Senior Asset Engineer

Dow; Freeport (TX); Presencial; USD 110.000 - 150.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Dow in the United States is seeking a Senior Asset Engineer to support the Maintenance Organization in Freeport, TX. This role provides reliability expertise and mentors site colleagues while optimizing maintenance decisions for cost, safety, and performance.

The Senior Asset Engineer leads equipment strategy, supports turnarounds, and backs up the maintenance leader. You will develop reliability strategies, supervise preventive programs, and guide cross-functional teams to improve asset

Formación

• Bachelor's degree in engineering (chemical or mechanical preferred).
• Minimum of 2 years of relevant experience.
• Ability to safely work in a plant environment and use PPE.

Responsabilidades

• Provide maintenance and reliability expertise to the site, including technical support for complex equipment issues and reliability events.
• Serve as Reliability Project Representative on capital and improvement projects.
• Provide technical mentorship to others within the organization.
• Lead reliability activities for turnarounds, including FEL support and post-turnaround validation.
• Develop Equipment Reliability Strategies aligned with priorities and business objectives.
• Lead site-level response to unplanned events and root cause investigations.

Descripción del empleo

At Dow, we believe in putting people first and we're passionate about delivering integrity, respect and safety to our customers, our employees and the planet.

Our people are at the heart of our solutions. They reflect the communities we live in and the world where we do business. Their diversity is our strength. We're a community of relentless problem solvers that offers the daily opportunity to contribute with your perspective, transform industries and shape the future. Our purpose is simple - to deliver a sustainable future for the world through science and collaboration. If you're looking for a challenge and meaningful role, you're in the right place.

About You and this Role

Dow has an opening for a Senior Asset Engineer supporting the Maintenance Organization in Freeport, TX.

Serves as the analytical and systems backbone of maintenance, ensuring decisions, strategies, and operations are optimized for reliability, cost, and performance. Provides maintenance expertise to the zone and facility while technically mentoring people within the organization.

Owns site improvement and productivity, the preventive maintenance approach and frequency, the itemized activity budget, and equipment and turnaround strategy. Leads maintenance networks, strategic asset utilization improvements, and unplanned event root cause investigations, serving as backup for the maintenance leader.

Responsibilities

• Provide maintenance and reliability expertise to the site, including technical support for complex equipment issues, major repairs, and production-impacting reliability events.
• Serve as the Reliability Project Representative on capital and improvement projects.
• Provide technical mentorship to others within the organization
• Lead reliability activities for turnarounds, including FEL support, scope challenge, risk assessment, equipment strategy alignment, critical equipment refurbishment, and post-turnaround validation.
• Develop and maintain Equipment Reliability Strategies aligned with critical equipment priorities, business objectives, and asset reliability goals.
• Provide technical expertise to plant and/or Maintenance Personnel on troubleshooting equipment problems to assist in resolution or repair scope development. Focuses on reliability issues and not firefighting issues.
• Manage and optimize preventive maintenance programs and systems to improve productivity, asset reliability, and equipment performance.
• Facilitate facility condition assessments and plant health studies, implementing corrective actions that enhance asset reliability and plant health.
• Apply reliability engineering tools and methodologies, including Weibull Analysis, RCI, and FMEA, to improve Asset Capability (AC) and Asset Mechanical Reliability (AMR).
• Lead site-level response to unplanned events, including root cause investigations and implementation of corrective actions.
• Monitor maintenance performance metrics and drive strategic improvements in asset utilization and reliability.
• Provide technical mentorship, lead maintenance knowledge-sharing networks, and support skill development across the organization.
• Review and approve maintenance plan modifications and material code changes.
• Partner with the business to execute site turnaround strategy and serve as backup for maintenance leadership roles when required.
• Provide feedback and guidance to Expertise Support Technicians (ESTs), Operations, and other maintenance stakeholders.

Qualifications

• A bachelor's degree or higher in engineering (chemical or mechanical engineering discipline is highly preferred).
• A minimum of 2 years of relevant experience.
• Ability to safely work in a plant environment, meet physical demands, work at elevated heights, and comfortably use PPE and safety equipment (including harnesses with a total maximum weight capacity of 300lbs and respirator/SCBA use). Must be familiar with or open to training on proper equipment usage.
• A minimum requirement for this U.S. based position is the ability to work legally in the United States. No visa sponsorship/support is available for this position, including for any type of U.S. permanent residency (green card) process.

Skills

• Data Analysis: Uses operational and business data to identify performance gaps, trends, and improvement opportunities.
• Continuous Improvement: Applies structured approaches to optimize processes, eliminate losses, and drive sustainable results.
• Problem Solving: Diagnoses complex operational issues, identifies root causes, and implements effective corrective actions.
• Collaboration: Partners effectively across operations, maintenance, technology, logistics, and business teams to achieve shared objectives.
• Communication: Clearly communicates technical information, influences decisions, and aligns stakeholders around priorities.
• Decision Making: Makes timely, sound decisions that balance safety, reliability, quality, and business performance.

Additional Notes

This position does not offer relocation assistance.

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