Rotating Equipment Engineer

About the role

Develop and execute long-term strategies for plant rotating equipment, including pumps, turbines, centrifugal and reciprocating compressors, and hydraulic valve systems.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain asset maintenance strategies and ITPM plans per RAGAGEP.
• Update and maintain engineering specifications for rotating equipment.
• Analyze possible rerates and upgrades to improve throughput 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.
• Complete equipment performance testing to predicted curves.
• Deliver turnaround (TA) recommendations and planning input for critical machinery.
• Support capital projects by providing expertise in rotating equipment during design reviews and construction.
• Document savings benefits of implemented reliability improvement modifications and upgrades.
• Lead commercial partnerships with key suppliers and vendors (e.g., 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 (KPIs) and metrics for proactive identification and resolution of reliability issues.
• Participate in the management of change process.
• Interact with other departments to complete daily assignments.
• Promote a safe work environment through personal attitude and behavior.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering (required).
• Minimum of 10 years of experience in rotating equipment in the petrochemical industry.
• Vibration certification or 7+ years of experience in vibrational analysis.
• Good communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Authorized to work for any employer in the United States continually without company sponsorship.

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 thermography, lubrication analysis, ultrasound, etc.
• Basic knowledge of Maximo or alternate computerized maintenance management systems (e.g., SAP).