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Mechanical Engineer - Pressure Vessel

Bengaluru, India

R000062271

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About the position:

The Mechanical Engineer is part of the Materials Equipment Quality (MEQ) team at the Chevron ENGINE and is responsible for providing expertise in areas of pressure vessel & piping mechanical design/repair/alteration, code interpretation, and post construction repair across Chevron assets.

Key responsibilities:

  • Provides enterprise-wide support of in-service pressure vessels and piping, new construction project support, and maintains Chevron’s technical standards

  • Assist with concept development, work scoping, troubleshooting, failure analysis and repairs.

  • Support research and technology development projects,

  • Perform mechanical design analysis, using finite element analysis (FEA), of fixed equipment components in pressure vessels, heat exchangers, and piping.Determine stresses applied to components are within allowable stress limits and determine max strain/deflections are also within allowable limits

  • Apply fracture mechanics, fatigue, buckling, creep, and mechanical design principles to evaluate components in mechanical equipment are within allowable stress range

  • Select post construction repair options for mechanical equipment (sleeves, patches, weld repairs, etc) and validate the design meets ASME code requirement

  • Review supplier pressure vessel design packages


Required Qualifications:

  • Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from a recognized (AICTE) University.

  • Proven experience with ASME Sec VIII Division 1 and 2, PCC-2

  • Proven experience performing finite element analysis (FEA)

  • Skilled use of an FEA software package such as SolidWorks, Ansys, or Abaqus

  • Skilled use of a pressure vessel design software package such as Compress or PV


Preferred Qualifications:

  • 10+ years of experience in pressure vessel or mechanical design in the oil & gas industry

  • Advanced degree in Mechanical Engineering (Masters or Doctorate)

  • Oil & gas or petrochemical experience, or experience working with a pressure vessel fabricator


Chevron ENGINE supports global operations, supporting business requirements across the world. Accordingly, the work hours for employees will be aligned to support business requirements. The standard work week will be Monday to Friday. Working hours are 8:00am to 5:00pm or 1:30pm to 10:30pm.

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Bengaluru, Karnataka

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