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Lead Mechanical Engineer

KBR · United States · Posted Jul 23, 2026

Company KBR Location IEC, United States Employment type Full-time Posted Jul 23, 2026 Listed via KBR
Lead Mechanical Engineer Lead Mechanical Engineer EFLD35 - Principal Technical Professional - Field Engineering KBR Sustainable Technology Solutions (STS) provides holistic and value-added solutions across the entire asset life cycle. These include world-class licensed process technologies, differentiated advisory services, deep technical domain expertise, energy transition solutions, high-end design capabilities, and smart solutions to optimize planned and operating assets. Responsibilities: • Day to day delivery of Mechanical Engineering support for site operations. • Deliver safe and effective operations by managing risks, addressing queries and minor modifications activities. • Collaborates with Central Engineering team to identify and define engineering solutions to reduce risk and grow installed production capacity. • Promotes a culture of open safety reporting and continuous improvement. • Provides immediate front line support for Operations and Maintenance teams to resolve minor issues and escalate more significant issues to the Central Engineering Team. • Ensures asset Mechanical Engineering risks (both static and rotating) are understood, controlled, managed and reduced. • Participates in a variety of asset and project risk assessments • Input into anomaly assessment and resolution plans. • Monitors condition monitoring data and health of static and rotating equipment and associated operating envelopes, recording and investigating all Safe Operating Limit excursions. • Monitors static/rotating equipment KPIs and initiates corrective actions as necessary. • Provides Mechanical support to technical MoCs and Engineering Queries • Acts as technical interface with Projects and Modifications organisation, including development of Statement of Requirements (SOR) and Project Initiation Requests (PIRs) and Decision Support Packages (DSP) • Supports delivery of Production Efficiency Improvement and Defect Elimination processes (including simple investigations for deferrals and vulnerabilities) • Identifies production vulnerabilities and optimization opportunities to support production forecast and grow IPC. • Performs follow-up actions and observations from self-verification checks that are related to Mechanical Engineering • Participates in Start Up Readiness and Assurance Reviews • Provides coaching to junior engineers. Experience, Qualifications & Key Skills • Above 10 Years experience in O&G industry (Preferable with IOC’s direct or contract) • Professional (Chartered) Engineer Preferred • Technical degree in Mechanical Engineering or allied engineering subject. • Experience in previous asset engineering / operations support engineering role • Practical exposure to production facilities • Excellent communication, interpersonal and coaching skills • Strong bias for being proactive and getting results • Excellent IT skills – Office suite, document management, applications for CMMS and Change Management. • Contribute to an environment in which all team members are respected regardless of their individual differences and are motivated to improve both their individual and team contributions to achieve desired business results • Skilled in behavior change management Preferred Qualifications: Certified Professional Engineer Belong. Connect. Grow. with KBR! KBR — Delivering Solutions, Changing the World. KBR brings together the best and brightest to deliver science, technology and engineering solutions that help governments and companies around the world accomplish their most critical missions and objectives. In everything we do, we are guided by our ONE KBR Values: We Value Our People – We create diverse, inclusive environments in which each person can feel safe, respected and valued, and where everyone has opportunities to grow and reach their full potential. We Deliver – We are uncompromising in our commitment to deliver innovative, high-quality, technology-led solutions for our customers and exceptional, sustainable value for all our stakeholders. We Are People of Integrity – We value honesty, trust, courage, fairness, prudence and tenacity. We believe doing what’s right for the planet, the communities where we work, and our people is good for business. We Empower – We empower our people with a shared purpose, the right tools and the supportive culture they need to be proactive decision-makers, to be adaptive to change, and to succeed. We Are a Team of Teams – We have a will to succeed, but we value the achievements of our team of teams over individual accomplishments. Our collective focus makes us a better, stronger, more effective company. We have also embedded environmental, social and governance (ESG) principles in every business operation and corporate function. Not only are we committed to operating safely, sustainably and equitably, but we are also committed to using our capabilities and expertise to help our customers accomplish their sustainability goals. Worldwide, KBR employs a diverse wor
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