Mechanical Static Equipment Engineer

Aramco energizes the world economy.

Aramco occupies a unique position in the global energy industry. We are the world's largest producer of hydrocarbons (oil and gas), with the lowest upstream carbon intensity of any major producer. 

With our significant investment in technology and infrastructure, we strive to maximize the value of the energy we produce for the world along with a commitment to enhance Aramco’s value to society.

Headquartered in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and with offices around the world, we combine market discipline with a generations’ spanning view of the future, born of our nine decades experience as responsible stewards of the Kingdom’s vast hydrocarbon resources. This responsibility has driven us to deliver significant societal and economic benefits to not just the Kingdom, but also to a vast number of communities, economies, and countries that rely on the vital and reliable energy that we supply.

We are one of the most profitable companies in the world, as well as amongst the top five global companies by market capitalization.

We are seeking a Static Equipment (Mechanical) Engineer to join our Yanbu Refinery Engineering Division.

Yanbu Refinery is a 250 MBD capacity refinery located in the west cost of Saudi Arabia and responsible for meeting the demand of refined products like Gasoline, Diesel, and Jet Fuel in the western region of Saudi Arabia.

Your primary role will be to conduct special studies and analyses, such as necessary mechanical calculations for our static equipment such as piping, pressure vessels and shell and tube heat exchangers.

As the successful Candidate you will be required to perform the following:

• Perform field troubleshooting to support plant operations, in terms of stationary mechanical equipment integrity, participate in major T&Is/ emergency plant shutdowns as required and support maintenance organizations in the repair procedures for piping, pressure vessels, heat exchangers, fin fans, tanks, fired heaters, maintaining equipment integrity and review of material specification and technical quotations. In addition, extend engineering support to review and approve contractor repair procedures or designs.  
• Participate in facilities audits, insurance, HAZOP Studies, Compliance Review, and other internal or external assessments.
• Support Capital and expense project review for drawings, calculations, scope of work, material specifications, vendor quotations and detailed purchase order requirements.  
• Perform all piping and mechanical equipment calculations such as minimum wall thickness for internal and external pressure, tube sheet minimum thickness, Fire Heaters calculations, branch reinforcement calculations, MAWP calculations as per ASME B31.3/ ASME VII Div 1/ TEMA, hydrotest pressure, blind calculation, up-rating and de-rating of piping circuits and pressure vessels by following API 570/ API 510, fitness for service to evaluate flaws per API 579, review pipe stress analysis, flange calculations, stability and buckling calculations for vessels, or other mechanical calculation as per applicable ASME and Saudi Aramco Standards.
• Perform mechanical technical assessments and calculations for plant reliability and integrity such as boiler assessment, heat exchangers assessment, spring hangers, firefighting equipment and systems, certain valves, Hot Taps calculations, etc.
• Develop inhouse design package for expense projects by including scope of work, assembly/erection procedures, welding procedures, NDT requirements, material list and sketches/drawings.
• Perform mechanical reviews and revalidation of existing drawings such as piping plans, equipment SIS, data sheets, isometrics, etc.
• Conduct investigations as required for plant mechanical failures/ trips, participate in risk assessment and HAZOP studies, and conduct revised standard review applicability.

• You must hold a Bachelor Degree in Mechanical Engineering.
• You must have a minimum of 12 years within the Refinery, NGLF or Petrochemical industry specifically in asset integrity of stationary equipment, with at least 8 years field experience working on plants major turnaround and field troubleshooting.
• You must have a thorough knowledge of best engineering practices, solid industry codes and standards background and use of engineering software.

Working environment

Our high-performing employees are drawn by the challenging and rewarding professional, technical and industrial opportunities we offer, and are remunerated accordingly.

At Aramco, our people work on truly world-scale projects, supported by investment in capital and technology that is second to none. And because, as a global energy company, we are faced with addressing some of the world’s biggest technical, logistical and environmental challenges, we invest heavily in talent development.

We have a proud history of educating and training our workforce over many decades. Employees at all levels are encouraged to improve their sector-specific knowledge and competencies through our workforce development programs – one of the largest in the world.