Reliability Engineer Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering.
• At least two years of experience.
• Valid driver's license.
• Must be authorized to work in the U.S. on a full-time indefinite basis without the need for employment visa sponsorship now or in the future.
• Able to work off-hour duties such as plant shutdowns and routine on-call support.
• Able to wear appropriate PPE in the refinery and physically perform all tasks in the field.

Nice To Haves

• Three or more years of post-degree engineering experience working with instrumentation in refining, petrochemical, or other related heavy industry.
• Experience with instrument system design, applicable standards, repairs, and equipment-specific failure modes.
• Experience with Rosemount and Honeywell instruments and transmitters, Honeywell control systems, analyzers, Triconex SIS, PLCs, and ESD systems.
• Experience with pressure, temperature, flow, and level transmitters and process analyzers.
• Experience with control valves, actuators, positioners, and final control elements.
• Experience with DCS, PLC, SIS, and ESD systems.
• Knowledge of instrumentation failure modes and troubleshooting methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical and troubleshooting support for process instrumentation, control valves, analyzers, and associated control and protective systems.
• Troubleshoot recurring and complex instrumentation problems involving pressure, temperature, flow, level, vibration, analytical measurements, and final control elements.
• Analyze equipment history and failure trends to identify instrumentation bad actors and emerging reliability threats.
• Use reliability analytics, failure evaluations, and cost analysis to improve reliability of instrument and analyzer equipment and systems.
• Write PRFs for reliability improvement projects and equipment upgrades, including financial justification through life-cycle cost analysis, and facilitate DSP development.
• Champion MOC as appropriate.
• Review turnaround work lists and scopes for critical equipment.
• Help establish equipment monitoring plans and control limits.
• Ensure repairs and installations meet or exceed applicable OEM requirements, company specifications, engineering standards, and industry practices.
• Develop and maintain instrumentation, control, and Safety Instrumented System (SIS) settings and specifications, as applicable.
• Develop and manage system studies using applicable analysis tools.
• Conduct post-audits to measure the effectiveness of significant reliability-related projects and activities.
• Provide technical assistance for repair-solution decisions during turnarounds and unplanned equipment outages.
• Review corporate specifications for potential improvement based on industry and site-specific experience, as appropriate.
• Provide technical expertise and support to capital project development.
• Develop and optimize preventive, predictive, and condition-based maintenance strategies for instrumentation and analyzer equipment based on equipment criticality, failure history, and performance.

Benefits

• Health insurance
• Vision insurance
• Dental insurance
• Paid time off
• 401(k) matching program
• Paid parental leave
• Educational reimbursement
• Eligibility for a discretionary company-sponsored annual bonus program