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Nexus Circular · 1 day ago

Mechanical Piping Engineer

Atlanta, GA

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

10+ years exp

Nexus Circular is the commercial leader in advanced recycling technology that converts landfill-bound plastics into circular feedstocks for sustainable virgin plastics production. They are seeking an experienced mechanical engineer with specialized experience in piping system design to support facility expansion and buildouts, focusing on equipment design, vendor management, and documentation procedures.

ManufacturingRecycling

Responsibilities

Design and specify piping systems between unit operations, including completion of engineering reviews like flow & stress analysis and code compliance

Specify process equipment including pumps, tanks, vessels, piping system components, and related items

Review and approve vendor/contractor calculations and other work output

Make recommendations on other equipment as necessary based on relevant codes and standards (API, ANSI, OSHA, etc…)

Assist the Maintenance/Operations teams in documentation or creation of different procedures and inspection plans for pumps, tanks, vessels, piping systems, and other items

Ensure designs and details are safe for field erection and use, with constructability in mind

Participate in the review of Management of Changes (MoC), PHA Action Requests, Construction Information Requests, field RFIs, and Change Order Requests

Lead equipment vendor qualification process for new contractors and venders

Assist with local, state, and federal permitting applications

Other engineering tasks that the mechanical engineering team holds responsibility for, filling in on priorities when resources require, per skill set and availability match

Possible travel to other Nexus locations as required (:10%)

Qualification

Piping designProcess engineeringAPI standardsAutoDesk modelingPipe stress analysisCommunication skillsProject managementSelf-starter

Required

BS in Mechanical Engineering

10+ years' recent experience with piping design and specification (hydraulic and flow analysis, stress analysis, loading/supporting)

10+ years' recent experience with fixed equipment and/or rotating equipment design and specification

10+ years' recent experience with API standards related to pumps, tanks, vessels, and piping (API 510, 570, 650, 653)

2+ years of recent experience with the following or with equivalent variants of: AutoDesk 2D and 3D modeling, isometric drawing creation (Plant 3D), pipe stress analysis (CEARSAR II), Microsoft 365 Suite, PDF Editors (Adobe/BlueBeam)

Recent experience designing chemical process operations in manufacturing or petrochem