Title: Senior Rotating Equipment Engineer

Location: Baytown, TX (On-Site)

Long Term Contract

Keywords to Focus: System 1 vibration analysis, Root cause analysis of rotating equipment, Equipment Strategy work, Criticality analysis, Reliability improvement, Equipment are Steam turbine, Reciprocating Compressor, Centrifugal Compressors, Condition monitoring of rotating equipment

Roles & Responsibilities:

• Senior Engineers play a pivotal role in the successful operation of the plants and are responsible for initiating and leading improvements to unit performance in safety, production, and reliability.
• In this role, he/she will serve as a mentor to other engineers and provide technical coaching and training to operations and mechanical personnel. You will look around corners for solutions and provide data-driven recommendations based on industry standards. You will think strategically, execute thoughtfully, and collaborate across many teams, levels, and situations.

· As part of an integrated facility including Refinery and Chemical plants, Machinery Engineers have the opportunity to work on a wide variety of rotating equipment, including extruders, hyper-compressors, turbo-expanders, steam turbines and cogen facilities. In addition, they are part of a larger engineering organization so get to collaborate with other machinery and non-machinery engineers.

• Work in a team environment with other engineering disciplines, operations and mechanical personnel
• Proactively seek improvements directed at increasing plant reliability
• Specify new rotating equipment to comply with industry and company design practices
• Ensure safe, cost effective, operable rotating equipment and associated systems are provided and maintained to meet current business unit needs
• Have leadership capabilities with strong organizational, communication, and team working skills, through a combination of formal training and/or experiences
• Provide quality control and design reviews of new projects that involve rotating equipment
• Periodically review rotating equipment thermodynamic and mechanical performance
• Have experience with machinery monitoring and troubleshooting including bearings, seals and auxiliary support systems and vibration analysis
• Lead RCFA development
• Provide assistance in the field during plant startups, shutdowns or upsets
• Deliver guidance to the business units on prioritization of machinery related work
• Have a demonstrated ability to influence without direct authority
• Be able to provide off-hours support of abnormal and non-routine operation

Required Skills (Technical Competency):

· B.S. Mechanical Engineering

· 10 years of experience in rotating support equipment roles in a petrochemical manufacturing facility

· Knowledge of industry standards for purchasing equipment and repair standards

Desired Skills:

• Engagement in Turnaround related activities, including planning and execution
• Familiarity with compressors and steam turbines, including their control and protective systems
• Experience with machinery involved in the manufacturer of Low- and High-Density Polyethylene