Sr Operational Systems Engineer

About the role

The position will be filled at Senior or Staff level.

Responsibilities

• Assures site drawdown readiness through systems engineering analysis.
• Analysis of site hydraulic issues that pertain to the site.
• Counsels model analyses to determine vapor pressure impacts on crude oil movements.
• Provides technical input to cavern/equipment selection during drawdown.
• Affirms process system risks to ensure maintained within acceptable criteria.
• Analyzes system rotating equipment performance.
• Analyzes equipment or system failures and prepares Failure Analysis Reports.
• Maintains the technical baseline and the SPR design basis.
• Functions as owner and makes revisions to the site Mechanical Operations Manuals.
• Functions as owner and makes revisions to the site P&IDs.
• Reviews and approves all site process changes.
• Operates and maintains site models for hydraulics, vapor pressure, and other appropriate models.
• Prepares and sponsors Engineering Change Proposals.
• Customer systems engineering support.
• Serves as a technical expert in a designated engineering function and may serve as a technical lead on team projects.
• Supports DOE Systems and Projects engineering by performing operational systems engineering analyses and studies for DOE.
• Provides day-to-day site systems engineering support.
• Provides systems engineering support to all directorates.
• Provides process engineering oriented design review to system changes.
• Provides system readiness feedback to readiness review for drawdown.
• Prepares test plans for new equipment or systems and participates in testing and acceptance.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Chemical or Mechanical Engineering with a minimum of 3-7 years of progressive engineering experience in oil/gas production/processing, petrochemical industry and /or plant engineering.
• Candidates must have demonstrated experience in conducting complex mechanical engineering analysis.
• Strong written and oral communication skills required to develop presentations, analytical reports, technical correspondence, and be a team lead.

Desired

• Professional Engineer with experience in the chemical or petroleum industries in process engineering.
• Experience with design and operation of heat exchangers, process piping, valves, pipeline systems and pumping equipment.
• Experience with HYSYS, UNISIM or similar process simulation software.