Piping Stress Specialist

The Piping Stress Engineer is responsible for performing comprehensive static and dynamic analyses of piping systems to ensure their mechanical integrity, safe operation, and compliance with industry codes and standards.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design Analysis: Perform stress analysis for sustained, thermal expansion, and pressure loads on critical and non-critical piping systems.
• Advanced Analysis: Conduct dynamic analyses, including seismic analysis, wind load analysis, slug flow analysis, fluid transient analysis, acoustic-induced vibration, and flow-induced vibration checks, fatigue analysis, and complex systems modeling.
• Specialized Analysis: Conduct specialized analyses for jacketed, buried, and cryogenic piping.
• Offshore-Specific Analysis: Perform analysis for offshore facilities, including studies on wave and wind conditions, structural deflections, transit, and towing conditions.

Support Design:

• Support Selection: Design and select standard and special piping support components, including spring hangers, snubbers, expansion joints, and guides.
• Load Communication: Issue accurate load data (e.g., thermal, wind, seismic) to civil and structural engineering teams for the design of foundations, pipe racks, and equipment.
• Reinforcement Evaluation: Evaluate reinforcement at pipe supports, branch connections, and trunnions.

Documentation and Reporting:

• Design Basis: Prepare project-specific piping stress specifications and design basis documents.
• Deliverables: Issue a stress critical line list, marked-up isometrics showing stress-related requirements, and detailed stress analysis reports for client approval.
• Technical Requisitions: Prepare technical requisitions and datasheets for the procurement of specialty piping items.

Quality and Compliance:

• Code Compliance: Ensure all analysis and design activities comply with international codes and standards such as ASME B31.1, B31.3, B31.4, B31.8, API, and relevant client specifications.
• Technical Reviews: Participate in project review meetings, including 3D model reviews, to address and resolve piping-related issues.
• Vendor Management: Review and approve vendor documentation and drawings for equipment and specialty items to confirm compliance with stress analysis requirements.

Interdisciplinary Coordination:

• Collaboration: Actively coordinate with other engineering disciplines (Mechanical, Process, Structural) to ensure all interfaces are managed and loads are correctly communicated.
• Troubleshooting: Provide technical support and guidance to construction, commissioning, and operations teams to resolve field issues.
• Procurement Support: Collaborate with the procurement team by performing technical bid evaluations of vendor offers for piping supports and specialty items.

Requirements:

• Education: Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering. A Master's degree is beneficial.
• Experience: Minimum 8-12 years of relevant experience with significant experience in piping stress analysis for the Oil & Gas industry, including onshore and offshore projects.
• Software Proficiency: Expertise in CAESAR II. Experience with other piping stress software like AutoPIPE or ROHR2 is advantageous.
• Code Knowledge: In-depth understanding of ASME B31 series, API standards, and other relevant industry specifications.
• Technical Expertise: Strong grasp of engineering principles, including statics, dynamics, materials science, and fluid dynamics.
• Soft Skills: Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, strong communication, interpersonal, and presentation skills, demonstrated ability to work effectively in a multidisciplinary team and manage project schedules.