Mechanical Engineer Full-time Job

As an integral part of our Engineering team, you'll play a key role in driving innovation and ensuring the safety and reliability of our production units. Your skills will be essential in maintaining and optimizing the performance of various static equipment classes including piping, pressure vessels, heat exchangers, furnaces, tanks, and boilers.

If you're eager to make an impact and join a team that values excellence, we encourage you to apply!

 

 

Minimum Requirements: 

• Three to five years related engineering experience

• A bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering

• Must be a Professional Engineer or eligible for membership with the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Alberta (APEGA)

• Background in static equipment inspection, maintenance and design and have an extensive knowledge of commonly used design and fabrication codes as well as post construction specifications for pressure vessels, furnaces, heat exchangers and process and slurry piping

• Experience using mechanical design tools for static equipment (such as PV Elite, CAESAR II stress analysis, SagePlus, CodeCalc ) to support design verification and Fitness for Service (FFS) assessment

• Knowledge of materials engineering and risk-based work selection process considered assets  

• Support execution of equipment strategy work

• A valid driver's licence

 

Responsibilities: 

• Provide general mechanical engineering support relating to static equipment fitness for service (FFS) assessment, repair specifications, re-rate assessment, failure investigation, purchase specification, equipment strategies support etc. to site operating units

• Produce engineering packages with varying scope and complexity such as:

  • Repair packages (both emergency/routine maintenance, outage, and turnaround)

  • Upgrade packages following Management of Change (MOC) process, risk assessment / peer review, preparation of engineering drawings/sketches, updating data sheets, etc.

  • Purchase specifications for new and replacement pressure equipment.

  • Support fitness for service assessments such as minimum thickness calculations, re-rates, material alterations, fire damage assessment etc.

• Support shutdown scope development

• Work collaboratively with process, maintenance and technical personnel to resolve plant and system issues

• Conduct root cause failure analysis for static equipment

 

Location and other Key Details: 

• This position is located at Suncor Base plant location in Fort McMurray, Alberta

• Hours of work are a regular 40-hour work week, Monday to Friday, with the potential for extended work hours based on business needs

• To learn more about living and working in Fort McMurray, click here 

• If you reside outside of Fort McMurray, relocation of your primary residence to within 60 km of Fort McMurray is mandatory. Relocation support will be provided

• Our engineering roles follow internal compensation guidelines and the pay band will generally be based years of experience and scope of work

At Suncor, we produce and provide energy. Our values guide us in fulfilling our vision and represent who we are and who we aspire to be. We value safety above all else, we are stronger together, operational discipline is foundational to our business, we grow through curiosity and lifelong learning, and we act with integrity in everything we do.
When you join us, youre becoming part of a company that has built a solid foundation for both business and employee success. We are a place where talented people thrive.