Senior Mechanical Engineer: Multi-Plant Reliability

Pave Talent; Fremont (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Pave Talent is seeking an experienced plant reliability engineer for a multi-site operation in California. You will own equipment reliability across reactors, mixing vessels, pumps, valves, and instrumentation, plus the utilities and process-support systems that keep them alive.

The first Fremont plant is live and a second is under construction. You will work hands-on, read P&IDs, troubleshoot 90% in-house, and partner with corporate engineering on the toughest issues.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in plant, mechanical, or reliability engineering
• Hands-on experience maintaining chemical process equipment
• Strong command of P&IDs and process flow diagrams
• Experience with plant utilities and process-support systems (HVAC, chilled water, compressed air, DI water, exhaust)
• Comfort working hands-on around industrial chemicals with a process-safety mindset
• Industry background in chemical, biotech, pharmaceutical, or beverage, where the equipment is similar
• Some PLC familiarity for basic mechanical, electrical, and controls troubleshooting
• Commissioning or new-plant startup experience
• Process Safety Management (PSM) exposure
• Bachelor's in Mechanical Engineering or a related field

Responsibilities

• Maintain equipment health across chemical process equipment: reactors, mixing vessels, pumps, valves, and instrumentation
• Support process equipment such as boilers, chillers, air handlers, and exhaust fans
• Keep plant utilities running: deionized (DI) water systems, clean dry air compressors, and related systems
• Read and work from P&IDs (piping and instrumentation diagrams) and process flow diagrams to troubleshoot and improve reliability
• Troubleshoot simple mechanical, electrical, and controls issues, including basic programmable logic controller (PLC) work, to keep the plant 90% self-sufficient
• Support facility expansions, utility tie-ins, shutdown planning, and commissioning as new plants come online
• Partner with the corporate engineering and capital projects teams on the hardest 10% of issues
• Lead reliability for multi-plant operation as team grows

Skills

Equipment reliability

P&ID reading

Troubleshooting

PLC familiarity

Mechanical engineering

Startup experience

Safety compliance

Utilities experience

Cross-site collaboration

Education

Bachelor's in Mechanical Engineering

Job description

Pave Talent is seeking an experienced plant reliability engineer for a multi-site operation in California. You will own equipment reliability across reactors, mixing vessels, pumps, valves, and instrumentation, plus the utilities and process-support systems that keep them alive.

The first Fremont plant is live and a second is under construction. You will work hands-on, read P&IDs, troubleshoot 90% in-house, and partner with corporate engineering on the toughest issues.