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.