Staff Piping Engineer

The role

You will build and lead the piping discipline for refining and minerals processing facilities. You will act as an owner's engineer to define standards and manage contractors while performing piping engineering work and building automation tools with software teams.

What you will do

• Manage piping engineering across all project scopes
• Load-balance work across concurrent projects and coach designers
• Attract non-conventional engineering talent to develop automation solutions
• Develop engineering workflows and standards
• Develop and implement the piping design workflow
• Develop piping related standards, templates and specifications
• Automate repetitive work with the software team
• Own the pipe stress program and approve packages
• Direct dynamic analyses including slug flow, water hammer, relief valve transients, and vibration
• Own piping material specifications, valve specs, and engineering standards

Required qualifications

• 10+ years in piping design and engineering in an EPC, EPCM, or owner capital projects environment
• Direct experience leading piping engineering teams, including contractor oversight
• Track record building piping design workflows and standards
• Strong pipe stress background in CAESAR II
• Deep working knowledge of ASME B31.3, including allowable load definition and nozzle load evaluation
• Experience developing piping material and valve specifications and pipe support design criteria
• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related field

Nice to have

• Professional Engineer (PE) license, or the ability to obtain one
• Mining, mineral processing, metallurgical, chemical, or heavy industrial facility experience
• Experience with slurry, reagent, and high-temperature piping, including refractory-lined, lined, and non-metallic systems
• Experience with scripting or model-based design automation

About the company

Mariana Minerals is a software-first, vertically integrated minerals company. They aim to supply critical minerals for energy, AI, and defense technologies by combining industry expertise with software and automation.