Sr. Rotating Equipment Engineer

About the role

Valero is seeking a Sr. Rotating Equipment Engineer to provide reliability and maintenance mechanical engineering technical support, with the primary purpose of increasing rotating equipment reliability at the Port Arthur Refinery.

Responsibilities

• Promote Environmental, Health & Safety (EH&S) goals of the Company.
• Support Maintenance Department annual goals.
• Provide support to Operations on rotating equipment issues.
• Provide direction to Maintenance as required.
• Perform root cause failure analysis on rotating equipment.
• Serve on teams requiring rotating equipment engineering input.
• Establish and update spare parts requests and stocking levels for rotating equipment.
• Develop and implement refinery‑wide preventive maintenance (PM) program.
• Develop and implement refinery‑wide predictive maintenance (PdM) program.
• Be available to answer calls and respond to refinery‑related issues outside of regular business hours; on‑call duty required.

Minimum Requirements

• Willingness to work on‑site, in‑person at the Valero Port Arthur Refinery.
• Bachelor’s of Science (or higher) degree in Engineering.
• At least 5 years of rotating equipment experience.

Preferred Requirements

• Bachelor’s or higher degree in Mechanical Engineering.

Benefits

• Competitive pay and annual bonus program.
• 100% match on 401(k) up to 7%, with immediate vesting.
• Company‑sponsored pension plan.
• Comprehensive healthcare and wellness program.

All successful candidates must be eligible to obtain a TWIC card (Transportation Worker Identification Credential) and wear it at all times while working at the refinery.

Location: Port Arthur, Texas, USA.