Kurita America

Piping BIM Engineer

Design EngineeringPosted on Nov 5

Full-timePhoenix, AZ, USA$92k - $110k

About the Job

Requirements

Knowledge of piping design fundamentals.
Ability to read piping drawings.
At least 5 years of relevant experience.
Expert proficiency with Plant3D, including independent project setup, project creation, and registration of piping-part and steel-material specifications.
Ability to fully understand piping material specifications, including standards, materials, fitting types, connection methods, bolts and nuts, piping equipment, and steel-material types and characteristics.
Ability to calculate bolt lengths automatically and enter the appropriate lengths.
Experience modeling installed equipment in 3D, including rotators, heat exchangers, and tower tanks, and modeling equipment from delivery drawings with accurate nozzle specifications.
Ability to register nozzle specifications in specifications.
Ability to select and model appropriate piping classes, fittings, and piping equipment from specifications based on P&ID and plot plans.
Ability to plan workable piping routes, considering piping pitch, alignment, flange ratio, and supports.
Ability to plan and model supports using appropriate steel materials and set steam-piping support constraints that account for heat transfer.
Experience defining welds and creating spools, including identifying factory versus on-site welds, assigning weld numbers and specifications, cutting spool manufacturing units, and creating usable spool diagrams.
Ability to draft general assembly and mounting drawings from 3D data.
Experience with Plant3D's 2D cropping function and extracting BQ (MTO/BOM) from 3D data.
Experience creating material lists (BOM/MTO) manually from attribute and quantity data in 3D models.
Experience managing revisions consistently across 3D models and outputs.
Ability to build progress-visualization systems, define and aggregate progress from design, fabrication, and construction data, and report to management and customers; practical experience with Excel and Power BI.
Practical experience using Navisworks Manage/Simulate, creating Navisworks data from Plant3D data, searching using combined criteria, inspecting selected-object information and exporting CSV, running and reporting interference checks, configuring target objects and clearances, and managing viewpoints and comments.
Ability to communicate and coordinate effectively with customers, design teams, subcontractors, and other stakeholders.
Ability to prioritize tasks, work proactively, and manage multiple tasks simultaneously.

Responsibilities

Develop 3D models for piping and supports based on P&ID.
Perform collision detection and coordinate resolution of identified clashes.
Update and manage model data, including attribute information.
Collaborate with design and production teams to integrate data.
Ensure compliance with BIM standards and modeling guidelines.
Create 3D piping models aligned with P&ID, including pipe size, material, and quantity information.
Manage piping specifications, including piping class, diameter, material, and standards.
Create custom catalogs and specifications.
Create 3D models of installed equipment, including rotators, heat exchangers, and tower tanks.
Create 3D models of mounting and piping supports.
Check and resolve interferences using 3D models.
Track and monitor each spool's manufacturing, welding-completion, and on-site installation status; define progress and create dashboards for spool and welding progress management.
Extract piping lengths, fittings, and valve quantities from 3D piping models.
Create material lists (BOM/MTO) from 3D models and output them by line, system, and area.
Verify whether quantities from 3D-model BOM/MTO outputs can be used for procurement and cost management, and coordinate accurate quantity extraction, MTO creation, and cost management.

Desired Qualifications

A Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related field.
Experience in the construction industry.
Basic conversational Japanese skills.

Overview

Kurita America is part of the Kurita Group, one of the leading water solutions providers in the world. Established in 1949, the Kurita Group is comprised of an international network of approximately 8000 employees located in 18 countries.Located in Minneapolis, MN, Kurita America brings innovations to market through a holistic water management approach, incorporating state-of-the art equipment, chemistries, engineering, and services to conserve natural resources for a better, more sustainable world.Kurita’s corporate philosophy is to study the properties of water, master them and create an environment in which nature and humanity are in harmony

We have an immediate need for a Piping BIM Engineer in the microelectronics/semiconductor space in the Phoenix area.

We are recruiting BIM (Building Information Modeling) engineers well-versed in piping design for construction site projects. Responsibilities in this role include designing 3D models of piping aligned with P&ID, as well as coordinating and negotiating BIM through on-site interactions with other companies. In this position, you will utilize Plant3D to visualize piping design, welding, quantity, and progress. You will be responsible for designing scaffolding and piping supports, creating 3D models, checking and eliminating interference using 3D models (specification management, catalog creation, interference checks).

