME PCC-1 and PCC-2, TEMA, and other applicable industry standards
• Practical experience with nondestructive examination (NDE) method selection and fixed equipment defect assessment and repair
• Strong knowledge of damage mechanisms in petrochemical units
• Working knowledge of federal and state regulations that apply to fixed equipment, including OSHA PSM (29 CFR 1910.119), EPA RMP, and DOT regulations
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint
• Occasional travel (typically less than 10%) to other Company facilities may be required
• Possess or be able to obtain a Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC)

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering

• At least 5 years in a role directly supporting an operating petrochemical or refinery unit

• Experience with Propane Dehydrogenation technology

• Experience supporting turnaround engineering and execution

• Considered a Subject Matter Expert in one or more of the Fixed Equipment Engineering specialty areas:

• Pressure Vessel design and analysis

• Heat Exchanger selection and design

• Boilers & Fired Equipment design and troubleshooting

• Metallurgical analysis

• Inspection Engineering

• Deep experience and expertise with industry-standard software such as COMPRESS/INSPECT, CAESAR II, JADE, Mathcad, and PCMS