Senior Engineer/ Principal Engineer, Mechanical

COMPANY DESCRIPTION

Founded in Norway in 1996, REC Group is an international pioneering solar energy company with a strong footprint in North America, Europe and Asia. We are part of Reliance Industries Limited (RIL), a Fortune Global 500 company that shares our passion for bold innovations that empower people with clean energy solutions and drive global energy transitions. A trusted partner for customers, consumers and employees, we are “Solar’s most trusted”

DESIGNATION : Senior Engineer/ Principal Engineer, Mechanical (expansion project)

RESPONSIBILITIES

**Job Summary**:
We are looking for a highly motivated, hands-on Facilities Engineer who will be responsible for the engineering, design, commissioning, testing and start up of new manufacturing factories (factories producing solar wafer, cells and modules), specifically for Mechanical Systems (supply and distribution), taking HSE, best practices, codes, space management and maintenance into consideration.

Must be self-driven, able to think and work independently and able to manage subcontractors effectively.

**Essesntial Duties**:
Responsible for the engineering, design, installation, commissioning, testing, open issues identification and closure, and start-up of the relevant Systems, make recommendations, review and approval of documentation, support training and support during handover to operations and maintenance teams. Manage contractor throughout the entire project, and after execution of project you must execute a lesson learned and document this properly and to implement improvements into next project.

**_ Project Phase: -_**
- Propose and prepare concept design for utility areas, coordination with multiple teams to obtain relevant input to be included in the concept and design, and consider HSE, relevant regulations and codes in the intended country, best practices, space management and maintenance as well as daily operations tasks. Prepare technical tendering package for the system and prepare cost estimate and schedule for system.
- Work with Contractors to design, review and buy-off Mechanical Systems and supply designs for Solar Factories (could be for greenfield or brownfield depending on project).
- Do reviews underway in project to ensure every detail is correct and as required, prevent over / under design. Participate and contribute to Value Engineering and HazOp. Conduct and own Safe To Operate. Identify and track open issues, checking and ensuring adequate measures for closure of open issues.
- Conduct frequent site inspections and attend site meetings to ensure high quality standard work and timely delivery in accordance to schedule and cost.
- Review and help develop all required specifications, operating procedure (SOP), working instructions (WI), Failure mode effect analysis (FMEA) and ensure all documentation are properly updated.
- Review and help develop and conduct Risk Assessment (RA) for all relevant systems in Facilities.
- Meet Cost Budget and schedule without compromise to safety and long-term reliability of the buildings and facilities.
- Do Lessons Learned to improve design of future systems. Perform feasibility studies and make recommendation for future expansion plans where required.
- Possess excellent hazards/risk assessment and mitigation methodologies and skill sets working on mechanical systems.
- Mechanical systems includes HVAC, Newater, potable water systems, exhaust systems for acid / general / silane / VOC / NOx, scrubbers, abatements, CDA, waste water drains and PCW, and hookup of the same.

**_ Start-Up and Ramp-Up Phase: -_**
- Work with Local team for the following to ensure the relevant system and maintenance of the relevant system is correctly set-up to enable and also to support the following:

- Operations and maintenance of relevant systems in new Solar Factories, plan preventive maintenance for relevant systems etc.
- Prepare all required specifications, operating procedure (SOP), working instructions (WI), Failure mode effect analysis (FMEA) and ensure all documentation are properly updated and maintained.
- Support general on-site technical & engineering matters relating to relevant systems.
- Support to resolve any unexpected technical difficulties and other problems that may arise.
- Plan critical spare inventories for relevant systems
- Other ad hoc duties as assigned by reporting supervisor

QUALIFICATIONS
- At least 3 years Relevant experience in Mechanical Systems for Senior Engineer Position
- At least 5 years’ experience in design and project engineering of relevant systems, including installation and hookup.
- Bachelors in Engineering, Technology or Science, preferably mechanical engineering or process engineering.
- Familiar with rotating equipment’s, pumps, blowers, chillers, compressors.
- Knowledge of engineering software (e.g. Auto CAD) and ability to do shop drawing / update of SLD
- Possess good understanding of P&ID & process flow drawings
- Knowledgeable in PLC