Mohammad Ahmad Basit

Mechanical Design Engineer with 4+ years of experience and a newly completed Master's in Mechanical Engineering (City University Malaysia, 2026), specializing in the design and analysis of static equipment including pressure vessels, shell-and-tube exchangers, and air-cooled heat exchangers. Skilled in ASME Section VIII Div. 1, API 660/661, and TEMA standards, with hands-on proficiency in Codeware Compress, AutoCAD, Caesar II, ANSYS, and SolidWorks. Delivered projects for major local (ENGRO, PARCO, ARL, MOL, PGNiG) and international clients (Tulsa Heaters Midstream, Honeywell UOP, Venture Global, QCHEM).

Currently seeking a full-time Mechanical/Static Equipment Design Engineer role where I can apply advanced simulation and pressure equipment design expertise.

Mechanical Design Engineer - Descon Lahore Manufacturing Works (LMW) - Lahore, Pakistan

(2021-03 - 2025-08)

• Designed pressure vessels, columns, and heat exchangers (shell-and-tube and air-cooled) in accordance with ASME Section VIII Div. 1, TEMA, and API 660/661 codes for 15+ major industrial clients.
• Produced complete design deliverable packages — ASME U1 forms, client compliance sheets, material specifications, and technical delivery conditions — ensuring on-time, code-compliant handover for every project.
• Performed piping stress analysis in Caesar II and nozzle load evaluations in NozzlePRO to validate structural integrity of static equipment under operating and design loads.
• Acted as primary technical point of contact for clients and vendors, resolving design queries and leading document reviews that kept projects on schedule.
• Mentored junior engineers on static equipment design fundamentals and supervised drafting activities to maintain design quality standards.
• Delivered equipment for landmark projects including the Wet Air Receiver (PAPCO), Knock-Out Drums (MOL Pakistan, ENGRO, Fatima Fertilizers), Slug Catcher & FEC Scrubber (PGNIG), multiple exchangers and vessels for Honeywell UOP/Venture Global, and PIG Launcher/Receiver Skids (QCHEM).

University Research Assistant - MyGeo, Malaysia - Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia

(2026-03 - 2026-06)

• Contributed to an industry-collaborative research project developing low-friction composite-coated bow-spring centralizers to reduce drag during casing placement in extended-reach drilling (ERD) wells.
• Co-authored the full research proposal: problem identification, literature review of polymeric coatings and tribological testing methods, and definition of research scope and objectives.
• Formulated the experimental testing Programme used to validate coating performance under simulated drilling conditions.

HVAC Engineer (Trainee) - MFS Consultancy - Lahore, Pakistan

(2021-01 - 2021-03)

• Performed heating and cooling load calculations for commercial building HVAC systems.
• Designed ducting layouts and prepared Bills of Quantities (BOQs) for HVAC project tenders.

Master of Mechanical Engineering - Mechanical Engineering - City University Malaysia (2025-09 - 2026-08)

Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering - Mechanical Engineering - College of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering (CEME), NUST (2016-10 - 2020-07)