The Rotating Equipment Engineer is responsible for engineering support and reliability improvements for rotating equipment in a plant environment.
Job Duties:
- Develop and implement failure mode-based reliability strategies for critical rotating equipment
- Analyze equipment trends, historical data, and field data to develop and adjust reliability programs to maximize asset reliability and production availability at the optimum cost of ownership
- Recommend and champion solutions as appropriate to maximize system availability
- Apply engineering theory, practices, and principles to determine root cause failure analysis (RCFA) of equipment failures and performance evaluations of rotating equipment and supporting systems
- Develop and Implement Preventive maintenance routines and condition monitoring program for Rotating Machinery
- Work closely with production, maintenance, and service teams to understand failure modes and effects and develop mitigation plans; prioritize and develop action plans for our reliability-centered maintenance system
- Provide technical support in project development, turnaround scope identification, QA/QC, installation, commissioning, start-up and work activities on all rotating equipment upgrades, repairs, and new installations
- Apply reliability centered principles to ensure optimum engineered solutions on rotating equipment deficiencies and new equipment selection
- Review Management of Change (MOC) requirements and ensure adherence to all Process Safety Management (PSM) elements
- Manage the Rotating Equipment Mechanical Integrity (MI) program through MI classification, preventative maintenance, procedures, and testing frequency requirements
- Provide field technical support to resolve rotating equipment problems
- Periodically create, review, and update rotating equipment procedures
- Responsible for maintaining and updating equipment records and necessary spare parts.
- Analyze equipment trends, historical data, and field data to develop life cycle cost optimization on various classes of rotating equipment
- Responsible for maintaining and updating equipment records and identifying critical necessary spare parts and capital spares
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Mechanical Engineering preferred)
- 4+ years of machinery engineering or rotating equipment engineering in petrochemicals, refining, or utility operations
- Knowledge of reciprocating, centrifugal, and screw compressors, API/ANSI pumps, steam turbines, gas turbines, electric motors, fans, blowers, etc.
- Familiarity with machinery auxiliary systems such as lube oil, seal oil, hydraulics, monitoring, control, and protective systems
- Understanding of machinery vibration analysis including data collection and interpretation. CAT II certification preferred
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Excellent problem-solving skills
- Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priority items.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Outlook, etc.)
- Strong organizational skills
- Ability to work in a team environment
Work Environment/Physical Demands:
- Works outside in extensive heat and cold weather
- Exposed to wet and/or humid conditions
- Frequently works near moving mechanical parts
- Occasionally work in close proximity to chemical processes with toxic or caustic chemicals, airborne particles, fumes, extreme heat, extreme cold, vibration, and electrical hazards
- Ability to wear and operate in all necessary Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) which includes fire-retardant uniforms, hard hats, ear plugs, safety glasses, goggles, fall protection harnesses, chemical exposure suits, and respirators
