Lead Electrical Engineer, HV Reliability & Maintenance

Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision insurance (day 1

401k with company match

Paid vacation & holidays

Parental leave

Backup child and adult care

Adoption assistance

Flexible spending accounts

Life Insurance & AD&D

Identity theft coverage

Employee Assistance Program

Other supplemental benefits

Job summary

Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. seeks a senior electrical engineer to enhance reliability and safe operation of high-voltage distribution equipment, motors, and protection systems across North America. The role involves root-cause analysis, developing engineered solutions, and standardizing guidelines to reduce downtime.

The position is primarily at the Texas City plant with 15–20% travel to other sites, requiring strong safety practices and mentoring of field technicians.

Qualifications

• Minimum 10 years of electrical engineering experience in large industrial plants.
• Experience with electrical safety programs and NFPA 70E.
• Proficiency with SKM PowerTools and protective relays (SEL/Multilin).
• Experience specifying and supporting HV substations and related equipment.
• Familiarity with NERC standards and compliance.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical support for high-voltage distribution equipment and high-voltage motors/generators.
• Lead root-cause analyses and drive corrective actions to closure.
• Supervise vendor repairs and verify workmanship.
• Develop predictive and preventive maintenance strategies for critical electrical assets.
• Perform power system studies and relay settings validation.
• Train and mentor technicians on safe operation and preventive maintenance.

Skills

Electrical engineering

NFPA 70E

SKM PowerTools

SEL protective relays

Multilin relays

HV substations

Able to travel 15-20%

Education

Texas PE license

Tools

SKM PowerTools for Windows

SEL protective relays

Multilin relay programming

Job description

Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. seeks a senior electrical engineer to enhance reliability and safe operation of high-voltage distribution equipment, motors, and protection systems across North America. The role involves root-cause analysis, developing engineered solutions, and standardizing guidelines to reduce downtime.

The position is primarily at the Texas City plant with 15–20% travel to other sites, requiring strong safety practices and mentoring of field technicians.