Engineer, Staff Reliability (Midland,TX)

• Review equipment repair scopes, document down time, lost production, mean time between repairs and develop root cause failure analysis to review and revamp existing preventive and predictive programs. 
• Automate / develop reliability reports to benchmark existing equipment performance. 
• Monitor and calculate gas engine/turbine and compressor efficiencies.  
• Implement case studies as needed to improve performance on gas engines/turbines, compressors, and pumps.
• Aid to Identify and assist area operations that occur during production applications and systems related directly to machinery performance.
• Monitor condition of key pumps, compressors, gas engines/turbines, and motors to develop and maintain major overhaul plans for operating regions.
• Troubleshoot equipment issues using SKF vibration data analytics, Seeq, Data PARC, combustion gas analysis.
• Witness critical equipment performance tests at OEM facilities. 
• Support field and capital engineering groups in reviewing equipment specifications and equipment selection, monitoring installation and successful start-up.

 

The successful candidate will meet the following qualifications: 

• B.S. in Mechanical Engineering is required. 
• A minimum of (10 to 15) years’ mechanical/process engineering experience in gas and liquid pipeline, gas cryogenic plant, petrochemical or refinery is required.
• Must have a broad understanding of rotating equipment as it relates to a plant and gas pipeline environment. 
• Specific experience in pumps, gear boxes, centrifugal and reciprocating engines and compressors, gas engines/turbines, compressor surge controls, PLC programs, gas turbines controls, vibration protection, emissions monitoring for reciprocating engines and gas turbines, etc. 
• Experience in process machinery equipment vibration analysis is required.
• Advanced understanding of preventive and predictive maintenance concepts as it applies to reciprocating engines and compressors, gas turbines and other plant equipment.
• Proficient on personal computers, in particular, word processing and spreadsheets, database programs, data acquisition systems, Data PARC/SEEQ, understand gas engine/turbine controls, centrifugal compressor surge controls. 
• Strong hands-on knowledge in performance monitoring, troubleshooting and repair of reciprocating engines and compressors.
• Must be self-motivated and work as team member; and mentor and share working knowledge with others.
• Lead reliability meetings for assigned locations and provide oversight and direction of reliability initiatives.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills. 
• Good technical writing ability and able to adapt and learn new methods in performing the job function.

• Ability and willingness to travel daily with some overnight/weekend stays is required.

   

   

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Job Details
Job: Engineering
Primary Location: USA-Texas-Midland
Organization: Engineering
Schedule: Full-time
Unposting Date: Ongoing
Recruiter: Winston Ruelas