Piping Specialist Role Overview This position requires relocation to Saudi Arabia for a permanent full-time expat assignment with a comprehensive relocation package. We seek a skilled Piping Specialist to join our Piping & Valve Group under the Equipment Consulting Services Department (ECSD). - Our team provides specialized engineering consultations, introduces viable technologies, and maintains quality standards. - The primary role is to provide operational and project support, technical consultations, and standards maintenance related to piping and pipelines. Responsibilities include: - Evaluating standard compliance and design basis of piping and pipelines during project reviews. - Supporting operational piping activities and assessments. - Conducting fitness-for-service analyses of piping and components. - Maintaining standards for SAES, SAEP, SABP, and 04-SAMSS related to piping and pipelines. - Determining design pressure, temperature, material allowable stress, and pipe diameter. - Reviewing maximum span of piping layout and rating of piping components flanges, fittings. - Performing free span and on-bottom analysis using submarine free span criteria. - Acting as a technical advisor providing operational support to organizations. - Leading technology evaluations of latest developments in piping systems. - Conducting and reviewing stress analyses and other specialized studies. - Reviewing pipeline integrity programs. - Performing plant assessments and witnessing local manufacturing activities such as design, fabrication, assembly, and testing of piping components. - Developing ideas for major technical studies or projects for less experienced engineers. Key Requirements The ideal candidate should have: - A Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering. - A minimum of 20 years of experience in the oil and gas industry. - Experience with BOM, PMS, ISS, SIS, PID, and ISO reviews and initiation. - Knowledge of piping technical specifications, hydrotest diagrams, hot-tapping calculations, approvals, bid evaluations, deviation assessments, and code compliance. - Familiarity with piping materials selection philosophies, connection types. - Knowledge of design codes ASME, ASTM, API, MSS-SP, AWWA, and relevant industry standards. - Ability to read and review hydrotest diagrams and procedures. - Experience with engineering design software, stress analysis, FEA. - Understanding of project phases, review cycles, wall thickness calculations for piping and valves. - Familiarity with material properties inspection types including NDEs and elastomers. Working Environment We offer motivated employees challenging opportunities supported by significant investment in technology and talent development. Our extensive workforce development programs foster continuous learning sector-specific knowledge enhancement. Employees work on world-scale projects contributing global energy solutions societal benefits. Aramco is a leading global energy company headquartered in Saudi Arabia committed responsible resource management technological advancement societal contribution. We deliver societal economic benefits worldwide through our extensive experience market leadership. Our low upstream carbon intensities focus maximizing energy value minimizing environmental impact.