Salary: $92K to $110K Travel: 10 to 49%

Responsibilities

Based on P&ID, develop 3D model designs for piping and supports.
Execution of collision detection and collaborative resolution
Updating and managing model data including attribute information
Collaborate with design and production teams to integrate data
Ensuring compliance with BIM standards and modeling guidelines
Creating 3D piping models that align with P&ID, including information such as pipe size, material, and quantity.
Specification management (piping class, diameter, material, standards)
Creating custom catalogs and specifications
3D model creation of installed equipment (rotators, heat exchangers, tower tanks, etc.)
Creation of 3D models of mounting and piping supports
Interference checking and elimination using 3D models (advanced 3D piping design, specification management, catalog creation, interference checks)
For each spool (piping unit), data such as "manufacturing status," "welding completion status," and "on-site installation status" is continuously tracked and understood (progress definition, dashboard creation, spool and welding progress management).
Using information contained in the 3D piping model, we extract piping lengths, fittings, and valve quantities "accurately"
Create a material list (BOM/MTO) from a 3D model, then output it by line, system, and area
Verify and confirm whether quantities (BOM/MTO) created from 3D models can be used directly for procurement (ordering) and cost management (accurate quantity extraction from 3D, MTO creation, cost coordination)

Skills, Knowledge & Abilities

Expert users of Plant3D ('3D' refers to 3D data created with Plant3D)
The ability to independently set projects (specs, catalogs, steel materials)
Skills sufficient to fully understand the contents of piping material specifications (Able to fully understand standards, materials, types of fittings, connection methods, bolts/nuts, piping equipment, and types/characteristics of steel materials)
Practical experience in Plant3D project creation
Practical experience in spec registration for piping parts and steel materials
Bolt length can be automatically calculated to be entered at the appropriate length
Practical experience in 3D modeling of installed equipment (rotators, heat exchangers, tower tanks, etc.)
Models of equipment based on delivery drawings (nozzle specifications can be accurately designed)
You can register nozzle specifications in the specs
Practical experience in 3D modeling
Based on P&ID and PLOT PLAN, you can select and model appropriate piping classes, fittings, and piping equipment from specifications
Allows planning of piping routes considering workability (piping pitch, alignment, flange ratio, support, etc.)
Supports and piping supports can be planned and modeled using appropriate steel materials
Constraint conditions can be set considering heat transfer for steam piping support
Practical experience in welding definition and spool creation
Practical experience in correctly defining weld locations on 3D piping models (distinguishing between factory/on-site welding, weld numbers, welding specifications), cutting out spools (manufacturing units) based on these, and creating practical spool diagrams that can be used
Ability to draft General Assembly and mounting drawings from 3D data
Practical experience with Plant3D's 2D cropping function
Practical experience extracting BQ (MTO/BOM) from 3D data
Practical experience creating BOMs/MTOs (Lists of Materials) by hand using attribute and quantity data contained in 3D models
Practical experience in revision management
Manage 3D models and outputs with unified revision status
Ability to build progress visualization systems
Ability to define and aggregate progress based on design, fabrication, and construction progress data (3D/welding/quantity, etc.), and build a "visualization system" that can be used for management and customer reporting (practical experience with Excel and Power BI)
Practical experience with various functions in Navisworks Manage/Simulate
Create Navisworks data from Plant3D data
Search using various criteria combining search items
Display of information list for selected objects and CSV output (Selector Inspector function)
Interference check using Navisworks Manage (identifying interference items and outputting reports)
Allows appropriate setting of interference check items and conditions (selecting target objects, setting clearances, etc.)
Viewpoint and Comment Creation/Management
(Practical experience in project development, welding, BQ, and progress visualization)

Abilities

Ability to effectively communicate and coordinate with cross-functional stakeholders (customers, design teams, and subcontractors)
Ability to prioritize tasks and work proactively.
Ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously.
Basic conversational Japanese skills preferred

Qualifications

Education & Work Experience

Required Qualifications

Good communication skills with internal and external stakeholders
Knowledge of piping design fundamentals.
Ability to read piping drawings.
5 plus years of relevant experience

Preferred Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering or related fields
Experience in the construction industry

Equal Opportunity Employer, including Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities

About the Company

Kurita America

Company size: 201-500
Company stage: Not listed
Total funding: Not listed
Headquarters: Brooklyn Park, MN
Founded: 1949

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