Senior/Staff Engineer, Mechanical Reliability (Fixed Equipment)

Cheniere Energy • Cameron, LA

305d

About The Position

At Cheniere, we provide the world with safe, reliable energy. But more than that, we provide opportunities for our talented employees to impact their communities every day. Our diversity is key to our continued success and forges a path where our culture supports greater equity and inclusion for our employees, customers and beyond. POSITION OVERVIEWThe Senior/ Staff Engineer, Mechanical Reliability reports to the Superintendent, Reliability and is the technical steward for fixed equipment, piping and bolted flanged joint assemblies, heat exchangers, tanks, and mechanical systems, and is accountable for supporting maintenance and improving these systems including all associated documentation. The Senior / Staff Engineer, Mechanical Reliability will participate and provide discipline expertise to less experienced support staff in engineering design, maintenance, and production activities. This is a DOT-position.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering.
• At least Five (5) years' experience in an industrial setting in engineering or operations for Senior Engineer, Mechanical Reliability.
• At least Ten (10) years' experience in an industrial setting in engineering or operations for Staff Engineer, Mechanical Reliability.
• Recent experience with LNG is preferred, however, petrochemical, NGL, cryogenic natural gas processing, or other hydrocarbon processing experience may be acceptable.

Nice To Haves

• A Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering is desirable.
• A Professional Engineers License is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Serves as the Static Equipment and Mechanical Systems technical specialist and provides daily Static Equipment and Mechanical Systems support to the plant to keep the plant systems safe and operational.
• Ensure tracking availability and determine the overall reliability for the Static equipment throughout the plant.
• Proficient in ASME Section VIII Division 1, ASME B31.3, ASME PCC-1 and PCC-2, API 510, API 570, API 653, and API 579 to provide guidance and application to plant standards and specifications to develop cost effective solutions for Static Equipment and Mechanical engineering issues.
• Ensures that documentation for the Static Equipment and Mechanical systems are maintained properly.
• Provides guidance and development of documentation standards including updates to the unit operating manuals.
• Participates in the Management of Change process.
• Develops and uses computer assisted engineering and design software (Caesar II, COMPRESS, PV Elite) to perform engineering tasks and develop documentation.
• Provides technical support for maintenance planning and maintenance teams.
• Provides assistance to maintenance and operation groups on reliability issues when they occur; must be able to have vision and ability to create quality solutions for any problems.
• Serves as a plant liaison on Static Equipment and Mechanical System engineering issues (not limited to risk engineering, system integrity and applicability to specifications, philosophies and standards).
• Provides technical support to other groups, by understanding and interpreting codes, standards and regulations that are equipment related.
• Coordinates and develops proposals for plant improvements including design basis and preliminary estimates and budgets for capital projects.
• Provide technical guidance during development and construction, support the Project Manager as assigned to minimize overruns in project-related spending.
• Develops working relationships with other department personnel within the plant in order to seek out opportunities that will add value to each job completed.
• Reinforces awareness of safety and environmental incidents through frequent job observations.
• Ensure the development or collecting information in support of permit requirements as assigned.
• Support the efforts of the Maintenance Planning Supervisor, Maintenance Supervisors, Maintenance Manager, and Warehouse Supervisor in developing equipment spare parts requirements as needed.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Industry: Utilities
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree