Instrumentation Reliability Engineer

Marathon Petroleum Corporation•Saint Paul Park, MN

1d•$106,900 - $184,300•Onsite

About The Position

Marathon Petroleum Company’s St. Paul Park Refining Division is hiring an Instrumentation Reliability Engineer II to provide technical and reliability engineering support for refinery instrumentation, analyzers, control valves, and associated control and protective systems. The role uses reliability analysis and engineering practices to improve equipment performance, support maintenance and turnaround decisions, and contribute technical expertise to capital projects. The position is based in St. Paul Park, Minnesota.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering.
At least two years of experience.
Valid driver’s license.
Authorized to work in the U.S. on a full-time indefinite basis without requiring employment visa sponsorship now or in the future.
Able to work off-hour duties, including plant shutdowns and routine on-call support.
Able to wear appropriate PPE in the refinery and physically perform field tasks.

Nice To Haves

Three or more years of post-degree engineering experience working with instrumentation in refining, petrochemical, or another related heavy industry.
Experience with instrument system design, applicable standards, repairs, and associated equipment-specific failure modes.
Experience with Rosemount and Honeywell instruments and transmitters, Honeywell control systems, analyzers, Triconex SIS, PLCs, and ESD systems.
Experience with pressure, temperature, flow, and level transmitters and process analyzers.
Experience with control valves, actuators, positioners, and final control elements.
Experience with DCS, PLC, SIS, and ESD systems.
Knowledge of instrumentation failure modes and troubleshooting methodologies.

Responsibilities

Provide technical and troubleshooting support for process instrumentation, control valves, analyzers, and associated control and protective systems.
Troubleshoot recurring and complex instrumentation issues involving pressure, temperature, flow, level, vibration, analytical measurements, and final control elements.
Analyze equipment history and failure trends to identify instrumentation bad actors and emerging reliability threats.
Use reliability analytics, failure evaluations, and cost analysis to improve the reliability of instrument and analyzer equipment and systems.
Write PRFs for reliability improvement projects and equipment upgrades, including life-cycle cost analysis and financial justification, and facilitate DSP development. Champion MOC as appropriate.
Review turnaround work lists and scopes for critical equipment.
Help establish equipment monitoring plans and control limits.
Ensure repairs and installations meet or exceed applicable OEM requirements, company specifications, engineering standards, and industry practices.
Develop and maintain instrumentation, control, and Safety Instrumented System (SIS) settings and specifications, as applicable.
Develop and manage system studies using applicable analysis tools.
Conduct post-audits to assess the effectiveness of significant reliability-related projects and activities.
Provide technical assistance to support repair-solution decisions during turnarounds and unplanned equipment outages.
Review corporate specifications for potential improvements based on industry and site-specific experience, as appropriate.
Provide technical expertise and support to capital project development.
Develop and optimize preventive, predictive, and condition-based maintenance strategies for instrumentation and analyzer equipment based on criticality, failure history, and performance.