Rotating Equipment Reliability Engineer

Methanex; Nederland (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Methanex in Texas seeks a Mechanical Engineer to lead maintenance, engineering, condition monitoring, and project management for rotating equipment including pumps, steam turbines, and compressors. You will apply vibration analysis and predictive maintenance to improve equipment reliability and guide teams through failure analysis.

Responsibilities include performance analysis, pre-commissioning support for major projects, and cross-functional collaboration with vendors to implement reliable

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or higher degree in Mechanical Engineering required.
• Minimum 7 years’ experience in chemical or petrochemical industry.
• Experience as a plant owner’s employee in a continuous process industry preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical support to Engineering, Maintenance, Operations, Inspection, Process and Project personnel regarding selection, operation, maintenance, troubleshooting and long-term reliability of rotating equipment.
• Participate in pre-commissioning and commissioning activities and provide technical support for major capital projects.
• Conduct performance analysis of rotating equipment to identify performance & operating deviations and develop deficiencies.
• Lead continuous improvement of reliability of rotating equipment through risk-based maintenance, risk assessment, root cause analysis and spare parts reviews.
• Partner with vendors to resolve technical problems and develop new solutions.
• Develop and maintain maintenance improvement/KPIs for critical assets.
• Support outages by developing repair scopes for rotating equipment and overseeing major maintenance events.

Skills

Vibration analysis

Predictive maintenance

Reliability engineering

Root cause analysis

Troubleshooting

Project management

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s or higher degree in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

Microsoft Office

AutoCAD

System 1 EVO

SAP

Job description

Methanex in Texas seeks a Mechanical Engineer to lead maintenance, engineering, condition monitoring, and project management for rotating equipment including pumps, steam turbines, and compressors. You will apply vibration analysis and predictive maintenance to improve equipment reliability and guide teams through failure analysis.

Responsibilities include performance analysis, pre-commissioning support for major projects, and cross-functional collaboration with vendors to implement reliable