Senior/Staff Engineer, Electrical Reliability

About the Role

The Senior/Staff Engineer, Electrical Reliability reports to the Reliability Superintendent and serves as the technical steward for Electrical Systems. This role supports system maintenance, improves systems, and maintains associated documentation. The position provides discipline expertise to support staff, maintenance, and production groups, driving continuous improvement in asset maintenance and operation to ensure high availability. Individuals in this role must prioritize Health, Safety, and Environmental (HS&E) compliance and reliability programs.

Responsibilities

• Provide daily electrical systems support to maintain plant operations, covering systems from 120 VAC to 13.8 kV, including lighting panels, power panels, UPS, motor control centers, distribution transformers, switchgear, gas turbines, and diesel generators.
• Use sound engineering practices, plant standards, and specifications to maintain proper documentation for electrical systems.
• Lead the development and updates of unit operating manuals and participate in the Management of Change process.
• Develop and use computer-assisted engineering and design software for engineering tasks and documentation.
• Serve as the plant expert on electrical system engineering issues and mentor support groups (I/E Supervision and Technicians).
• Interpret electrical-related codes, standards, and regulations.
• Develop proposals for plant improvements, including design basis and preliminary estimates for capital projects.
• Reinforce safety and environmental awareness through frequent job observations and discussions with plant personnel.
• Support permit requirements by developing or collecting necessary information.
• Track availability and improve the reliability of Electrical equipment and systems throughout the plant.
• Analyze work order repairs, failure data, and performance trends to drive continuous improvement.
• Conduct Root Cause Failure Analysis on equipment failures to eliminate or mitigate consequences.
• Evaluate workflow processes, identify critical spares, and manage spare parts storage and preservation for Electrical equipment.
• Prevent safety, security, health, and environmental incidents through frequent job observations and assessments.
• Manage contracts for goods and services, ensuring contractors fulfill their obligations.
• Support the Reliability Superintendent, Maintenance Planning Superintendent, Maintenance Superintendents, Maintenance Manager, and Warehouse Superintendent in developing equipment spare parts requirements.

Requirements

• High school Diploma or GED is required.
• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering is required.

Qualifications

• Senior Engineer, Electrical (Reliability): Minimum of five (5)+ years of relevant experience in an industrial setting in engineering, operations, maintenance, or related technical functions. LNG facility experience is preferred; petrochemical, NGL, cryogenic natural gas processing, or other hydrocarbon processing experience is acceptable.
• Staff Engineer, Electrical (Reliability): Minimum of ten (10)+ years of relevant experience in an industrial setting in engineering, operations, maintenance, or related technical functions. LNG facility experience is strongly preferred; petrochemical, NGL, cryogenic natural gas processing, or other hydrocarbon processing experience may be acceptable.

Expert-level knowledge of industrial electrical systems, equipment, codes, standards, and regulations, and their implementation in operating facilities. Understanding of heavy industrial transportation, storage, processing, health, safety, maintenance, operations, governmental regulations, and associated codes and standards.

Work Conditions

• Ability to stand, walk, sit, climb stairs, work at heights, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, talk, hear, smell, type, and write.
• Must be able to board a ship via a gangway, climb to the top of a tank (200+ steps), scale vertical steel ladders up to forty feet or more, and lift/move objects weighing up to 50 pounds.
• Work indoors and outdoors, exposed to year-round weather conditions, ocean environment, noise, and occasionally process gases and vapors.
• Specific vision abilities required include close vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
• Subject to drug and alcohol testing per federal regulations and company requirements.
• Required to pass regularly scheduled physical examinations mandated by regulatory authorities.
• Must maintain a Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) card in good standing status.
• Must be available for call-outs, including holidays, weekends, and nights.

Benefits

• Comprehensive compensation and benefits offerings, prioritizing wellness and performance incentives.
• Annual stock-grant program for employees.

Cheniere Energy is a global leader in LNG, providing flexible, reliable, and affordable energy while focusing on teamwork, respect, accountability, integrity, nimbleness, and safety. The company is headquartered in Houston with additional U.S. offices in Louisiana and Washington D.C., production sites in Louisiana and Texas, and international offices in London, Singapore, Beijing, and Tokyo.