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Category
Mechanical & Rotating Equipment
Work Pattern
Onshore with offshore inspection campaign visits
Reports To
Lead Mechanical Engineer / Engineering Manager
Position Overview
The Static Equipment Engineer specializes in the design, specification, and integrity management of pressure vessels, heat exchangers, reactors, and other non-rotating process equipment for oil and gas facilities. This role ensures that static equipment is designed and maintained to the highest safety and reliability standards, directly impacting facility integrity and production continuity.
Key Responsibilities
- Design and specify pressure vessels, heat exchangers, columns, reactors, and storage tanks per ASME/API standards
- Perform mechanical design calculations including thickness, nozzle loads, and wind/seismic loads per ASME VIII Div.1/Div.2
- Develop equipment data sheets, technical specifications, and requisition documents for static equipment procurement
- Conduct technical bid evaluations and vendor design reviews for static equipment packages
- Perform fitness-for-service assessments per API 579-1/ASME FFS-1 for in-service equipment with degradation
- Review and approve vendor fabrication drawings, UDS, and MDR documentation
- Witness FAT for static equipment including hydrostatic testing, NDE, and dimensional verification
- Support inspection planning and RBI (Risk-Based Inspection) implementation per API 580/581
- Develop repair and alteration procedures for in-service equipment per API 510/API 653/PVRC
- Evaluate material selection for corrosive services (sour service, acidic, high-temperature hydrogen attack)
- Support turnaround planning with equipment inspection scope development and prioritization
Qualifications
Required
- Education: Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering
- Certifications: OPITO BOSIET/FOET for offshore; API 510 Authorized Inspector or ASME Authorized Inspector certification preferred
- Experience: Minimum 8 years in static equipment engineering within oil and gas, with strong design and/or inspection experience
- Technical Skills: ASME VIII Div.1/Div.2, TEMA/ASME heat exchanger design, API 510/570/653, API 579 fitness-for-service, material selection (NACE MR0175/MR0108), metallurgy fundamentals, RBI methodology
Preferred
- Professional Engineer (PE) or Chartered Engineer (CEng)
- Experience with high-pressure/high-temperature equipment design
- Advanced metallurgy knowledge for CRA and weld overlay/clad equipment
- Experience with LNG cryogenic equipment design
Market Intelligence
$800–1,200/day
Shortage Level: High
Key Skills Gap: Engineers who combine design expertise with in-service inspection and fitness-for-service assessment capability. The transition from pure design to asset integrity management is a skill gap that widens as the workforce ages.
Regions in Highest Demand: Middle East, North Sea, Southeast Asia, West Africa
Demand Drivers: Aging asset fleet requiring integrity assessments, regulatory RBI mandates, turnaround inspection campaigns, LNG facility design and construction, carbon capture equipment specification