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The successful candidate will support the specification, selection, design review, and procurement of heat exchangers and other static mechanical equipment for industrial projects. Working closely with senior engineers, multidisciplinary teams, clients, and equipment suppliers, you will contribute to safe, reliable, and practical engineering solutions from initial design through construction and commissioning.\nSkills and Responsibilities:\nResponsibilities:\nExecute assigned mechanical engineering activities, ensuring deliverables meet project scope, technical requirements, budgets, and schedules.\nPrepare equipment specifications, mechanical datasheets, material requisitions, technical bid evaluations, and procurement recommendations for review.\nSupport the selection and technical evaluation of shell-and-tube heat exchangers, air-cooled heat exchangers, plate heat exchangers, and related equipment.\nReview vendor drawings, mechanical calculations, thermal performance information, fabrication documentation, inspection and test plans, and final equipment records.\nCoordinate with process engineers to confirm heat duties, operating and design conditions, allowable pressure drops, fouling allowances, and equipment performance requirements.\nEvaluate heat exchanger mechanical design features, including materials, corrosion allowances, tube bundles, tubesheets, thermal expansion provisions, nozzle loads, and supports.\nConsider inspection access, tube bundle removal, cleaning methods, lifting requirements, and maintenance clearances during equipment reviews.\nApply relevant industry codes, standards, client specifications, and project requirements under appropriate technical supervision.\nCoordinate equipment interfaces with process, piping, materials, civil, structural, instrumentation, and electrical engineering disciplines.\nSupport pressure equipment registration activities and associated technical documentation, as applicable to the project.\nPrepare technical queries, assess supplier deviations, and recommend solutions for review by the responsible senior engineer.\nParticipate in design reviews and risk assessments, addressing equipment safety, constructability, operability, and maintainability.\nSupport assessments of existing heat exchangers for replacement, modification, changes in service, or performance improvement.\nProvide technical support during equipment fabrication, inspection, installation, testing, and commissioning.\nAssist with engineering activities for pressure vessels, tanks, and other static equipment as required.\nCommunicate task progress, technical concerns, and potential schedule impacts to the lead engineer and project team.\nMaintain complete engineering records and follow project quality assurance and document control procedures.\nIn addition to the responsibilities listed herein, the employee may be required to perform other ad-hoc tasks as needed or directed by the supervisor or management. 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