Reliability Engineer - Power Distribution

CPChem•Baytown, TX

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Join Chevron Phillips Chemical (CPChem) as a Reliability Engineer - Power Distribution at the Cedar Bayou facility in Baytown, Texas. The role provides technical support and stewardship for the facility’s electrical power distribution systems, including substations, switchgear, transformers, motors, and protective relaying systems. It focuses on safe, reliable, and efficient operation; identifying and eliminating equipment failures; improving asset reliability; supporting maintenance and capital projects; and ensuring compliance with applicable standards, regulations, and industry best practices. The engineer also drives continuous improvement in electrical system performance and lifecycle management. Travel may be required up to 10%. Relocation is available.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in engineering.
At least 5 years of electrical engineering experience.

Nice To Haves

7 years of electrical engineering experience.
Knowledge or experience with SAP, APM, and PowerDB.
Experience with electrical reliability analysis and improvement processes, including ACA, FMEA, bad actors, MTTR, and MTBF.
Basic understanding of performance and failure analysis assessment tools such as RCA, criticality, FMEA, MTBF, and 5-Why/Why Tree.
Working knowledge of low- and medium-voltage (5kV–34.5kV) electrical equipment, including switchgear, MCC, motors, UPS, transformers, and MV/LV VFDs (AB, Toshiba, Eaton, Siemens).
Experience repairing DC/AC motors.
Experience with high-voltage utility systems (138 kV).
Experience with industry codes and standards, including NFPA, NESC, ANSI, IEEE, API, NEMA, and NETA.
Experience using ETAP software to develop models and study plant electrical systems.
Extensive experience with event data and settings for feeder, motor, and line protection relaying.
Exceptional problem-solving and troubleshooting skills.

Responsibilities

Implement the corporate Mechanical Integrity program at the site.
Collect and analyze reliability metrics to identify bad actors.
Participate in developing, designing, and installing predictive maintenance programs and technology applications to identify and eliminate defects.
Coordinate with site stakeholders to establish and maintain appropriate parts and equipment stocking levels to maximize uptime at the lowest possible cost.
Identify and eliminate bad actors and optimize equipment availability.
Monitor field inoperable equipment logs and identify remediation needs.
Assess and adjust equipment tolerances and specifications.
Participate in equipment failure investigations and cause analysis, and implement actions to prevent recurrence using cause analysis tools.
Plan and coordinate projects from inception to completion, ensuring efficient implementation, timely completion, and budget compliance.
Contribute to larger capital projects (CAPEX).
Contribute to site efforts to implement Process Safety Management elements.