PALNG Rotating Equipment Engineer

Primary Purpose

The Rotating Equipment Engineer will provide technical support to the design and start-up of liquefaction projects developed by Sempra Infrastructure at Port Arthur.

The Rotating Equipment Engineer will be responsible for the complex rotating equipment packages including gas turbine and electric motor driven centrifugal compressors, magnetic bearing turboexpanders and centrifugal pumps. The engineer will be responsible for resolving technical issues on multiple train components and associated auxiliary support packages.

The Rotating Equipment Engineer's responsibilities include:

- Provides support for surveillance, design input, maintenance strategy development, and engineering support for gas turbines, centrifugal compressors, expanders and centrifugal pumps.

- Leads equipment Surveillance and Condition Monitoring. Ensures reliability, availability, and optimal performance of rotating equipment.

- Leads and provides technical support in skill areas of Vibration Analysis and Rotordynamics, Thermodynamics and Equipment Performance Measurement such as Polytropic Efficiency calculations

- Supports design and project Engineering Support

- Influencing Maintenance and Reliability Strategy, Performance and Optimization

- Training and Knowledge Sharing with others.

- Works closely with equipment manufacturers representatives, operations, maintenance, and project teams to enhance equipment performance, minimize downtime, and improve long-term asset integrity.

The Rotating Equipment Engineer will aid in the development of Equipment Management Plans and Strategies for managing the equipment over the life cycle of the equipment including integrity inspections and planning for major outages and overhauls.

The Rotating Equipment Engineer will also assist with training of junior engineers and craft technicians.

This position will be located in Port Arthur, Texas during commissioning, startup and Operate Phase of PALNG.

Transportation Worker Identification Credentials (TWIC) is required.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Monitors the operations of rotating equipment; gas turbines, refrigerant and process compressors, drivers, gearboxes, blowers and pumps and their associated auxiliary support systems.
  
  Ensure equipment is designed and operating in a safe and reliable manner, to meet the requirements of the process, as per Project specifications.
• Provide technical leadership and guidance for all rotating equipment during the CSU and Operate Phase, including technical advice, updating Sempra standards and troubleshooting.
• Perform the technical assurance role for vendor drawings and data, test procedures, reports and calculations during Commissioning and Start-up (CSU) throughout the Operate Phase
• Support predictive maintenance planning for the rotating equipment kits and Turnaround Planning
  
  Participates in conceptual studies and reliability studies as required and generates MOCs as needed.
• Provide technical support for the Maintenance Dept of PALNG post-commissioning and startup
  
  Provide technical support for equipment vibration troubleshooting using BN System 1 and other industry tools.
• Support implementation of Long-Term Service Agreements (LTSA) for the major rotating equipment and interface with vendor representatives during the Operate Phase
• Stay abreast of current Rotating Equipment developments thru participation in Industry technical shows and committees.
• Participate or lead in Root Cause Analysis and Risk Assessments involving rotating equipment
• Perform other duties as assigned (no more than 5% of duties).

Qualifications

Education

• Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical engineering Required
• Master's Degree Preferred

Experience

• 7 years of industry related experience with large rotating machinery. This experience should include gas turbines, large process or refrigerant compressors, drivers, gearboxes, blowers and pumps and their associated auxiliary support systems and/or skid mounted packaged systems. Required
• Experience and knowledge with control systems for typical compression equipment. Required
• Experience working in CSU and operating environment for large-scale LNG projects. Preferred

Skills and Abilities

• Familiarity and ability to read and interpret electrical and mechanical diagrams, including flow charts, cause/effect diagrams, and Piping and Instrument Drawings (P&IDs). Intermediate
• Must have a good working knowledge of API, ASME, ANSI, PIP and other process industry codes and standards. This position will have extensive E&C, EPC and vendor interface, so communication skills must be excellent. Vibration Analysis and Rotordynamics. Use of BN System 1 tool. Intermediate
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills Advanced
• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, Power Point) Intermediate
• Specific knowledge in understanding the vibration as related to rotating equipment, this includes both analytical applications (lateral/torsional analysis) and diagnostics during Factory Acceptance Testing and commissioning activities Advanced
• Understanding of acoustic pulsation studies and pulsation issues on reciprocating equipmentDesign and construction knowledge of NEC codes, especially as related to hazardous area applications. Intermediate
• Knowledge of mechanical equipment air emission reduction concepts and applications. Advanced

Licenses and Certifications

• TWIC Required