Engineering Team Leader | Solar

Career Area:
Engineering
Job Description:
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Role Definition
As Senior Process Lead Engineer you will be responsible for the Engineering & Design of Solar Turbines Construction Services Products. You will involve in the design of the Oil & Gas Projects such as Gas Compression stations project you will demonstrate designing implementing and maintaining Process-Piping systems within the Oil & Gas industry
The identified candidate will be a member of a cross-functional team that Involves in FEED Detail engineering Procurement inhouse Fabrication and Commissioning activities and ensues all performance metrics are achieved

Responsibilities
The candidate should possess a minimum of 15-18 years of industry experience in engineering / design execution and associated applications. Experience should include significant demonstrated results leading Process-Piping design efforts supporting industrial gas turbine packaging and associated gas compression and power generation projects and BOP systems engineering and design.
We are looking for an experienced Process-Lead Engineer with a strong background in process simulation flare system design and hydraulic studies for Oil & Gas or EPC projects.
Develop New PFDs P&IDs UFDs and Process Safety Diagrams and review
Conduct process simulations mass & heat balance using Aspen HYSYS Flow Master Simulink and equipment sizing to develop optimal process designs.
Perform control valve sizing pump sizing/design and critical hydraulic checks
Design and simulate flare systems including blowdown/depressurization and stack sizing using Aspen FlareNet
Prepare/review data sheets and specifications for equipment instruments and piping
Support development of Process Design Basis / Project Safety Philosophies control/ESD philosophies trip logic and Cause & Effect diagrams
Conduct inter-discipline checks (IDC) with layout piping and electrical teams
Participate in cost estimation material requests and engineering documentation reviews
Perform process safety studies including HAZOP SIL and PHA to identify and mitigate potential hazards.
Lead process engineering design activities for Energy and Industrial projects from Basic FEED to detailed engineering .
Responsible for ensuring quality technical design delivery output technical governance and quality and coordination and interface within a multi discipline project team
Provide technical support and guidance to multidisciplinary project teams including mechanical engineers piping engineers and instrumentation engineers.
Collaborate with clients vendors and regulatory authorities to ensure compliance with project requirements and industry standards.
Lead process optimization initiatives to improve efficiency reliability and sustainability of existing operations.
Preparing and evaluating bid and purchase specifications for process and clean utility equipments.
Calculating and organizing data and interfacing with other disciplines such as piping mechanical instrument data for I&C or electrical loadings HSE HVAC etc
Knowledge of Piping design Codes and Standards such as ASME B 31.3 & B 31.8
Line Sizing Thickness Calculation Pressure drop calculation Equipment sizing Calculation.
Preparation of Line List Valve List Equipment List Piping Material Specification.
Pipe Routing Equipment Modelling using Autodesk Plant 3D.
Pipe Stress Analysis using CAESAR II Software.
Preparation MTO BOM from Piping 3D Models.
Flexible and quick to learn global developments in EPC- Oil & Gas projects technologies and adopt.
Continuous improvement of the design activity in terms of technical knowledge efficiency quality and productivity.
Provide virtual technical support for shop floor for the orders engineered & commissioning support.
The lead is responsible for over-seeing and guiding the team to ensure productivity efficiency & quality in daily operations.
Co-ordinating design activities with multi-disciplinary team.
Responsible for the Review of all the deliverables timely delivery with highest Quality.
Participating in and supporting proposal preparation cost estimates and technical reports.
Researching new materials and competitive products. Organizing coordinating and executing the building testing and analysis of prototypes.
Required Skills & Tools :
Software: Aspen HYSYS Aspen FlareNet Flow Master Simulink HTRI PipeNet (Standard & Transient)
Strong understanding of API/ASME standards for process safety
Proficiency in hydraulic and surge analysis for long-distance pipelines
Knowledge of pump and heat exchanger design
Working experience with 3D Design Tools: AutoCad Plant 3D. E3D CAESAR II Navis Works Manage.
Degree Requirement
Master/Bachelor of Mechanical/Chemical Engineering from accredited Engineering Institute.

