Sr. Engineer, I&E Reliability

Westlake•Longview, TX

About The Position

Provide engineering support to production, maintenance, project, and technical departments to improve electrical-system reliability and resolve recurring electrical-related problems. The role focuses on instrumentation and electrical reliability, including control valves, analyzers, process measurement, and motors. It also supports project design, maintenance planning, equipment documentation, and plant safety. The position is performed mainly in a control room or office, with work in operating units and other factory environments as needed.

Requirements

Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering or a related discipline, or equivalent progressive engineering experience.
At least eight years of experience performing engineering design responsibilities in a refinery, chemical, or petrochemical plant.
Ability to work in a normal factory environment, including enclosed spaces and exposure to various hazards.
Ability to respond to audible emergency alarms inside the plant and evacuate when required.
Ability to perform the physical demands described for the role, including lifting and moving up to 50 pounds occasionally.

Responsibilities

Investigate control valve and analyzer equipment failures, determine root causes, and recommend solutions to prevent recurrence or eliminate failure causes.
Evaluate preventive and predictive maintenance programs, identify improvement opportunities, and implement changes as necessary.
Recommend and specify instrumentation for process measurement applications.
Provide technical support to Maintenance, Operations, and Environmental groups on instrumentation issues.
Develop job scopes and drawing packages for small instrumentation and electrical projects.
Support the Project Group by specifying instrumentation for capital projects.
Review project design packages for reliability, application, and maintenance considerations.
Maintain the instrumentation database, including tag, manufacturer, model, calibration, and calibration-history information.
Ensure instrumentation and electrical equipment documentation is maintained, including equipment files, drawings, specifications, calibration sheets, and manuals.
Maintain technical expertise and stay current with instrumentation technology and design changes that may improve plant equipment or production.
Improve the reliability of process gas chromatograph and mass spectrometry analyzers.
Provide technical support for analyzer additions and upgrades.
Improve process control valve reliability and develop plans to monitor performance and address problem areas.
Assist Maintenance in developing repair and upgrade scopes for major turnarounds.
Perform duties in a manner that protects personal safety and the safety of personnel on site.
Promptly report safety, health, or environmental incidents or issues to management when appropriate.
Attend weekly and monthly safety meetings.
Become familiar with motors in the 100–5000 Hp range, including their starting and running characteristics and applications.