Process Engineer
Irving, Texas, Us
Tesoro Los Angeles Refinery Integration & Compliance Project:• Process engineer for the detailed engineering phase. Tesoro Corporation is planning to integrate its adjacent Southern California refineries at Carson and Wilmington to comply with federal, state, and local regulations (Tier 3 gasoline and pollution reduction).• Performed engineering calculations for various equipment such as pumps, pipelines, tanks, control valves, relief valves, and flow meters.• Provided engineering support for other engineers within piping, materials engineering, mechanical, and control systems.• Completed field work at both the Tesoro Wilmington and Carson refineries to attend meetings, collect data, work with field operators, perform engineering planning, and to verify field equipment.CO2 Capture and Compression Plant:• Process engineer for the FEED phase of a carbon capture and compression plant. The facility is designed to capture CO2 in the feed flue gas for compression and recycling to the methanol plant.• Performed calculations and prepared datasheets for compressors, heat exchangers, vessels, pumps, tanks, filters, and process packages.• In charge of tracking and preparing instrumentation datasheet for: control valves, motor operated valves, on off valves, flow meters, pressure transmitters, temperature transmitters, level transmitters, and relief valves.• Resolved technical specs with mechanical, civil, and control systems engineers.Silane Chemical Plant:• Process engineer for the FEED phase of an international silane chemical plant, which is designed to produce silane for the semiconductor and solar panel industries.• Unit engineer for the Hot Oil System and the Refrigeration System.• Performed pipeline sizing, equipment sizing (tanks, pumps, heat transfer packages), and pressure safety valve sizing.• Developed and updated Piping and Instrumentation Diagrams (P&IDs).• Delivered technical documents for the Utilities area.