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- Employment type
- Full-time
- Experience level
- Lead · 10+ years
- Minimum education
- Bachelor’s degree
- Posting language
- English
- Working hours
- 40 hours per week
Job summary
The Pressure Vessel Engineer will design industrial equipment including pressure vessels, tanks, and piping while providing technical guidance to internal teams. They will also ensure the technical integrity of project deliverables and assist operations with fabrication and manufacturability issues.
Job details
Foremost is looking for an experienced Pressure Vessel Engineer to be part of our Agriculture and Energy Design Team reporting into our Engineering Manager located at our facility in Lloydminster, Alberta. Are you an experienced engineer with a background in mechanical, materials, or metallurgical engineering ? Foremost is a great place to put your skills to work and be able to experience seeing all your work come to life. We have a highly proficient and talented technical team and are looking to add the right individual to help us strengthen and grow. This is an on-site position based at Foremost’s Lloydminster, Alberta manufacturing facility. The role works closely with Engineering, Quality, and Operations and required regular direct involvement with shop fabrication activities. Remote or hybrid arrangements are not available for this position Key Responsibilities * Design industrial equipment using a variety of tools including Autodesk Inventor, Nastran, Compress, and other industry specific software. * Complete mechanical design of pressure vessels, tanks, piping, and steel structures. * Provide technical guidance to our Proposal, Supply Chain, Quality, and Operations staff. * Ensure quality and technical integrity of project deliverables. * Assist Operations with project plans to improve manufacturability of designs, and to resolve fabrication, procurement, and shipping issues, as necessary. * Facilitate regular updates of design status to the project stakeholders. * Interface with clients for clarification and approvals as needed. * Identify key parameters, specifications, codes, and critical issues that may impact projects. * Other duties as required Qualifications * in Mechanical Engineering from an accredited university program * Registration as a Professional Engineer (P. Eng.) in Canada is required. * 8+ years of engineering experience in the oil and gas, mining, or agricultural equipment manufacturing industry * 8+ years of ASME specific experience in piping and/or pressure vessels * Practical knowledge of welding metallurgy, material selection, heat treatment, and fabrication issues associated with carbon, low-alloy, and stainless steels. * Experience interpreting ASME Section VIII and application pressure equipment/piping codes in a fabrication environment. * Working knowledge of ASME Section IX welding procedure and personnel qualification requirements, including WPS/PQR review and application * Demonstrated technical competence in heavy fabrication engineering, including, but not limited to, field storage tanks, pressure vessel design, and oil & gas production equipment. * Working knowledge of Canadian Engineering standards * Working knowledge of codes for Foremost’ s geographical area in Western Canada. * Excellent verbal and written communication skills What we Offer * Competitive Compensation. * In-depth Safety Program. Safety First. Always. * Flexible, robust benefits for you and your family. * Paid Vacation. * Health, Dental & Disability Benefits. * Company-Matched RRSP or Pension. * Wellness Programs & Employee Support Programs. * Collaborative Team Environment. * Tuition Reimbursement & Apprenticeship Opportunities. * Career Development & Paid Training Opportunities. About Foremost Foremost is a large and diverse mobile equipment manufacturer, specializing in Canadian equipment for oil & gas, mining construction, agriculture, water well and vacuum truck markets. With a solid reputation dating back to 1940, over 600 employees across Alberta and a unique depth of expertise, Foremost is a company with great people, great products and a great future. We have adapted, invented, and evolved all of our products with a view to make them more valuable and profitable for our customers. For more information about Foremost, visit www.foremost.ca
What you’ll do
The Pressure Vessel Engineer will design industrial equipment including pressure vessels, tanks, and piping while providing technical guidance to internal teams. They will also ensure the technical integrity of project deliverables and assist operations with fabrication and manufacturability issues.
Requirements
Candidates must hold a degree in Mechanical Engineering and be registered as a Professional Engineer (P. Eng.) in Canada. The role requires over 8 years of experience in heavy fabrication engineering, specifically with ASME codes and oil and gas or agricultural equipment.
Benefits
- Competitive compensation
- Safety program
- Flexible benefits
- Paid vacation
- Health benefits
- Dental benefits
- Disability benefits
- Company-matched RRSP or pension
- Wellness programs
- Employee support programs
- Tuition reimbursement
- Apprenticeship opportunities
- Paid training
Listed skills
- Project management · Preferred
- Communication Skills · Preferred
Other relevant skills
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- Pressure vessel design
- Mechanical engineering
- ASME Section VIII
- ASME Section IX
- Autodesk Inventor
- Nastran
- Compress
- Welding metallurgy
- Material selection
- Heat treatment
- Piping design
- Steel structures
- Fabrication engineering
- Technical integrity
- Project management
- Communication skills
- Mechanical Design
- Industrial Equipment
- Storage Tanks
- Supply Chain
- Metallurgy
- Metallurgical Engineering
- Agricultural Equipment
- Agriculture
- Welding
- ASME Boiler And Pressure Vessel Code (BPVC)
- Communication
- Procurement
- Engineering Management
- Fabrication
- Oil and Gas
- Metal Heat Treatments
- Professional Engineer (PE) License
- Mechanical Engineering
- Material Selection
- Nastran (Computer-Aided Design Software)
- Operations
- Pressure Vessel
- Welding Procedure Specification
- Production Equipment
- Project Stakeholders
Job areas
- Engineering
- Manufacturing
- Energy
- Agriculture
- Pressure Vessel Engineer
- Metallurgical Engineer
- Mining Engineers, Metallurgists and Related Professionals
- Materials Engineers
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