Your Job
Koch Specialty Plant Services (KSPS) is currently hiring a Project Engineer who will be responsible for offering mechanical engineering assistance for projects that involve pressure vessels, piping, and combustion equipment. The primary tasks of this role consist of defining and refining project scopes, performing vessel calculations, reviewing drawings, coordinating material procurement, specifying welding procedures, and creating inspection plans. The Project Engineer will also be expected to collaborate with construction supervision, project management, clients, and other project teams. This position necessitates an individual who is driven, well-organized, and meticulous, with the ability to manage multiple projects concurrently.
Our Team
KSPS is a division of Koch Industries, offering a diverse range of plant services to industries such as refining, petrochemical, chemical, and power generation. With a focus on safety, quality, and customer satisfaction, KSPS provides innovative and cost-effective solutions including turnaround management, specialty welding, mechanical services, coatings, and project management. Backed by the resources of Koch Industries, KSPS delivers exceptional service, expertise, and reliability to meet the unique needs of its clients.
What You Will Do
- Provide support on projects involving maintenance, repair, installation, and revamp of distillation towers, reactors, vessels, drums, heat exchangers, combustion equipment, and piping.
- Perform pressure vessel design in compliance with ASME Section VIII, customer specifications, and relevant API and industry standards.
- Ensure that engineering designs/packages meet project, customer, and Code requirements.
- Collaborate proactively with departments including Quality Control, Field Superintendents, Project Management, Sales, Estimating, and EH&S.
- Provide all necessary information such as calculations, drawings, inspection test plans, weld procedures, welder certifications, and material traceability documents.
- Review nondestructive examination (NDE) and post-weld heat treatment (PWHT) procedures for code compliance.
- Develop unique engineered solutions to facilitate successful completion of field projects.
- Offer construction engineering support for rigging, lifting, and other construction-related activities.
- Develop material cost estimates.
Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)
- Bachelor’s degree in mechanical or chemical engineering.
- Knowledge of ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Codes.
- Experience with pressure vessel design and fabrication.
- Knowledge of nondestructive examination methods.
What Will Put You Ahead
- FE Exam (EIT) or PE License.
- Experience with vessel engineering software (Compress).
- Experience working with Finite Element Analysis (FEA).
- Familiarity with process/power piping and combustion equipment.
- Lifting/Rigging engineering experience.
- Knowledge of nondestructive examination methods and welding processes.
- Experience with application of technical specifications from oil and chemical companies.
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Hiring Philosophy
All Koch companies value diversity of thought, perspectives, aptitudes, experiences, and backgrounds. We are Military Ready and Second Chance employers. Learn more about our hiring philosophy here.
As a Koch Engineered Solutions company, Koch Specialty Plant Services (KSPS) provides code welding work related to repair, revamp, replacement and field fabrication of towers and vessels, piping and specialty welding, mass transfer equipment installation, inspection and professional project services.At Koch, employees are empowered to do what they do best to make life better. Learn how our business philosophy helps employees unleash their potential while creating value for themselves and the company.
Our Benefits
Our goal is for each employee, and their families, to live fulfilling and healthy lives. We provide essential resources and support to build and maintain physical, financial, and emotional strength - focusing on overall wellbeing so you can focus on what matters most. Our benefits plan includes - medical, dental, vision, flexible spending and health savings accounts, life insurance, ADD, disability, retirement, paid vacation/time off, educational assistance, and may also include infertility assistance, paid parental leave and adoption assistance. Specific eligibility criteria is set by the applicable Summary Plan Description, policy or guideline and benefits may vary by geographic region. If you have questions on what benefits apply to you, please speak to your recruiter.
Additionally, everyone has individual work and personal needs. We seek to enable the best work environment that helps you and the business work together to produce superior results.
Equal Opportunities
Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status. Except where prohibited by state law, some offers of employment are conditioned upon successfully passing a drug test. This employer uses E-Verify. Please click here for additional information.
