Mechanical Reliability Engineer III at EDG Inc. in Houston, Texas

Job Description:

EDG Inc

Industry: Oil & Gas

Department: Facilities Engineering

Employment Type: FT Regular*

Part-Time Available: No

Eligible for US Work Authorization Sponsorship: No

FLSA Exemption: Exempt-Eligible for Straight-Time Overtime

*Position may be employed through a third party selected by the Company.

Job Summary

The Mechanical Reliability Engineer will provide a range of engineering, technical, and operational support to the asset to optimize static and rotating mechanical equipment reliability and availability for the Gulf of Mexico (GOM) asset. This position will work closely with the Asset Technical Authorities to provide understanding of the critical mechanical/rotating equipment and associated reliability processes to provide asset operations with subject matter expertise they do not have otherwise.

The Mechanical Reliability Engineer is critical to enabling the GOM asset to achieve maximum value to the corporation, focusing on system reliability and availability. Core responsibilities include bad actor analytics, root cause analysis, and asset strategy management for static equipment, pumps, and other mechanical equipment

Job Duties and Responsibilities

• Analyze/troubleshoot abnormal operating equipment and equipment failures, to establish and monitor reliability bad actors across the asset.

• Facilitate/perform Root Cause Failure Analysis with focus on reliability bad actors with travel to vendor shops and offshore facilities as required. Report findings and failure cause, while identifying remedial and preventative actions.

• Collaborate with Technical Authorities to steward asset strategy for static equipment, pumps, combustion engines, and other mechanical equipment:

• Develop and optimize maintenance strategies and routines for equipment groups/packages, examples include preventative, predictive, condition based maintenance, and evaluation of run to failure case.

§ Develop and optimize equipment repair and spare strategies as well as equipment standards based on value.
§ Develop and optimize reliability operating envelopes for equipment groups/packages, perform regular audits of envelopes, and seek out equipment/process optimization

• Routinely monitor equipment health databases (i.e. Solar InSight, Bently Nevada System 1, Polaris Laboratories Fluid Analysis data, FLIR data, etc.)

• Adhere to LEAN work management processes to ensure work flows are efficient and waste is eliminated (i.e. SAP Notifications, etc.) and prioritize customer engagement through focused GEMBA visits.

Qualifications, Knowledges, Skills and Abilities

Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent discipline

· Targeting 10-15 years engineering experience supporting oil/gas production operations with heavy emphasis toward mechanical discipline
· Experience leading reliability programs and projects
· Working knowledge in system surveillance and condition monitoring of rotating equipment
· Experience coordinating/collaborating with mechanical vendors

· Experience applying statistical tools to data analysis to identify "Bad Actor" equipment (i.e.: Reliability Modeling, SAP, Root Cause Analysis (RCA), etc.)
· Working knowledge and use of regulatory compliance and engineering standards (ASME B31.3 & Section VIII Div. 1, API 510/570/610/etc, ASTM, OSHA, CFR, BSEE)

· Willing and able to travel to offshore locations (platforms) for onsite support, when and as needed.

Working Conditions

• Interaction with other team members, as well as supervisors and client personnel
• May be required to travel out of town on a periodic basis to obtain project field data or attend project meetings
• Field duties may require outdoor work in a plant, facility or terminal environment
• Working in plant and/or shop areas around production machinery with extreme noise levels
• Must be able to wear safety equipment as required by the safety department for personal protection

Physical Requirements

• Must be able to lift and carry 20 pounds
• Sufficient clarity of speech and hearing or other communication capabilities, with or without reasonable accommodation, which permits employee to communicate effectively
• Ability to sit for prolonged periods of time with or without reasonable accommodation
• Sufficient vision or other powers of observation, with or without reasonable accommodations, which permits employee to conduct analysis and investigations
• Sufficient manual dexterity with or without reasonable accommodation, which permit the employee to perform routine office duties
• Sufficient personal mobility and physical reflexes, with or without reasonable accommodations to perform office duties and travel when necessary to off-site locations

This job description is intended to indicate the kinds of tasks and levels of work difficulty required of the position given this title and shall not be construed as declaring what the specific duties and responsibilities of any particular position shall be. It is not intended to limit or in any way modify the right of management to assign, direct and control the work of employees under supervision. The listing of duties and responsibilities shall not be held to exclude other duties not mentioned that are of similar kind or level of difficulty.
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Drug Free Workplace:

EDG Inc. and its subsidiaries are committed to a drug free workplace. Applicants are subject to both pre-employment hair and urine drug screens.

Post-hire, employees are subject to random, periodic, post-accident, and reasonable suspicion drug testing which may include both hair and urine drug screens. In addition to the requirements of EDG's drug free workplace program, employees may be required to sign, acknowledge and comply with drug free workplace policies or programs required by clients.

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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