Senior Engineer, Rotating Equipment Reliability

Celanese; Pasadena (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Celanese seeks a Senior Engineer, Rotating Equipment Reliability, to join the Acetyls Units reliability team at the Clear Lake plant in Pasadena, Texas. You will lead equipment reliability initiatives, long-range upgrade plans, and PM/PdM improvements for critical rotating machinery.

This hands-on role requires expertise in vibration analysis, data interpretation, and root cause investigations, plus strong communication with maintenance, operations, and central reliability groups to ensure safe,

Qualifications

• BS Mechanical Engineering (required).
• 5–10 years of field experience in a manufacturing facility, preferably chemicals or petrochemical.

Responsibilities

• Take initiative to identify safety, environmental or reliability issues and take action.
• Lead development of long-range plans for unit machinery upgrades, overhauls, and equipment strategy.
• Apply data analysis to develop solutions for repetitive failures of machinery.
• Review and improve PM/PdM programs with maintenance and reliability teams.
• Lead or participate in incident investigations and root cause analyses.

Skills

Strong communication

Stakeholder management

Technical presentation

Independent work

Team collaboration

Troubleshooting rotating equipment

Education

BS Mechanical Engineering

Tools

SAP

Bently Nevada System 1

Job description

Overview:

This Senior Engineer, Rotating Equipment Reliabilityrole will be joining a multi-discipline team of reliability engineers and specialist supporting the Acetyls Units at the Celanese Clear Lake plant in Pasadena, Texas.

Responsibilities:

• Take initiative and identify any Safety, Environmental or Reliability issues and take action. Perform Safety and Reliability Audits in the Unit.
• Engage people and give feedback immediately.
• Lead development of long range plan for unit machinery upgrades, overhauls, and overall equipment strategy
• Apply data analysis techniques to develop engineering solutions to repetitive failures and other problems related to machinery.
• Review Condition Monitoring systems and programs (Bently Nevada, Vibration Round data, Oil Analysis results, etc.) and implement corrective actions if necessary.
• Communicate/escalate and coordinate with Core Reliability Leader any safety/reliability issues or concerns immediately.
• Work with Maintenance, Unit Reliability Engineers, and Central Reliability Group to improve PM/PdM program.
• Perform vendor visits and participate/witness testing for repairs and new installations.
• Lead and / or participate in incident investigations and root cause analysis.
• Active participant in MOCs (originator and reviewer).
• Maintain critical equipment and bad actor lists to address emerging issues.
• Develop role activity list and update as needed to ensure scope/plans for upcoming events/equipment repairs are documented and planned correctly.
• Oversee and Coordinate TA rotating equipment activities to ensure repair scope is executed correctly and approve/sign off repair packages.

Qualifications:

• BS Mechanical Engineering
• 5-10 years of field experience in a manufacturing facility, preferably chemicals, or petrochemical manufacturing

Preferred Skills:

• Experience with general and major rotating equipment
• Experience with Bently Nevada System 1
• Level 2 vibration training
• Experience using SAP
• Experience and knowledge of API, ASME, and other applicable industry standards.
• Ability to work independently or with a team
• Strong troubleshooting ability with major Rotating Equipment
• Technical Presentation Proficiency
• Strong communication and stakeholder management