Skill Descriptors
Analytical Thinking: Knowledge of techniques and tools that promote effective analysis; ability to determine the root cause of organizational problems and create alternative solutions that resolve these problems.
Level Extensive Experience:
Seeks discrepancies and inconsistencies in available information; explains variances.
Organizes and prioritizes the sequence of steps to be taken to remedy the situation.
Identifies many possible causes for a problem based on prior experience and current research.
Quantifies the costs benefits risks and chances for success before recommending a course of action.
Approaches a complex problem by breaking it down into its component parts.
Chooses among a diverse set of analytical tools according to the nature of the situation.
Effective Communications: Understanding of effective communication concepts tools and techniques; ability to effectively transmit receive and accurately interpret ideas information and needs through the application of appropriate communication behaviors.
Level Extensive Experience:
Reviews others writing or presentations and provides feedback and coaching.
Adapts documents and presentations for the intended audience.
Demonstrates both empathy and assertiveness when communicating a need or defending a position.
Communicates well downward upward and outward.
Employs appropriate methods of persuasion when soliciting agreement.
Maintains focus on the topic at hand.
Managing Multiple Priorities: Knowledge of effective self-management practices; ability to manage multiple concurrent objectives projects groups or activities making effective judgments as to prioritizing and time allocation.
Level Extensive Experience:
Clarifies and handles multiple concurrent and diverse activities.
Shifts focus among several efforts as required by changing priorities.
Addresses potential conflicts that impact current delivery commitments.
Works with or leads others to re-prioritize work and reschedule commitments as necessary.
Responds to shifting priorities while maintaining progress of regularly scheduled work.
Demonstrates an expectation that there will be ongoing shifts in demands and priorities.
Technical Excellence: Knowledge of a given technology and various application methods; ability to develop and provide solutions to significant technical challenges.
Level Extensive Experience:
Advises others on the assessment and provision of all technical solutions.
Engages appropriate subject matter resources to effectively resolve technical issues.
Mentors others to enhance their technical competence and its application to achieve more effective technical solutions.
Coaches others in promoting defining analyzing and providing superior technical solutions to business problems.
Provides effective solutions to moderate technical challenges through strong technical competence effectively examining implications of events and issues.
Assumes accountability for personal technical performance and holds others responsible for theirs.
Computer-Aided Design & Engineering: Knowledge of tools and techniques of specialized graphics programs; ability to produce analyze simulate and test product design drafts.
Level Extensive Experience:
Coaches others on orthographic isometric and axonometric projections.
Presents complex products and systems graphically.
Performs manipulations on design objects such as changing projections and managing drawing layers.
Directs the matrix computations performed to transform objects in coordinate space.
Consults on benefits and drawbacks of top-down design vs. bottom-up design.
Compares and contrasts uses of birds-eye views and worms-eye views.
Product Design - MFG: Knowledge of processes approaches tools and techniques of product design; ability to convert customer and market requirements into product design.
Level Extensive Experience:
Develops improvement plans for senior management and evaluates the outcome of the design against the functionality.
Advises others on the development of multiple products and their functionality.
Trains others on advanced tools and approaches of product design.
Monitors the processes and procedures of a complex product design to ensure functional requirements are met.
Evaluates feedback from customers and consults on functional weaknesses.
Controls design and development costs of a proposed product through effective resource coordination.
Product Design and Development: Knowledge of product features; ability to design build and develop a new product technology or service from concept through to production.
Level Extensive Experience:
Develops organizational standards and processes in order to maximize complex product services efficiency and effectiveness.
Creates and introduces new techniques that expedite or simplify the development process.
Supervises the management of multiple and diverse types of products or services.
Develops proof-of-concept exercises to prove or disprove validity of proposed products.
Advises on the appropriate solutions to complex product design and development problems.
Designs working prototypes of a variety of proposed products or services.

Posting Dates:
December 15 2025 - December 28 2025

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