
Principal Mechanical Engineer - Heat Exchangers
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Principal Mechanical Engineer - Heat ExchangersKBR Sustainable Technology Solutions (STS) provides holistic and value-added solutions across the entire asset life cycle. These include world-class licensed process technologies, differentiated advisory services, deep technical domain expertise, energy transition solutions, high-end design capabilities, and smart solutions to optimize planned and operating assets.
Incumbent will be responsible for the specification and application of exchangers (shell & tubes, hairpins, air coolers and plate technologies) associated with LNG and Hydrogen facilities.
Job Qualifications
- Bachelors or Master or Doctorate in Engineering required
- 7-10+ years’ experience working on LNG / Hydrogen Projects required
- Experience with Exchanger Equipment required
- Preparation of specifications, design calculations, datasheets, requisitions, technical bid evaluations, purchase orders and supplier document review for Exchangers.
- Design Calculations for design or check rating Heat Exchangers (using HTRI).
- Design Calculations (using PVElite) for heat exchangers.
- Interest in TEMA and API standards for Shell & Tubes, Hairpins, Air Coolers and Plates
- Ability to receive technical guidance from senior engineers
- Group leaders - Organize the team, understand scope, schedule, budget and contract summary all the time.
- Propose ideas, collaborate with the team, improve and document/update the work process.
- Software Experience with Office 365 (Excel, Word, Powerpoint, Visio, TEAMs, SharePoint), Documentum, Smartsketch or Autocad, and Adobe
- Software Experience with Visual Basic or Visual Fortran a plus
- Willingness to travel domestically or internationally a plus
- Experience from a heat exchanger supplier shop a plus
- Professional Engineer a plus
Decarbonization – Energy Transition – Sustainability
KBR Benefits
KBR offers a selection of competitive lifestyle benefits which could include 401K plan with company match, medical, dental, vision, life insurance, AD&D, flexible spending account, disability, paid time off, or flexible work schedule. We support career advancement through professional training and development.
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