Senior Application Engineer

Position Summary:

The Senior Application Engineer is responsible for working with project managers, mechanical engineers, and designers to manage project data, engineering documentation, and 3-D models; creating parts lists, bills of materials, and other component related information critical to the success of the project. The engineer will perform a variety of engineering work in the initial planning and design phases of projects, focusing primarily on the system processes as well as the associated controls and instrumentation in Oil & Gas and other industrial applications.

Essential Job Functions:

• Organize and process information to assist in developing designs, specifications, and drawings of equipment.
• Design products in a professional and time efficient manner to meet ASME, API, UL, and NACE design requirements as well as customer specifications and deadlines.
• Work in tandem with the mechanical engineer to provide a complete mechanical design for vessels and piping systems, which can then be modeled and drafted by designers.
• Create Process Flow Diagrams (PFD) and Piping and Instrumentation Diagrams (P&IDs) for upstream, mid-stream and downstream Oil & Gas facilities.
• Verify instrumentation component selection including controls, flow measurement meters, and valves for piping and vessel system based off the P&ID and customer specification sheets.
• Conduct Material Take Off (MTO’s) from customer supplied or internally created models and drawings. Size controls, flow measurement meters, valves, and develop instrumentation lists based on the PFD and P&ID. Create Bill of Material and Long Lead Item (LLI) lists.
• Proactively anticipate risks associated with project execution and take steps to mitigate as necessary.
• Assist in the development of company designed systems, standards, products, and procedures
• Participate in design reviews.
• Monitor the design and drafting related to projects and report to the VP of Engineering.
• Assist supply chain with recommending appropriate alternates for instrumentation, control valves, flow measurement meters, and other devices.
• Provide estimating support for RFQ / Proposals, working closely with Sales and Project Management departments to ensure the technical aspects of the estimate are accurate.
• Size Petrosmith equipment for customer applications in Oil and Gas.
• Provide subject matter expertise for assigned manufacturing processes and product lines.

Required Skills and Tools:

• Self-starter that demonstrates initiative; ability to take direction and act independently
• Strong problem solving and analytical skills
• Good time management, prioritizing, and multi-tasking skills.
• Ability to interpret, analyze, and create engineering drawings, PFDs, P&IDs, General Arrangement drawings, piping systems, etc. with strong attention to detail.
• Working knowledge of industry codes and standards (ASME Section VIII, ASME B31.3 piping, AWS, API, ASTM, OSHA, etc.)
• Working knowledge of NACE MR0175
• Experience with oil and gas related production equipment (separators, heaters, tanks, piping systems, well manifolds, VRTs, VRUs, LACT Units, etc.)
• Knowledge of piping and pipe schedules, flanges, fittings, etc.
• Knowledge of valves and instruments used in oilfield production equipment
• Working knowledge of on-skid electrical and instrumentation; ability to read electrical diagrams
• Experience in oilfield surface production equipment, especially skidded packaged systems
• Strong computer skills (Microsoft Office; ProMAX; SolidWorks and/or AutoCAD)
• Strong safety awareness.

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor of Engineering Degree in Mechanical or Petroleum discipline with minimum 10 years’ experience with design of pressurized equipment

Work Environment & Physical Demands

Physical demands: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to walk;

Sit; use hands to finger, handle objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; balance; stoop; talk or hear. The employee may occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds waist high.

Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to focus.

Work Environment: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is exposed to ambient room temperatures, lighting and traditional office equipment as found in a typical office.The noise level in the work environment will required hearing protection when in the manufacturing shops.Frequently employee may need to engage manufacturing workers in their work environment.