Refinery Mechanical Engineer – Turnaround & Field Support

Phillips 66; Ferndale (WA); On-site; USD 141,000 - 173,000; Full time

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Job summary

Phillips 66 is seeking a Mechanical Engineer to provide mechanical engineering support to the maintenance and turnaround organization at the Ferndale refinery. You will coordinate engineering and design for maintenance and turnaround scopes and support planning, risk ranking, and field execution.

The role requires a Bachelor's degree in engineering and at least 2 years of refining experience, TWIC, and a valid driver’s license, with travel up to 5% and occasional extended hours.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree or higher in an Engineering discipline.
• 2+ years of engineering experience in maintenance and turnarounds within a refining environment.
• Willing and able to obtain a TWIC.
• Possess a valid driver’s license.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate the design and implementation of mechanical solutions for fixed equipment, such as pressure vessels, piping, heat exchangers, and tanks.
• Analyze complex engineering challenges, develop and refine equipment specifications, and support installation, operation, and maintenance activities to ensure reliability and compliance.
• Serve as a technical resource in scope development, planning, execution, and field support for maintenance and turnaround work.
• Coordinate the piping design process for applicable scope.
• Develop and review repair plans, engineering drawings, specifications, and test procedures.
• Support collecting, categorizing, and driving accurate risk ranking of event scope.
• Analyze work requests and equipment history to support technical recommendations, repair strategies, and scope development.
• Assist the planning team with conceptual estimates and recommend methodology, equipment, and material requirements.
• Support production and assembly of work packages and definition of scope-specific hold points as required by plant specifications.
• Troubleshoot equipment issues and provide practical field support during equipment downtime, plant outages, and turnaround execution.
• Support management of change requirements and applicable mechanical integrity expectations.
• Coordinate with maintenance, operations, inspection, reliability, procurement, project controls, and other engineering disciplines to safely and efficiently execute work.
• Support shop fabrication, field repairs, and construction activities, including awareness of cranes, scaffolds, NDE, welding, and work sequencing.
• Facilitate the adoption of new technologies and best practices and maintain working knowledge of relevant codes and standards.

Skills

TWIC

Driver's license

Travel readiness

Work extended hours

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering

Job description

Phillips 66 is seeking a Mechanical Engineer to provide mechanical engineering support to the maintenance and turnaround organization at the Ferndale refinery. You will coordinate engineering and design for maintenance and turnaround scopes and support planning, risk ranking, and field execution.

The role requires a Bachelor's degree in engineering and at least 2 years of refining experience, TWIC, and a valid driver’s license, with travel up to 5% and occasional extended hours.