Electrical Reliability Engineer

International Paper•Cantonment, FL

About The Position

The Electrical Reliability Engineer improves the reliability, availability, and maintainability of electrical assets across the Pensacola Mill. The role provides technical leadership and engineering support to maintenance, operations, and capital project teams to help ensure the safe, efficient, and cost-effective operation of mill equipment. It drives reliability improvements, reduces downtime, optimizes maintenance strategies, and supports asset lifecycle management. The position is based in an industrial pulp and paper manufacturing environment and involves regular field interaction with production and maintenance teams. It includes exposure to operating equipment and maintenance activities, as well as occasional off-hours support during critical equipment outages or reliability events. The engineer supports electrical safety and regulatory compliance, failure analysis and corrective actions, preventive and predictive maintenance programs, electrical system studies and troubleshooting, and capital projects from concept through startup. The role also works closely with cross-functional teams, coaches maintenance personnel, and collaborates with vendors and subject matter experts.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering from an accredited university.
Knowledge of industrial power distribution systems and motor control equipment.
Experience troubleshooting electrical systems in a manufacturing environment.
Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications and computerized maintenance management systems (CMMS).
Technical expertise in electrical systems.
Reliability and continuous improvement mindset.
Data-driven decision making.
Project management and execution skills.
Strong communication and leadership skills.
Ability to influence and collaborate across departments.
Commitment to safety excellence.

Nice To Haves

Five years of industrial electrical engineering or reliability engineering experience.
Experience in the pulp and paper industry or other heavy manufacturing environments.
Certification in Reliability Engineering (CRE) or a related discipline.
Experience with reliability-centered maintenance (RCM), RCFA, and predictive maintenance technologies.
Working knowledge of VFDs and motor control systems.
Working knowledge of PLCs and industrial control systems.
Working knowledge of power quality analysis.
Working knowledge of SAP PM or similar maintenance systems.
Working knowledge of medium-voltage systems, such as 4.16kV and 13.8kV.

Responsibilities

Promote and support a strong safety culture and compliance with corporate safety policies, regulatory requirements, NFPA 70E, OSHA, and mill electrical safety practices.
Participate in electrical safety initiatives, audits, and incident investigations.
Improve the reliability and performance of electrical systems and equipment.
Analyze equipment failures, identify root causes, implement corrective actions, facilitate RCFA investigations, and track actions to completion.
Develop and execute reliability improvement plans and continuous improvement initiatives to reduce unplanned downtime and maintenance costs.
Maintain and improve preventive and predictive maintenance programs for electrical equipment.
Establish and monitor reliability metrics, including MTBF, equipment availability, and maintenance cost performance.
Develop asset strategies for motors, drives, switchgear, transformers, MCCs, power distribution systems, and process control equipment.
Support long-term capital planning through equipment condition assessments and lifecycle analysis.
Use predictive maintenance technologies, including infrared thermography, electrical testing and diagnostics, motor circuit analysis, power quality analysis, and online monitoring systems.
Review and optimize PM/PdM tasks in the mill maintenance management system and partner with planners and supervisors to support program execution.
Provide technical expertise for medium- and low-voltage electrical systems and support compliance with applicable codes, standards, and mill safety requirements.
Support arc flash, coordination, load flow, and short-circuit studies.
Troubleshoot complex electrical and control system issues.
Support mill capital projects from concept through startup; develop technical specifications and scope documents, review drawings and vendor documentation, and participate in commissioning and startup.
Work with Operations, Maintenance, Reliability, and Engineering teams; coach and mentor electricians and maintenance personnel; lead cross-functional reliability initiatives; and collaborate with vendors and subject matter experts.
Deliver performance outcomes including reduced electrical downtime and maintenance costs, improved equipment availability and reliability, effective PM/PdM compliance, strong electrical safety performance, and successful capital and reliability initiatives.