Fixed Equipment Reliability Engineer

Koch • Fort Dodge, IA

3d • Onsite

About The Position

Koch Fertilizer Fort Dodge, LLC is seeking a Fixed Equipment Reliability Engineer to join its reliability team in Duncombe, Iowa. The role supports collaboration and customer service for internal and external partners, and calls for problem-solving ability, attention to detail, organization, and effective communication.

The engineer advances Koch’s Principle Based Management™ culture and works with maintenance, operations, and other engineering disciplines to address equipment challenges. The role manages engineering work orders and small projects through development, front-end engineering, detailed design, safety reviews and Management of Change, construction, and commissioning. It also leads root cause analyses, evaluates reliability metrics, develops fixed-equipment reliability programs, conducts fitness-for-service and risk-based inspection analyses, and supports fixed-equipment capital projects. The engineer participates in cross-site technical teams to keep internal engineering practices current and competitive with industry practices.

The position is not eligible for employment visa sponsorship.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering in any discipline, or at least 5 years of relevant reliability or industrial manufacturing experience in lieu of a bachelor’s degree.
• Experience using Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, or similar Microsoft Office applications.

Nice To Haves

• Working knowledge of fixed-equipment codes and standards such as ASME, API, and NBIC.
• Relevant certifications such as API 510, API 570, API 653, API 580, or API 581.
• Experience using analytical tools such as Excel, Meridium, API RBI, PowerBI, or SEEQ for data-driven decision-making.
• Experience with inspection techniques, NDE methods, and fitness-for-service assessments.

Responsibilities

• Advance Koch’s Principle Based Management™ culture.
• Collaborate with maintenance, operations, and other engineering disciplines to identify and address equipment-related challenges.
• Complete engineering work orders and small projects, managing project development, front-end engineering, detailed design, Management of Change and other safety reviews, construction, and commissioning.
• Lead root cause analyses of high-impact equipment failures and recommend corrective actions to site leadership.
• Collect and analyze reliability metrics to identify bad actors.
• Develop and implement reliability programs to eliminate fixed-equipment threats.
• Conduct fitness-for-service (FFS) and risk-based inspection (RBI) analyses to help ensure equipment complies with industry standards and regulations.
• Support fixed-equipment capital projects through scope development, materials selection, engineering design review, and construction oversight.
• Serve on cross-site technical teams to keep Koch’s internal fixed-equipment engineering practices competitive and up to date with industry practices.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• Flexible spending and health savings accounts.
• Life insurance, accidental death and dismemberment (ADD) coverage, and disability coverage.
• Retirement benefits.
• Paid vacation and time off.
• Educational assistance.
• May include infertility assistance, paid parental leave, and adoption assistance, subject to eligibility and applicable policies.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level