Electrical Reliability Engineer

About the role

As our Electrical Reliability Engineer, you'll play a key role in ensuring the safe, reliable operation of our plant's electrical systems. You'll lead efforts to improve equipment reliability, troubleshoot complex electrical issues, and drive continuous improvements across critical plant assets.

Responsibilities

• Safety & Environmental Leadership
• Champion a strong safety culture by prioritizing the well-being of employees, contractors, the community, and plant assets.
• Ensure compliance with environmental, health, safety, cybersecurity, and regulatory requirements while promoting best practices across the site.
• Provide electrical safety leadership for maintenance activities, capital projects, and contractor work.
• Develop, optimize, and continuously improve preventive and predictive maintenance strategies to maximize the reliability of critical electrical equipment.
• Identify and resolve electrical reliability issues that improve plant performance, uptime, and operational efficiency.
• Partner closely with maintenance electricians to troubleshoot complex equipment issues and implement long-term reliability solutions.
• Develop, update, and improve electrical procedures while ensuring compliance through regular field observations and audits.
• Lead the planning and execution of the site's annual electrical shutdown, coordinating internal teams and contractors to safely maintain and upgrade high-voltage electrical distribution equipment.
• Train, mentor, and help develop the site's electrical maintenance team by leading technical training and skills qualification programs.
• Serve as the site's Electrical Classification Lead and Authority Having Jurisdiction (AHJ), providing technical expertise and ensuring compliance with applicable electrical codes and standards.
• Collaborate with engineering teams to support the design, installation, startup, and commissioning of capital projects requiring electrical expertise.
• Maintain and update the site's electrical system studies, including protective relay coordination, short-circuit analysis, and arc flash hazard assessments using industry-standard engineering software.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering.
• A foundational understanding of electrical codes and standards, including NEC and NFPA, with a desire to continue expanding your technical expertise.
• Strong collaboration and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build effective working relationships across operations, maintenance, engineering, and leadership teams.
• A safety-first mindset and commitment to maintaining a safe, compliant work environment.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to clearly communicate technical information to a variety of audiences.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, including Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, and Word.
• Curiosity, initiative, and a passion for continuous learning in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• 0–3 years of electrical engineering experience, preferably in an industrial manufacturing, chemical, or other process manufacturing environment.
• Hands-on experience maintaining and troubleshooting industrial electrical equipment, including motors, motor control centers (MCCs), variable frequency drives (VFDs), soft starters, and related power distribution systems.
• Experience using engineering and maintenance software such as: SAP, AutoCAD, SKM Power System Software.

What We Offer

• Base Pay Range: $71,900 - $105,490
• Incentive or sales variable compensation payments.

About Us

Momentive is a premier global advanced materials company with a cutting-edge focus on silicones and specialty products. We deliver solutions designed to help propel our customer’s products forward—products that have a profound impact on all aspects of life, around the clock and from living rooms to outer space. With every innovation, Momentive creates a more sustainable future. Our vast product portfolio is made up of advanced silicones and specialty solutions that play an essential role in driving performance across a multitude of industries, including agriculture, automotive, aerospace, electronics, energy, healthcare, personal care, consumer products, building and construction, and more. Momentive believes a diverse workforce empowers our people, strengthens our business, and contributes to a sustainable world. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any characteristic protected by law. To be considered for this position candidates are required to submit an application for employment and be of legal working age as defined by local law. An offer may be conditioned upon the successful completion of pre-employment conditions, as applicable, and subject to applicable laws and regulations.