Electrical Reliability Engineer

International Paper•Cantonment, FL

7d•$93,400 - $124,500•Onsite

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 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, with occasional off-hours support during critical equipment outages or reliability events. The engineer supports electrical safety and regulatory compliance; leads reliability improvement and root cause investigations; develops preventive and predictive maintenance programs and asset strategies; analyzes reliability metrics; provides expertise on electrical distribution systems and studies; supports capital projects from concept through startup; and collaborates with operations, maintenance, reliability, engineering, vendors, and subject matter experts. The role also includes coaching and mentoring electricians and maintenance personnel and leading cross-functional improvement initiatives.

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, PLCs and industrial control systems, power quality analysis, SAP PM or similar maintenance systems, and medium-voltage systems (4.16kV, 13.8kV, etc.).

Responsibilities

Promote and support a strong safety culture and ensure compliance with corporate safety policies and regulatory requirements.
Participate in electrical safety initiatives, audits, and incident investigations; support NFPA 70E, OSHA, and mill electrical safety practices.
Lead efforts to improve the reliability and performance of electrical systems and equipment.
Analyze equipment failures, identify root causes, and implement corrective actions.
Develop and execute reliability improvement plans for critical assets and drive initiatives to reduce unplanned downtime and maintenance costs.
Facilitate Root Cause Failure Analysis (RCFA) investigations and track corrective actions to completion.
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 within the mill maintenance management system.
Partner with maintenance planners and supervisors to ensure effective execution of reliability programs.
Provide technical expertise for medium- and low-voltage electrical systems and ensure compliance with applicable codes, standards, and mill safety requirements.
Support arc flash, coordination, load flow, and short-circuit studies.
Assist in troubleshooting complex electrical and control system issues.
Support mill capital projects from concept through startup.
Develop technical specifications and scope documents for electrical equipment purchases; review engineering drawings, vendor documentation, and project designs.
Participate in commissioning and startup of new equipment and systems.
Work closely with Operations, Maintenance, Reliability, and Engineering teams.
Provide technical coaching and mentoring to electricians and maintenance personnel.
Lead cross-functional teams focused on reliability improvement initiatives and collaborate with vendors and subject matter experts to resolve technical challenges.