{"id":1515343,"url":"https://alion.io/job/airswift-mechanical-engineer-static-equipment","title":"Mechanical Engineer - Static Equipment","company":{"id":2751907,"name":"Airswift","domain":"airswift.com","url":"https://alion.io/company/airswift-com","size_band":"5000+","is_staffing_agency":true,"employer_type":"agency","is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":"Schema","truth_index":{"grade":"B","score":75,"open_postings":18,"ghost_share":0,"stale_share":1,"repost_share":0,"time_to_fill_p50_days":null,"computed_at":"2026-10-01T05:45:00Z"}},"role":"Industrial Engineering","role_family":"Industrial Engineering","seniority":"middle","employment_type":"contractor","work_mode":"on_site","remote_scope":null,"remote_scope_basis":null,"remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"structured","locations":["United States"],"countries":["US"],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":null,"salary_estimate":{"min_usd":75000,"max_usd":141000,"period":"year","method":"role_seniority_country_remote_cell","sample_n":1812},"experience_years_min":3,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-09-28T00:00:00Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-09-28","last_verified_at":"2026-10-01T13:26:53Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":4,"trust":{"level":"ok","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":4},"description":"Job reference\n1280996\nLocation\nQuintana, Texas, United States\nSector\nEnergy - Oil & Gas\nFunction\nEngineering & Design\nEmployment type\nContract\nDate published\nSeptember 28, 2026\nWe are seeking a Mechanical Engineer with 3-10 years of experience to support the reliability, mechanical integrity, troubleshooting, and continuous improvement of static equipment assets. This role will focus on pressure vessels, heat exchangers, tanks, piping systems, air-cooled heat exchangers, and related fixed equipment, with additional responsibility for supporting pipe stress, piping vibration, and fitness-for-service evaluations. The ideal candidate is hands-on, technically curious, safety-focused, and comfortable working closely with Operations, Maintenance, Inspection, Reliability, Projects, and external vendors to solve equipment issues and improve asset performance.\nPrimary Responsibilities\n- Provide day-to-day engineering support for static equipment, including pressure vessels, tanks, shell-and-tube heat exchangers, air-cooled heat exchangers, piping systems, and associated components.\n- Support troubleshooting, root cause analysis, and corrective action development for equipment damage, leaks, corrosion, vibration concerns, fatigue issues, thermal movement concerns, and mechanical integrity findings.\n- Review inspection reports, equipment condition data, repair recommendations, and non-destructive examination results to support technically sound repair, replacement, monitoring, or continued-service decisions.\n- Assist with pipe stress, thermal growth, support adequacy, flexibility, and vibration evaluations, including coordination with specialists or external engineering firms when detailed analysis is required.\n- Support air-cooled heat exchanger reliability, including tube condition assessments, plugging/replacement decisions, corrosion monitoring, inspection scope development, fan deck and header issues, and mechanical repair planning.\n- Develop and review engineering scopes, repair plans, technical recommendations, Management of Change documentation, and project intake information for static equipment and piping-related work.\n- Participate in field walkdowns, equipment inspections, pre-startup safety reviews, turnaround planning, discovery work evaluation, and maintenance execution support.\n- Apply applicable codes, standards, and recommended practices, including ASME, API, TEMA, and site mechanical integrity procedures, to support safe and reliable equipment operation.\n- Collaborate with Operations, Maintenance, Inspection, Reliability, Process Engineering, Projects, contractors, and vendors to resolve equipment issues and drive practical, risk-informed solutions.\n- Support development and improvement of mechanical integrity programs, inspection strategies, equipment records, repair deferral processes, and asset reliability initiatives.\nPreferred Qualifications\n- Experience supporting LNG, cryogenic, petrochemical, or other process plant equipment.\n- Exposure to pipe stress analysis, vibration troubleshooting, flexibility analysis, or use of piping analysis tools such as CAESAR II.\n- Experience with air-cooled heat exchanger inspection, tube failure analysis, plugging plans, IRIS/eddy current inspection methods, header repairs, or fan-related reliability issues.\n- Knowledge of damage mechanisms, corrosion under insulation, risk-based inspection, fitness-for-service, remaining life assessments, and mechanical repair planning.\n- Familiarity with engineering software or systems such as COMPRESS, PV Elite, HTRI, SAP, APM/Meridium, or similar tools.\n- Engineer-in-Training certification, Professional Engineer license, API certification, or interest in pursuing relevant technical certifications.\nKey Competencies\n- Practical field engineering judgment and willingness to engage directly with equipment in operating units.\n- Strong ownership, organization, and follow-through on technical actions and equipment issues.\n- Ability to balance code compliance, risk, reliability, schedule, and business needs.\n- Clear written and verbal communication, including the ability to document technical recommendations for both engineering and non-engineering audiences.\n- Collaborative mindset with the ability to build trust with Operations, Maintenance, Inspection, and contractor teams.\n- Curiosity, continuous learning, and interest in developing deeper expertise in static equipment and mechanical integrity.\nNot the job you are looking for? 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