Reliability Engineer

Hargrove and Associates • Westlake, LA

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About The Position

The Reliability Engineer provides professional engineering services in partnership with teammates and client representatives. The role develops and optimizes asset strategies through loss elimination, risk management, and life cycle asset management. Working alongside the client’s reliability team, the engineer prioritizes site actions to improve asset availability and operational efficiency, facilitates root cause analysis of plant or business operations failures, and helps prioritize outage work orders based on risk and criticality. The position may also identify work-sharing packages for interoffice execution and provide leadership to support effective communication and execution.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering.
• At least 10 years of relevant industrial experience in reliability engineering.
• At least 10 years of experience in fixed equipment design, fabrication, repair, inspection, or related disciplines in petrochemical facilities.
• Ability to work in an industrial plant environment, including climbing stairs and ladders, working at heights, entering confined spaces, and performing physical activities such as walking, crawling, crouching, balancing, and sitting.
• Flexibility to work extended hours as needed, including weekends and holidays, and willingness to participate in an on-call rotation.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Extensive knowledge of ASME and API codes related to equipment construction, repair, rerating, and alterations.
• Working knowledge of non-destructive testing (NDT) methods and techniques.
• Ability to read, interpret, and apply Piping and Instrumentation Diagrams (P&IDs) and construction drawings.
• Knowledge of API 571, API 574, API 575, and NBIC standards.
• Experience using SAP.
• Experience conducting Root Cause Failure Analysis (RCFA), including methodologies such as Cause Mapping and TapRooT®.
• Experience in FMEA and RCM.
• Familiarity with industry-standard fixed equipment design and fitness-for-service software applications.
• Ability to sit or stand for long periods; walk reasonable distances on potentially uneven ground or catwalks; ascend stairs; climb ladders; navigate industrial or manufacturing settings and around equipment; stoop, bend, crouch, kneel, and crawl; maneuver in confined spaces; and reach with both arms.

Nice To Haves

• Professional Engineering registration is highly preferred.
• Metallurgy-related experience or coursework is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide professional engineering services in partnership with teammates and client representatives on projects.
• Lead Root Cause Failure Analysis (RCFA) teams, using the Apollo RCFA method where appropriate.
• Analyze mechanical failures and recommend corrective actions.
• Lead Reliability-Focused Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA) teams where appropriate.
• Maintain continued education in vibration, thermography, and lubrication to recommend improvements to current practices.
• Identify and develop work-sharing packages for interoffice execution support, providing leadership as appropriate to ensure communication and execution of work.
• Help prioritize outage work orders based on risk and criticality and prioritize site actions aimed at improving asset availability.

Benefits

• Paid holidays
• Personal paid time off
• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Life insurance
• Disability insurance
• 401(k)
• Other benefits for eligible teammates

What This Job Offers

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