Senior Engineer - Piping
🔍 Chennai, India
Petrofac is a leading international service provider to the energy industry, with a diverse client portfolio including many of the world’s leading energy companies.
We design, build, manage, and maintain infrastructure for our clients. We recruit, reward, and develop our people based on merit, regardless of race, nationality, religion, gender, age, sexual orientation, marital status, or disability. We value our people and treat everyone who works for or with Petrofac fairly and without discrimination.
The world is re-thinking its energy supply and energy security needs and planning for a phased transition to alternative energy sources. We are here to help our clients meet these evolving energy needs.
This is an exciting time to join us on this journey.
Are you ready to bring the right energy to Petrofac and help us deliver a better future for everyone?
JOB TITLE: Senior Engineer – Piping (Stress)
- Perform piping stress analysis for critical and non-critical piping systems.
- Carry out static and dynamic stress analysis using software such as:
- Caesar II
- Review P&IDs, piping layouts, isometrics, support drawings, and vendor data.
- Evaluate thermal expansion, sustained loads, occasional loads, seismic, wind, PSV discharge, slug flow, vibration, and dynamic loads.
- Prepare stress critical line lists and stress analysis reports.
- Design and recommend suitable pipe support systems including:
- Spring supports
- Snubbers
- Rigid supports
- Coordinate with layout, material, structural, civil, and equipment engineering teams.
- Review nozzle load calculations and ensure compliance with equipment allowable loads.
- Resolve piping flexibility and support-related issues during design and site execution.
- Participate in model reviews, HAZOP, constructability, and technical review meetings.
- Review vendor documents and provide stress engineering comments.
- Ensure compliance with ASME, API, and project/client specifications.
- Support site activities, troubleshooting, and field engineering when required.
- Guide and mentor junior stress engineers and designers.
- Proficiency in piping stress analysis software.
- Good understanding of piping layout and support engineering.
- Ability to interpret technical specifications and standards.
- Effective communication and coordination skills.
- Knowledge of stress optimization and support design.
- Site experience and troubleshooting capability