Senior Electrical Reliabilty Engineer

Catalyst Recruiting, Inc; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 150,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

The global chemical company is seeking a multi-talented electrical engineer with reliability, instrumentation, and project experience to join the team in the Houston area.

Responsibilities include operations support, turnarounds, and RCFA with uptime optimization. Lead troubleshooting and mentor junior engineers while ensuring safety and regulatory compliance in all activities.

Qualifications

• BS in electrical engineering or related field.
• 5+ years of plant experience.
• Extensive electrical safety experience.
• Experience in medium-voltage power distribution.
• Willing to work around energized equipment.
• Authorized to work in the U.S. without visa sponsorship.

Responsibilities

• Provide operations support and coordinate turnarounds.
• Lead reliability engineering for electrical/instrumentation systems and projects.
• Mentor junior engineers and train cross-functional teams.
• Integrate reliability efforts with plant safety.

Skills

Reliability engineering

Power distribution

Mentoring

RCFA analysis

Operations support

Education

BS in Electrical Engineering

Electrical engineering tech

Job description

A global chemical company needs a multi-talented electrical engineer with experience in reliability plus some instrumentation and projects.

Key experience/background:

• Experience in Operations Support, Turnarounds, Mentoring/Training in active chemical/refining/petrochemical operations
• Power Distribution - medium voltage - all aspects
• Extensive work with reliability with electrical/instrumentation systems

Responsibilities

• Operations support
• Turnarounds/Projects
• Reliability engineering in-operation (RCFA, uptime optimization, etc)
• Mentorship and training
• "Classic" electrical reliability engineering work from power drop through distribution, switchgear, etc
• In-plant reliability (RCFA, uptime, incident reports, monitoring of E & I systems, etc)
• Fully involved with Turnarounds (TAR) and related major projects
• Lead troubleshooting efforts
• Mentoring junior engineers and cross-training
• Integration of all efforts with plant safety

Required:

• BS in electrical engineering, electrical engineering tech, other engineering
• 5+ years of directly applicable experience in plants
• Extensive experience in electrical safety
• Experience in power distribution – Medium Voltage (high voltage good to have)
• Personable - you'll be part of a small team
• Will and able to work around operating and energized equipment in all potentially adverse conditions
• Must be able to work in the U.S. without requiring a visa/sponsorship now or in the future.

Salary $150,000 - $165,000, up to 20% bonus,