Cactus Wellhead - Mechanical Engineer

Job Summary

Responsible for product design and development to comply with customer requirements and established industry and company standards and performance requirements.

Essential Functions, Roles and Responsibilities

• PRACTICE SAFE WORK HABITS AND COMPLY WITH ALL QUALITY, SAFETY, HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL POLICIES, PROCEDURES, PROGRAMS AND REGULATIONS.
• INTERPRET CUSTOMER REQUIREMENTS AND APPLY KNOWLEDGE OF ENGINEERING PRINCIPLES AND COMPANY STANDARDS FOR PRODUCT DESIGN AND DOCUMENTATION.
• CONTINUOUSLY EVALUATE EXISTING PRODUCTS AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF NEW PRODUCTS TO MEET NEW OR CHANGING MARKET AND/OR COMPANY REQUIREMENTS.
• DEVELOP OR REVIEW DESIGNS, DRAWINGS, SPECIFICATIONS, ETC. OF EXISTING OR NEW PRODUCTS. ENSURE THAT ASSIGNMENTS MEET STANDARDS AND PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS.
• ASSIST IN THE TESTING, AS REQUIRED, AND PRODUCE TEST REPORTS OF PRODUCTS.
• ENSURE SYSTEM AND PRODUCT QUALITY BY DESIGNING TESTING METHODS; TESTING FINISHED-PRODUCT AND SYSTEM CAPABILITIES; CONFIRMING FABRICATION, ASSEMBLY, AND INSTALLATION PROCESSES.
• COUNSEL WITH ENGINEERING GROUPS ON EQUIPMENT DESIGNS, QUESTIONS AND PRODUCT PROMOTION. ASSIST AND RESPOND TO NCR’S, SDR’S AND ECN’S.
• ANTICIPATE POTENTIAL PROBLEMS AND PROACTIVELY SOLVE COMPLEX PROBLEMS THROUGH CREATIVE THINKING, USING INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL RESOURCES.
• AID IN THE INVESTIGATION OF FIELD FAILURES; EVALUATE ROOT CAUSE AND RECOMMEND CORRECTIVE ACTION.
• WRITE DEPARTMENTAL RELATED SPECIFICATIONS AND DOCUMENTS, AS REQUIRED.
• PROVIDE REPORTS TO SENIOR LEVELS OF MANAGEMENT ON PROGRESS OF ASSIGNED PROJECTS.
• REVIEW INDUSTRY LITERATURE AND KEEP ADEPT OF MARKET PRODUCT TRENDS AND TECHNOLOGY.
• IDENTIFY AND RECOMMEND PROCESSES FOR DESIGN IMPROVEMENT AND INNOVATION.

Job Knowledge, Skills, Abilities

• KNOWLEDGE AND USE OF ANSI, ASME AND ISO DRAFTING TECHNIQUES AND GEOMETRIC TOLERANCE; API/ISO PRODUCT REQUIREMENTS; BASIC STRESS ANALYSIS; DEVELOPMENT AND CONTROL OF DESIGN DOCUMENTATION; PRODUCT DESIGN; AND FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS.
• SPECIALIZED (ADVANCED) COMPUTER SKILLS.
• HIGHLY ADVANCED LANGUAGE SKILLS, HIGHLY ADVANCED MATHEMATICAL SKILLS AND HIGHLY ADVANCED REASONING ABILITY.

Supervisory Responsibilities

This job has no supervisory responsibilities.

Physical Demands

• REGULARLY REQUIRED TO STAND; WALK; REACH WITH HANDS AND ARMS; TALK AND HEAR.
• REGULARLY REQUIRED TO USE HANDS TO FINGER, HANDLE, OR FEEL.
• REGULARLY LIFT AND /OR MOVE UP TO 10 POUNDS, FREQUENTLY LIFT AND/OR MOVE UP TO 25 POUNDS AND OCCASIONALLY LIFT AND/OR MOVE UP TO 40 POUNDS.
• CLOSE VISION, DISTANCE VISION, COLOR VISION, PERIPHERAL VISION, DEPTH PERCEPTION AND ABILITY TO ADJUST FOCUS.
• WORK IN AN OFFICE ENVIRONMENT; HOWEVER, OCCASIONALLY MAY WORK IN A LABORATORY, ASSEMBLY AREAS, FIELD SERVICE MACHINE SHOP OR ACTIVE WELL SITE.
• OCCASIONALLY MAY BE EXPOSED TO HAZARDS SUCH AS LOUD NOISE, HEAVY EQUIPMENT, TEMPERATURE EXTREMES, CHEMICALS, ETC. WHILE WORKING IN ENGINEERING LABORATORY, ASSEMBLY AREAS, FIELD SERVICE MACHINE SHOP OR ACTIVE WELL SITE.
• THE NOISE LEVEL IN THE WORK ENVIRONMENT IS USUALLY MODERATE.

Job Requirements

• KNOWLEDGE AND SKILL: Bachelor’s degree (Engineering) from a four year college or university; or three to five or more years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• CERTIFICATIONS, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS: None Required.