Reliability Engineer, Process Analyzer

LyondellBasell Industries; Deer Park (TX); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

LyondellBasell is seeking a Reliability Engineer, Process Analyzer at the La Porte site. You will lead lifecycle management, troubleshooting, and reliability improvements for process analyzer systems, coordinating with Operations, Maintenance, and Projects to ensure safe, reliable operation.

The role involves developing analyzer scopes, managing capital projects, and supporting regulatory and quality requirements. A strong background in process analyzers and MOC is essential.

Qualifications

• Minimum 8 years of engineering experience required.
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering required; Electrical, Chemical, Mechanical, or related discipline preferred.
• Working knowledge of process analyzers, sample systems, instrumentation, or manufacturing reliability is required.
• Working knowledge of Management of Change and its application in chemical manufacturing or similar environments is required, including MOC sponsor qualification.

Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, and lead the long-range plan for analyzers and oversee the five-year project plan.
• Provide guidance to asset technical teams and support complex troubleshooting and incidents.
• Lead or participate in PHAs and RCFA teams as needed and manage analyzer reliability metrics.

Skills

Process analyzers

Instrumentation

Manufacturing reliability

MOC experience

Education

Bachelors in Engineering

Tools

SAP

Job description

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Reliability Engineer, Process Analyzer

Location: Deer Park, TX, US, 77571

Department: LPO Reliability

Division: Olefins and Polyolefins, and Trading

LyondellBasellis a leader in the global chemical industry creating solutions for everyday sustainable living. With a nearly 70-yearlegacy that includes a Nobel Prize in Chemistry and our proprietaryMoReTec recycling technology, LYB is enabling a more sustainable future for generations to come. LYB develops high-quality and innovative products for applications ranging from sustainable transportation and food safety to clean water and quality healthcare. LYB places high priority on diversity, equity and inclusion and is Advancing Good with an emphasis on our planet, the communities where we operate and our future workforce. We'readdressing the global challenges of ending plastic waste, taking climate action, and supporting a thriving society, while generating value for our customers, investors, and society.

Come Join an Inclusive Team

TheReliability Engineer, ProcessAnalyzerprovides technical support and reliability leadership for process analyzer systems at the La Porte site. This role supports safe, reliable, and compliant analyzer operation through lifecycle management, troubleshooting, reliability improvement, project support, documentation governance, and collaboration with Operations, Maintenance, Technical, Environmental, and Projects personnel.

A Day in the Life

Develop, implement, and maintain the long-range plan for analyzers.

• Provide oversight of the five-year analyzer project plan.
• Identify analyzer obsolescence needs and support replacement justification and management.
• Design and oversee the preventive maintenance optimization process for analyzer systems.
• Apply applicable corporate and industry standards and procedures.
• Develop analyzer turnaround scope.
• Serve as the analyzer engineering representative or technical sponsor for capital and expense projects, as appropriate.
• Develop conceptual analyzer scopes and support preparation of Project Initiation Forms for analyzer-related projects.
• Generate and review analyzer engineering packages for assigned projects and provide technical approval where delegated by site procedures.
• Participate in, witness, and technically accept Factory Acceptance Testing activities for new analyzer systems, consistent with project and site requirements.
• Develop or review analyzer design basis, specifications, upgrades, and modifications to ensure compliance with engineering standards, guidelines, and corporate requirements.

Provide process analyzer support to the asset teams through:

• Provide guidance to asset Technical, Environmental, and Production engineers and specialists.
• Assistance to Technical, Environmental, Production, and Maintenance for complex troubleshooting, incidents, and unscheduled events.
• Develop analyzer-related TA, unit outage, and capital project scope and participate proactively in TA core teams and project teams as the analyzer technical representative.
• Track and report process area analyzer bad actors and work to systematically remove defects in the system.
• Lead or participate in PHAs and RCFA teams as required.
• Lead or support incident investigations when analyzer performance, sample systems, or analyzer reliability are contributing factors, as assigned by the site incident investigation process.
• Own or support analyzer reliability metrics, including availability, utilization, bad actors, repeat failures, and deferral risk.
• Provide technical guidance on analyzer sample systems, shelters, utilities, validation methods, and analyzer maintainability.
• Support analyzer criticality ranking and maintenance strategy development.
• Partner with Maintenance and analyzer technicians on troubleshooting, PM optimization, spare parts strategy, and lifecycle management.
• Support regulatory, environmental, quality, custody transfer, and process control analyzer requirements where applicable.
• Define analyzer acceptance criteria for commissioning, startup, validation, and performance monitoring.

Support La Porte site technical capability development by:

• Mentor less experienced engineers and participate in onboarding activities.
• Actively participate in the corporate Process Analyzer Technical Network.

Ensure integrity of engineering records associated with analyzers by:

• Ensure analyzer calibration methods, validation requirements, and technical bases are defined, reviewed, and maintained.
• Ensure analyzer-related engineering records are reviewed and updated through appropriate work processes, including SAP, engineering drawings, and project documentation.
• Maintain MOC sponsor qualification status and sponsor analyzer-related MOCs when appropriate.
• Ensure analyzer-related changes follow site MOC requirements and associated documentation updates are completed.

You Bring This Value

Minimum of 8 years of relevant engineering experience required.

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering required; Electrical, Chemical, Mechanical, or related engineering discipline preferred.
• Working knowledge of process analyzers, sample systems, instrumentation, or manufacturing reliability is required.
• Working knowledge of Management of Change requirements and application in a chemical manufacturing or similar industrial environment is required, including the ability to obtain and maintain MOC sponsor qualification.

Preferred Qualifications

Preferred qualifications include 10+ years of process analyzer, instrumentation, reliability, or chemical manufacturing experience; advanced knowledge of process analyzer applications such as sample conditioning systems, analyzer shelters, environmental or quality analyzers, gas chromatographs, spectroscopy, validation practices, turnaround or outage planning, reliability improvement, project scope development, and chemical manufacturing operations at a large manufacturing site.

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