Rotating Equipment Engineer

• Job Duties and Responsibilities:
• Develop long term strategies for plant rotating equipment including pumps, turbines, centrifugal and reciprocating compressors, hydraulic valve systems.
• Build asset maintenance strategies and maintain ITPM plans per RAGAGEP
• Update and maintain engineering specifications for rotating equipment
• Analyze possible rerates and upgrades to improve through put and reliability of critical equipment trains.
• Provide recommended upgrades for critical equipment such as GE Frame 5, Turbo Generator and critical positive displacement compressors
• Apply life cycle value analysis on repair/replace decisions
• Provide guidance in equipment criticality with establishment of spare part strategies
• Provide input to maintenance on repairs of rotating equipment.
• Lead troubleshooting with operations, process engineering and other functional engineers for machinery
• Ability to complete equipment performance testing to predicted curves
• Deliver TA recommendations and planning input for critical machinery
• Support capital projects by providing expertise in the area of rotating equipment in design reviews and construction
• Document savings benefits of implemented reliability improvement modifications and upgrades.
• Lead commercial partnerships with key suppliers and vendors (i.e. - Seals contract)
• Provide input to reliability improvement teams and conduct FMEA studies to improve onstream availability.
• Document root causes of rotating equipment failures
• Monitor Key Performance Indicators (KPI's) and metrics for proactive identification and resolution of reliability issues.
• Participate in the management of change process
• Ability to interact with other departments to complete daily assignments.
• Personal attitude and behavior that promotes a safe work environmen

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's in engineering (required)
• Good communication skills, written and verbal
• Minimum of 10 years of experience in rotating equipment in petrochemical industry.
• Vibration certification or 7+ yrs of experience in vibrational analysis

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in AMS Machinery Health and Bently Nevada monitoring systems
• Lubrication knowledge or certification
• Understanding of basic industry standards, recommended practices and/or regulatory conditions/considerations for rotating equipment
• Knowledge and understanding of reliability-centered maintenance practices
• Knowledge and understanding of RAGAGEP engineering practices and principles
• Knowledge and understanding of predictive technologies, such as vibration analysis, infrared thermograph, lubrication analysis, ultrasound, etc.
• Maximo basic knowledge or alternate computerized maintenance management system (SAP)

Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the United States continually without company sponsorship.