Reliability Engineer

Levare; Midland (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Levare in Midland, TX is seeking a senior Reliability Engineer to enhance product reliability and lead the failure analysis program. You will support service centers and field service while ensuring ISO 9000 compliance and driving quality improvements.

The role requires extensive experience in failure analysis, metallurgy, data interpretation, and collaboration with engineering, sales, and field teams. Occasional travel and adherence to safety practices are expected.

Qualifications

• BS in engineering or closely related field required, 8+ years of reliability/quality experience.
• Experience with failure analysis, QA/QC, and metrology in an industrial setting.
• Familiarity with ISO 9000 quality standards and processes.
• Ability to read complex blueprints and drawings.

Responsibilities

• Support and promote quality and performance improvement across the organization.
• Adhere to ISO 9000 objectives and monitor profitability and budgets.
• Conduct DIFA of ESP and related equipment to find root cause and report findings.
• Analyze data from remote monitoring and equipment history to enable reliability.
• Develop acceptance tests and inspection criteria.
• Monitor operational performance and generate statistics reports.
• Identify engineering solutions for repetitive failures and ECN processes.
• Coordinate with clients, sales, engineers, and service centers on issues.

Skills

MS Office

Gagemaker System

Data analysis

ISO 9000

Troubleshooting

Blueprints

Reliability

Communication

Electrical safety

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

High School diploma

Tools

Gagemaker System

Job description

Position Summary

Ensure our products and services meet the highest possible level of reliability and customer expectations. Provide technical support for the service centers and field service. Lead the product failure analysis program

Job Functions/Duties

• Support/Promote quality achievement and performance improvement throughout the organization.
• Adhere to top ISO:9000 compliance objectives and ensure that targets are achieved; maintain awareness of the business context and company profitability, including budgetary control issues.
• Conduct Dismantle Inspection Failure Analysis (DIFA) of ESP and related equipment to determine root cause and assign liability for failure and prepare professional reporting of findings.
• Familiarity with metallurgy and chemical analysis as applicable to failure analysis of ESP equipment.
• Acquire and interpret data from remote access data communications monitoring and from surface equipment history files to facilitate analysis of failures and to promote reliability.
• Evaluate applications and well history data to promote efficient application of products and increase run life.
• Evaluate and revise as needed technical procedures and recommend revisions to Engineering Standards to improve Quality and Reliability.
• Organize data and prepare technical and management systems reports as needed.
• Monitor equipment operational performance by gathering relevant data and producing statistical reports.
• Identify and develop engineering solutions for repetitive failures.
• Develop acceptance tests and inspection criteria.
• Actively participate in and promote the EHS process and determine appropriate remedial action(s) when necessary.
• Monitor and participate in the ECN process.
• Work to solve & communicate any Quality related problems at the service center.
• Excellent communication skills to interact with clients, sales professionals, engineers, and service center.
• Personally observe safety and security procedures and proper use of equipment and material. Actively promote safety process and report any safety issues to proper channels for action.

Qualifications/Education Requirements

• Proficient computer skills with knowledge of MS Office and/or company specific databases.
• Knowledgeable with the Gagemaker System and designated support software.
• Must be able to work well with stringent deadlines and possess good organizational skills.
• Familiar with ISO: 9000 requirements including quality practices and procedures.
• Search and locate Drawings, BOMs, MPIs and other product related documents required to support Service Center Operations.
• Comfortable reading complex blueprints and customer related drawings.
• Extensive experience in the application, trouble-shooting, failure analysis, and assembly and disassembly of the ESP's.
• High School diploma or equivalent required.
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a closely related field required.
• 8+ years of Reliability Engineering or Quality Assurance/Control experience required
• Annual CPR / AED and Electrical Safety Training

Working Conditions & Physical Requirements

• Continuously required to move about the facility
• Physical ability to immediately respond to emergency situations.
• Work is mostly in non-climate controlled environment
• Continuous travel and on call required
• Continuous standing for long periods of time
• Exposure to shop and field elements such as noise, dust, odors and temperature variations
• Wear appropriate personal protective equipment, including eye and hearing protection, hard hat and safety shoes while in shop environment or on job site.
• This is a safety sensitive position