Fixed Equipment Reliability Engineer

Experienced Fixed Equipment Reliability engineer to develop and support a developing reliability system.  Position is responsible for daily support activities for the refinery asset,   as well as developing philosophies, work processes, and special emphasis programs. Responsible for monitoring and measuring reliability KPI’s and developing action plans to mitigate risk.  Assists in developing long-term plans for Reliability improvement.

Key Responsibilities Include:

1. Conducts fixed equipment reliability engineering analysis by using available monitoring programs results to track failures, predicts equipment life and generate recommendations. Conducts and/or leads Fitness-for-Service (FFS) analysis. Utilizes reliability tools/methodologies for forecasting failures.
2. Communicates complex multi-year risks and associated programs to address issues. Assists in addressing business concerns. Analyzes and communicates risk mitigation options to management.
3. Provides point-of contact for development of fixed equipment reliability policies and procedures.
4. Provides engineering support for maintenance strategies implementation. Participates in FMEA/RCM/RBI (failure model effects analysis/reliability-centered maintenance/risk based inspection) reviews. Performs criticality analysis for identifying critical equipment and supports identification of critical spare parts.
5. Actively participates in industry reliability networks. Advocates and fosters use of methodologies. Shares lesson learned from their site. Gathers and analyzes maintenance and reliability data to identify performance drivers. Calculates and reports key performance indicators.
6. Provides failure analysis support. Calculates mean time between failures (MTBF) for all equipment in assigned area and uses findings to identify trends and causes and predicted equipment failures. Identifies actions for improving MTBF under cost-benefit analysis.
7. Tracks failures in assigned area and identifies bad actors according to established criteria. Develops mitigation plan and tracks recommendation until completion. Stewards “bad actors” program to ensure lessons learned are applied to similar equipment throughout facility.
8. Provides technical support on all phases of projects and machinery turnarounds from work scope definition, through planning, execution, and documentation. Provides technical input into reliability, availability and maintainability reviews to ensure reliability and maintainability are included in the project scope, and ensure that maintenance strategies for new equipment are included in the project scope.
9. Supports process safety management (PSM) programs. Provides engineering input into PSM reviews. Develops inspection criteria and monitors mechanical integrity activities for PSM compliance. Supports management of change (MOC) process.
10. Provides reliability, availability and maintainability throughout project lifecycle to estimate asset’s production availability, evaluate asset capabilities and develop design strategies to reduce risks.

Competencies/Additional Skills:

• The ideal candidate shall have strong verbal and written communication skills.
• The candidate will need to also have strong technical and analytical skills, at least 4 years of experience in the refining/petrochemical industry with 2 years of experience in fixed equipment design, fabrication, inspection, and testing.
• The ideal candidate should also have a strong understanding of the NBIC “VR” (Valve Repair) Stamp program and support the refinery in terms of Mechanical Integrity and general reliability strategies to ensure the safe and reliable condition and operation of its fixed equipment.
• Experience performing and/or reviewing API 579 Fitness for Service assessments.
• Experience in applying ASME, NBIC, API 510, API 570, API 653, and other applicable codes and standards in the design, evaluation, repair/alterations of fixed equipment.

Requirements

• The candidate must have 4 years of engineering experience in a refinery, power plant, or other heavy industrial facility reliant on fixed equipment.
• The candidate must have a Bachelor of Science degree from an ABET accredited institution in either mechanical, chemical, metallurgical, or electrical engineering.
• The candidate must be able to work safely in an operating refinery environment.

Preferences

• The ideal candidate has 5 years of engineering experience in a refinery, power plant, or other heavy industrial facility reliant on fixed equipment.
• The candidate has experience working with or in a mechanical integrity or reliability engineering role including practical navigation of an IDMS such as GE APM or PCMS and a CMMS such as Maximo or SAP.
• The candidate has passed their NCEES Principles and Practice of Engineering (PE) Exam.