Reliability Engineer - I&E

About the role

Join CPChem's Technical organization as an I&E Reliability Engineer in Sweeny, Texas, serving as a subject matter expert for the site’s electrical systems and power distribution. The role provides technical leadership for safe, reliable, and efficient operation of the electrical distribution system and drives reliability improvements for critical electrical assets across the manufacturing facility.

Responsibilities

• Implement corporate Mechanical Integrity program at the site.
• Collect and analyze reliability metrics to identify bad actors.
• Develop, design, and install predictive maintenance programs and technology applications to identify and eliminate defects.
• Coordinate with site stakeholders to establish and maintain proper stocking levels of parts and equipment to maximize equipment uptime at the lowest possible cost.
• Execute identification and elimination of bad actors and optimize equipment availability.
• Monitor field inoperable equipment logs for remediation needs.
• Assess and adjust specific equipment tolerances and specifications.
• Participate in equipment failure investigations and cause analysis; implement action items to prevent recurrence using Cause Analysis tools.
• Plan and coordinate projects from inception to completion, ensuring efficient implementation, timely completion, and compliance to budget; contribute on larger capital projects (CAPEX).
• Contribute to site efforts to implement Process Safety Management elements.
• Perform special assignments as required.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering.
• 5 years of engineering experience in a refinery or chemical plant.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with medium- and low-voltage power distribution systems, including switchgear, transformers, protective relays, MCCs, and VFDs.
• Experience performing and maintaining short‑circuit, protective coordination, arc flash, and load‑flow studies.
• Proficiency with ETAP, SKM, or equivalent power system analysis software.
• Experience supporting reliability and maintenance of industrial electrical equipment, including motors and other critical process‑area electrical assets.
• Demonstrated experience leading electrical failure investigations and implementing reliability improvements.
• Experience supporting electrical system modifications and capital projects from design through commissioning and startup.

Additional Information

Travel requirements: up to 10% of time. Eligibility for relocation: Yes. Closing date: 10/05/2026. Nearest major market: Houston. Job segment: Facilities, Electronics Engineer, Manufacturing Engineer, Electrical Engineering, Electrical, Operations, Engineering.