Senior Instrument Reliability Engineer

CTS-Complete Technical Services, Inc.; Rosemount (MN); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

CTS-Complete Technical Services, Inc. seeks a seasoned Instrument Reliability Engineer to provide strategic leadership for reliability initiatives at a refinery site in Rosemount, MN.

The role will own key reliability programs, including Mechanical Integrity, drive equipment and reliability strategies, and lead RCFA efforts. This strategy-focused position requires substantial experience, independent judgment, and the ability to own critical reliability programs while influencing stakeholders

Qualifications

• 8+ years in reliability engineering or equivalent leadership roles.
• Experience in refining or heavy industrial manufacturing environments preferred.
• Strong ability to drive reliability improvements and own site-wide programs.

Responsibilities

• Own and lead Mechanical Integrity and reliability programs at the refinery site.
• Develop and implement reliability strategies and standards across equipment.
• LeadRCFA investigations and drive root-cause corrective actions.
• Maintain and advance reliability standards and best practices site-wide.
• Engage with industry groups to bring external best practices to the organization.

Skills

Reliability strategy

RCFA

Mechanical Integrity

Asset health

Stakeholder influence

Job description

Seeking a seasoned Instrument Reliability Engineer to provide strategic leadership for reliability initiatives at a refinery site in Rosemount, MN. The successful candidate will own key reliability programs, including Mechanical Integrity, drive equipment and reliability strategies, lead RCFA efforts, and serve as a technical leader within the organization. This is a strategy-focused role requiring significant experience, independent judgment, and program ownership.

Seeking a senior-level Instrument Reliability Engineer with strong experience in:

• Refining, petrochemical, or other heavy industrial manufacturing environments
• Reliability strategy development and implementation
• Mechanical Integrity Program ownership or leadership
• Root Cause Failure Analysis (RCFA)
• Equipment reliability strategy development
• Reliability standards, best practices, and long-term asset management

Key Responsibilities:

• Own and support the site's Mechanical Integrity Program
• Develop and improve reliability strategies
• Lead root cause failure investigations
• Maintain and improve reliability standards and best practices
• Participate in industry user groups and conferences to bring external best practices back to the organization
• Serve as a strategic reliability resource across the site

Ideal Candidate Profile:

• Senior-level engineer with a strong strategic and program ownership mindset (8+ years)
• Proven experience driving reliability improvements and influencing stakeholders
• Background in refining strongly preferred
• Able to operate independently and quickly assume ownership of critical reliability programs
• Not seeking an early-career engineer
• Refining
• Chemical Manufacturing
• Midstream / Processing Facilities
• Heavy Industrial Manufacturing

Preferred Qualifications:

• Mechanical Integrity Program experience
• Reliability strategy development experience
• RCFA experience
• Reliability engineering experience in a process manufacturing environment
• Demonstrated ownership of site-wide reliability initiatives

Selling Points:

• Highly visible, strategic role with significant ownership
• Opportunity to shape site reliability strategy and standards
• Direct impact on asset health, reliability performance, and long-term business results
• One of the primary strategy-focused reliability resources for the site