Mechanical Engineer
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Mekdam Holding Group seeks a Static Mechanical Engineer to provide technical expertise for static equipment and piping systems in a manufacturing facility. The role involves design validation, asset integrity management, turnaround support, and ensuring compliance with international codes.
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Responsibilities
- Review and approve design calculations, data sheets, drawings, and technical specifications for pressure vessels, heat exchangers, and tanks
- Generate and review P&IDs, Piping Material Specifications, and Material Take Offs to meet international standards
- Perform piping flexibility and stress analysis using CAESAR II
- Execute plant modifications via Management of Change protocol
- Define technical scope for critical static equipment during turnarounds
- Develop inspection and repair procedures for high pressure equipment
- Supervise critical repair activities on site ensuring compliance with structural codes
- Support Fitness for Service evaluations and remaining life assessments
- Support root cause analysis on mechanical static equipment failures
- Enforce compliance with international codes, environmental criteria, and HSE standards
- Participate in HAZOP, HAZID, and Risk Based Inspections
- Coach and mentor junior and mid level mechanical engineers
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from a recognized university
- Minimum 5 years of post graduate experience in mechanical engineering within a heavy continuous process chemical plant, petrochemical facility, or refinery environment
- Experience in fertilizer industry (Ammonia, Urea, or Nitrates) strongly preferred
- Proven track record of managing capital equipment replacement projects and participating in large scale plant turnarounds
- Excellent fluent English communication skills
- Advanced proficiency in PV Elite, CAESAR II, and NozzlePRO
- Comprehensive working command of ASME Section VIII Div 1 & 2, ASME B31.3, API 650/620, and TEMA Standards
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Position Summary
- The Static Mechanical Engineer is responsible for providing high level technical expertise, design validation, asset integrity management, and engineering support for all static equipment and piping systems within the manufacturing facility. This role focuses on maximizing plant reliability, leading
Key Responsibilities
- Review and approve design calculations, data sheets, drawings, and technical specifications for modifications or new procurement of pressure vessels, heat exchangers, and tanks.
- Generate and review Piping & Instrumentation Diagrams (P&IDs), Piping Material Specifications (PMS), and Material Take Offs (MTOs) to meet international standards (e.g., ASME, ANSI, API). Develop and review plot plans, equipment layouts and 3D models.
- Route critical process, utility, and offsite pipelines.
- Perform piping flexibility and stress analysis to ensure systems can withstand high pressures, extreme temperatures, and vibrations.
- Execute plant modifications via the formal Management of Change (MOC) protocol, ensuring no compromise to process safety or plant design basis.
- Prepare and approve technical deliverables for replacement projects, including scope of work, technical bid evaluations (TBE), and vendor drawing reviews.
- Define the technical scope for critical static equipment during scheduled plant shutdowns, turnarounds, and outages.
- Develop inspection and repair procedures for specialized high pressure equipment, including shell and tube heat exchangers, reformer tubes, and atmospheric storage tanks.
- Supervise critical repair activities on site, ensuring field welding, post weld heat treatment (PWHT), and non destructive testing (NDT) comply with structural codes.
- Collaborate with QA/QC and Inspection teams to review inspection findings, wall thickness reports, and eddy current testing results to determine asset health.
- Support Fitness for Service (FFS) evaluations and remaining life assessments for older or degraded stationary equipment.
- Support root cause analysis (RCA) on mechanical static equipment failures, structural leaks, and chronic piping vibrating issues to implement definitive corrective actions.
Job Requirements & Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from a recognized, accredited university.
- Minimum 5 years of post graduate experience in mechanical engineering within a heavy continuous process chemical plant, petrochemical facility, or refinery environment.
- Experience in the fertilizer industry (specifically Ammonia, Urea, or Nitrates manufacturing units) is strongly preferred.
- Proven track record of managing massive capital equipment replacement projects and participating in large scale plant turnarounds.
- Must possess excellent fluent English communication skills (both written and verbal) to draft technical engineering reports, lead meetings, and coordinate with international vendors.
- Advanced proficiency in PV Elite (pressure vessel design), CAESAR II (piping stress analysis) and NozzlePRO.
- Comprehensive working command of ASME Section VIII Div 1 & 2 (Pressure Vessels), ASME B31.3 (Process Piping), API 650/620 (Storage Tanks), and TEMA Standards (Heat Exchangers).
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