Senior Mechanical Engineer

About the role

We are seeking a Senior Mechanical Engineer to join our team. As a senior member of our team, you will work in a schedule-driven, collaborative environment, working closely with our clients and reporting to the Mechanical Team Lead. This position will be located in Ferndale, WA or Salt Lake City, UT.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrate awareness and commitment to health, safety and environmental issues.
• Address those issues as necessary to ensure zero harm to all employees, clients, and contractors with zero environmental incidents.
• Lead a team of mechanical engineers for refinery and industrial clients, and perform lead tasks including scope development, design execution, quality review, and construction support.
• Assure all mechanical engineering designs meet applicable codes and standards including company standards, API, ASME, NBIC, and other requirements used in static and rotating equipment mechanical design and development.
• Prepare and review mechanical equipment descriptions, equipment sizing calculations, equipment data sheets, and other technical documentation.
• Prepare, assemble, and review equipment and piping technical specification packages for vendor quotes and bid requests.
• Prepare, assemble, and review the mechanical portion of construction packages and coordinate deliverables with other engineering disciplines.
• Provide technical leadership during project meetings, model reviews, design reviews, field walkdowns, construction support, and Pre-Startup Safety Reviews.
• Communicate clearly with client reliability engineers, operations stakeholders, vendors, and field contractors during scope development, design execution, and installation activities.
• Mentor less-experienced mechanical engineers, providing technical guidance, work direction, and quality feedback as appropriate.
• Effectively interact with all levels of employees, clients, vendors, and project stakeholders.
• Demonstrate strong customer focus with commitment to building enduring relationships that yield customer satisfaction and loyalty.
• Demonstrate commitment to continued learning and education through participation in internal and/or external training opportunities.

Requirements

• Education: Bachelor of Science and/or Master’s in Mechanical engineering.
• Experience: Minimum of 10+ years’ progressive experience in Mechanical Engineering for refinery, petrochemical, oil and gas, or other industrial facilities, with demonstrated experience leading engineering deliverables and providing technical direction.
• Location: For candidates in the Washington area, this position is hybrid with three days in the Ferndale office and two days’ work from home. Candidates in the SLC, Utah area will be working from home.
• Skills: Excellent oral and written communication skills, including technical communication through email, writing technical reports and presenting in a group environment. Ability to deal with change and demonstrate flexibility as required. Proficient in Microsoft Office applications. Able to independently troubleshoot complex technical problems and guide teams toward practical, code-compliant solutions. Well organized and able to lead multiple projects or engineering workstreams with competing priorities. Consistently achieves goals, delivers quality and accurate work and meets timelines. Technical Competence: Advanced experience developing, reviewing, and approving technical documents and drawings to support the procurement, repair, or modification of fixed and rotating equipment, including pressure vessels, tanks, separators, filters, heat transfer equipment, pumps and compressors. Strong working knowledge of relevant refinery standards, including but not limited to ASME piping and pressure vessel codes, various API standards, and the NBIC. Advanced experience with design and engineering support for B31.1/B31.3 process piping, including flexibility considerations, hydrotest requirements, material selection, coating selection, and coordination with piping design and stress resources. Ability to develop engineering scopes, hour estimates, schedules, and execution strategies, and to identify technical risks, design issues, and value creation opportunities.
• Certifications: EIT/PE license preferred but not required.
• Collaboration: Ability to form and foster collaborative relationships within Eichleay and with clients and partners, while providing technical leadership across multi-discipline project teams.
• Travel: Travel to local clients will be required and can be at least one day per week for meetings. Travel outside the area is expected to be minimal, less than 10%. Industry Requirements: This role will require all or some of the following requirements at time of hire or during employment:
• HHFT Safety Training and current card or ability to obtain.
• Client Safety Training and current badge or ability to obtain.
• TWIC Certification and current card or ability to obtain.
• TWIC card must be obtained prior to start date or start date may need to be adjusted.
• Background screening including previous employment, education, criminal history, and driving record verification.
• Participation in random drug and alcohol programs.

Qualifications

Successful background executing projects in a refinery environment. Have PE license or able to obtain a PE license in the state of Washington and/or Utah. Experience as a discipline lead or senior technical resource managing mechanical engineering deliverables and mentoring a small team of mechanical engineers.

Skills

• Excellent oral and written communication skills, including technical communication through email, writing technical reports and presenting in a group environment.
• Ability to deal with change and demonstrate flexibility as required.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications.
• Able to independently troubleshoot complex technical problems and guide teams toward practical, code-compliant solutions.
• Well organized and able to lead multiple projects or engineering workstreams with competing priorities.
• Consistently achieves goals, delivers quality and accurate work and meets timelines.
• Advanced experience developing, reviewing, and approving technical documents and drawings to support the procurement, repair, or modification of fixed and rotating equipment, including pressure vessels, tanks, separators, filters, heat transfer equipment, pumps and compressors.
• Strong working knowledge of relevant refinery standards, including but not limited to ASME piping and pressure vessel codes, various API standards, and the NBIC.
• Advanced experience with design and engineering support for B31.1/B31.3 process piping, including flexibility considerations, hydrotest requirements, material selection, coating selection, and coordination with piping design and stress resources.
• Ability to develop engineering scopes, hour estimates, schedules, and execution strategies, and to identify technical risks, design issues, and value creation opportunities.

Benefits

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Pay

$115,000-145,000 *anticipated annual salary may vary based on skills, experience, qualifications and internal peer equity. The pay range listed for this position is based on the anticipated base compensation at the time of the posting.

Schedule

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