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SalaryThis role required candidate to permanently relocate at Dhahran, Saudi Arabia.
About the Company
This company engages in the exploration, production, transportation, and sale of crude oil and natural gas. It operates through the following segments: Upstream, Downstream, and Corporate. The Upstream segment includes crude oil, natural gas and natural gas liquids exploration, field development, and production. The Downstream segment focuses on refining, logistics, power generation, and the marketing of crude oil, petroleum and petrochemical products, and related services to international and domestic customers. The Corporate segment offers supporting services including human resources, finance, and information technology. The company was founded on May 29, 1933 and is headquartered in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia.
Job Summary
We are seeking an experienced Heater Specialist Engineer to join our Global Manufacturing Excellence Team within our Global Manufacturing Support Department (GMSD). GMSD is a multi-disciplinary organization with interface to technical, and in some cases business, support requirements of Domestic Refining & NGL Fractionation Admin Area and This Company Affiliates. Its function caters mainly to the technical needs of Global Manufacturing, operating facilities management, and driving the performances of operating facilities in executing corporate programs and initiatives towards operational excellence and value creation. Your primary role will be to provide technical support to operating facilities, projects, technology deployment, and talent development of young Engineers. You will conduct special studies and analysis in a specialized asset integrity field.
Responsibilities:
- Conduct both simple and complex analyses related to the design, specification, and applications engineering tasks associated with fired equipment such as boilers and furnaces.
- Evaluate, select, specify, and engineer fired equipment packages that meet design needs, ensuring reliable, cost-effective, and efficient operation.
- Select and implement appropriate designs for fired equipment.
- Perform field troubleshooting and technical assessments for fired equipment, including boilers and furnaces.
- Actively participate in major Turnarounds and Inspections (T&Is) as well as emergency plant shutdowns.
- Provide technical support to maintenance support organizations to ensure the proper functioning of fired equipment.
- Calculate the remaining life of heater tubes and develop a safe and optimized tube replacement schedule.
- Conduct investigations of fired equipment failures to identify root causes and implement preventive measures to avoid such failures in the future.
- Develop repair procedures as required to address issues with fired equipment.
- Review detailed drawings and material specifications as requested.
- Participate in Hazard and Operability (HAZOP) Studies reviews to ensure safety and compliance.
- This role required candidate to permanently relocate at Dhahran, Saudi Arabia.
- Hold a Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related field.
- Possess a minimum of 15 years of experience in the refinery and/or petrochemical industry, with at least 7 years specializing in Fired Equipment.
- Demonstrate a broad set of skills and knowledge covering various types of fired equipment, including fired heaters, flares, incinerators, boilers, SCRs, and related systems and auxiliaries within the Refining, NGL, and petrochemical industries.
- Have in-depth code knowledge of standards such as ASME Section VIII Divisions 1 & 2, ASME Section I, API-530, API-535, API-537, API-560, API-579, API-936, NFPA standards, and other relevant codes and standards applicable to fired equipment.
- Possess significant experience in inspection and failure analysis of fired equipment.
- Be knowledgeable about both basic and advanced Non-Destructive Evaluation (NDE) techniques relevant to fired equipment.
- Have a deep understanding of remaining life calculations for heater tubes.
- Understanding of refractory design and repair is desirable.
