Senior Electrical Reliabilty Engineer

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

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus up to 20%

Job summary

Catalyst Recruiting, Inc. represents a global chemical company seeking a multi-talented electrical engineer with reliability experience for plant operations. The role spans instrumentation, projects, and safety-critical responsibilities to improve uptime and safety across the facility.

Key duties include operations support, turnarounds leadership, RCFA/uptime optimization, and mentoring junior engineers. Candidates must be able to work around energized equipment and have U.S. work authorization.

Qualifications

• BS in electrical engineering, electrical engineering tech, or other engineering.
• 5+ years of directly applicable experience in plants.
• Extensive experience in electrical safety.
• Experience in power distribution – Medium Voltage (HV a plus).
• Ability to work around energized equipment in potentially adverse conditions.
• U.S. work authorization without visa sponsorship now or in the future.

Responsibilities

• Operations support.
• Turnarounds/Projects.
• Reliability engineering in-operation (RCFA, uptime optimization).
• Mentorship and training.
• In-plant reliability (RCFA, uptime, incident reports, monitoring of E&I systems).
• 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.

Skills

Reliability engineering

Operations support

Mentoring/Training

Power distribution - MV

Education

BS in Electrical Engineering

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,