Are you a passionate Lead Mechanical Engineer seeking to work for a company with diverse projects? We are seeking a Lead Mechanical Engineer to join our team. In this full-time position you will work at our client's location in Blaine, WA. As a member of our team, you will work in a schedule-driven, collaborative environment, managing a team of Mechanical Engineers, working closely with our client and reporting into Site Lead supporting a small projects program. This position will be based onsite a refinery and will have a work schedule of 8 hours per day Monday - Friday. This role is open to Canadian applicants who qualify for TN visas.

Compensation: $120, 000 - $160, 000 *anticipated annual salary may vary based on skills, experience, qualifications and internal peer equity. The pay range listed for this position is based on the anticipated base compensation at the time of the posting.

Move Forward with Eichleay

You will work with multi-disciplinary teams of engineers and designers to perform design engineering for projects. As a Mechanical Engineer at Eichleay, your proficiency in process piping and fixed equipment with a basic understanding of rotating equipment is key to your success. In this role you will evaluate, select and adapt standard techniques, procedures and criteria. You may also participate in project meetings, model reviews and interface with other disciplines that are working on the project.

Responsibilities & Expectations:

• Demonstrate awareness and commitment to health, safety and environmental issues. Addresses those issues as necessary to ensure zero harm to all employees, clients, and contractors with zero environmental incidents.
• Assure all mechanical engineering designs meet applicable codes and standards including company standards, API, ASME as well as others used in static and rotating equipment mechanical design and development.
• Supervises a staff of Mechanical Engineers and provides training and guidance.
• Participates in weekly project priority and resource meetings, providing input for all mechanical projects.
• Perform code calculations for ASME B31.1/B31.3, ASME BPVC Sec I and Sec VIII.
• Prepare both equipment and piping technical specification packages for vendor quotes and bid requests.
• Perform technical bid evaluations and review of vendor drawings.
• Check drawings such as piping isometrics, layouts, section views, pipe support details and other piping specialty items.
• Select welding procedures, NDE, and testing requirements.
• Select coating and insulation systems for equipment and piping.
• Prepare the mechanical portion of construction packages.
• Communicate clearly with Contractors during scope development and installation activities.
• Complete final job walk downs for mechanical acceptance of installed scope and Pre-Startup Safety Reviews.
• Effectively interact with all levels of employees, clients and vendors.
• Demonstrate strong customer focus with commitment to building enduring relationships that yield customer satisfaction and loyalty.
• Ability to deal with change and demonstrate flexibility as required.
• Well organized and able to manage multiple projects with competing priorities.
• Consistently achieve goals, delivers quality and accurate work and meets timelines.
• Demonstrate commitment to continued learning and education through participation in internal and/or external training opportunities.

Requirements:

• BS/MS in Mechanical Engineering and eight or more years of related experience.
• Possesses strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to work independently with little guidance and oversight.
• Previous experience leading a group and distributing or managing workloads.
• Experience estimating required hours to complete a design and preparation of a bill of material or material take off (BOM/MTO).
• Understands the need for coordination between other disciplines during design.
• Demonstrated success with interacting with clients, vendor representatives, project field personnel, construction contractors and other staff.
• Experience developing and reviewing technical documents and drawings to support the procurement or modification of stationary and rotating equipment including pressure vessels, tanks, separators, filters, heat transfer equipment, pumps and compressors.
• Ability to create a scope of work document to communicate proper construction or installation of a design.
• Familiarity with relevant refinery standards, including but not limited to ASME piping and pressure vessel code, various API standards and the NBIC.
• Experience with both design and engineering support of the fabrication of B31.3 process piping. This would include performing basic flexibility analysis, specifying hydrotest requirements, and material and coating selection.
• Must be able to climb ladders and be comfortable at heights.
• Have or be able to obtain a TWIC in advance of employment.

Preferred Skills/Abilities:

• Previous experience with Refinery/Industrial/Petrochemical projects (ideally site based).
• Have PE or able to obtain PE in the state of Washington.
• Onsite experience in a seconded position within a refinery or industrial facility.

All opportunities with Eichleay will require authorization to work in the US without the need for sponsorship. Positions will require in-person interactions and may require working onsite in an office or field environment. This position is subject to federally mandated drug/alcohol testing. Candidates applying to Eichleay must have the ability to be badged and maintain a badge as a safety sensitive position and/or within the Building and Construction trade for process safety management governed facilities. This will require in-depth drug screening for all positions.

Work Environment and Physical Demands:

The characteristics described below are representative of those encountered while performing the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodation will be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• While performing duties of this job, you would occasionally be required to stand, walk, sit, reach with hands and arms, climb or balance, stoop or kneel, talk and hear (this includes being able to hear and talk on site based communication equipment), distinguish between various colors, be able to hear safety tones/notifications, and use fingers and hands to feel objects, tools, temperature or controls.
• Must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, depth perceptions, and the ability to adjust focus.
• Overtime may be necessary as workload dictates. This may include weekdays, weekends and/or holidays.
• Job duties will generally be performed at a Client’s office, client site, production facility or industrial/construction job site. Day to day job direction will typically be lead by our Clients designated project leader.
• Conditions and/or schedule will vary at each Client location, but the conditions listed above will generally apply.
• Candidates will be required to follow our clients' site based rules and protocols regarding infectious diseases.
  
  

Why Eichleay?

In 2025 we will be celebrating 150 years in business. So, for nearly 150 years Eichleay companies have developed a wide range of project delivery expertise. This legacy continues today with Eichleay, Inc. which specializes in the design and construction of industrial process, manufacturing, life science, and high technology facilities.

Join a dynamic organization with insight fueled by experience, solutions powered by practicality, relationships built by listening and trust earned through results.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religious creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breast-feeding and related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin or ancestry, age, mental or physical disability (including medical condition), military or veteran status, political preference, marital status, citizenship, genetic information or other status protected by law or regulation.

Education

• Bachelors or better in Engineering

Licenses & Certifications

• Professional Engineer