Principal Electrical Engineer
About The Position
LyondellBasell’s Global Asset Integrity and Turnaround organization provides central engineering support and leadership to operations and projects worldwide. The Principal Electrical Engineer is an experienced power systems specialist who serves as an electrical subject matter expert for the company. The role supports capital projects, audits, turnarounds, facility maintenance, incident investigations, troubleshooting, and the development and upkeep of global electrical engineering standards and guidelines. The position is based at the Houston Engineering Center and requires some global travel. The engineer provides calculations, designs, and specifications; reviews drawings and specifications for compliance with relevant standards; analyzes safety, reliability, and environmental incident data; and drives improvements in equipment installations and work processes. The role also includes facilitating cross-organizational alignment, training and mentoring engineers, and working with electric utilities on behalf of LyondellBasell.
Requirements
- Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from an accredited university.
- At least 10 years of industrial power-distribution experience in the petrochemical, chemical, or refinery industry.
- Working knowledge of applicable industry codes, including OSHA, NFPA, ANSI/IEEE, API, and IEC.
- Working knowledge of industrial electrical equipment, including transformers, switchgear, medium- and low-voltage motor control centers, protective relaying and networking, motors, variable frequency drives, grounding systems, UPS systems, batteries and chargers, capacitor banks, and emergency generators.
- Experience conducting power system studies, including short-circuit, load-flow, coordination, motor-starting, harmonic, and transient-stability analysis; experience with Arc Flash studies and mitigation techniques.
- Experience using SKM Power Tools software.
- Ability to manage multiple and changing priorities.
- Clear and concise oral and written communication with internal and external clients.
- Demonstrated knowledge of electrical design, maintenance, and troubleshooting of electrical equipment.
- Ability to interact with electric utilities on behalf of the company.
- Some global travel is required.
Nice To Haves
- Supervisory experience.
Responsibilities
- Serve as an Electrical Subject Matter Expert for the LyondellBasell organization.
- Provide technical electrical consulting on capital projects.
- Provide technical expertise for electrical audits and turnaround support.
- Prepare electrical engineering calculations, designs, and specifications to support project objectives.
- Review design drawings and engineering specifications for conformance with company and industry standards and practices.
- Steward development, implementation, and maintenance of Global Electrical Engineering Standards and Guidelines.
- Analyze safety, reliability, and environmental incident data and deliver improvements that reduce incidents across global sites.
- Facilitate teamwork and build alignment and consensus around organizational goals.
- Consult with global sites on maintenance of existing electrical facilities.
- Consult, assist, or lead incident investigations and troubleshooting activities as needed.
- Train others on new and existing electrical technologies.
- Mentor less experienced engineers.
- Collaborate and participate in global teams and networks.
- Drive critical initiatives such as global obsolescence planning and safety improvements in equipment installations and work processes.
- Interact with electric utilities on behalf of LyondellBasell.
Benefits
- Competitive base salary and variable incentive pay programs.
- Bonus.
- 401(k) savings plan with company match.
- Retirement pension plan.
- Employee stock purchase plan.
- Educational assistance.
- Medical plan options, including prescription drug coverage.
- Dental insurance.
- Vision insurance.
- Employee assistance program.
- Flexible spending accounts.
- Life, AD&D, and LTD insurance.
- Employee discounts.
- Eligible employees may work from home up to two or three days per week with manager approval under the Global Remote Work Policy.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
