Staff Engineer, Reliability
Core
Plant-wide engineering role focused on improving long-term reliability, availability, and lifecycle performance of refinery assets to reduce unplanned downtime and maintenance costs.
Role type
Staff Reliability Engineer (Process Industry)
Builds
Reliability strategies, predictive/preventative maintenance programs, and equipment lifecycle optimization for refinery assets.
Domain
Refining / Petrochemical Manufacturing
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
Root Cause Failure Analysis (RCFA), asset criticality analysis, risk-value analysis, lifecycle performance management, predictive maintenance strategy, equipment selection input, performance metrics reporting, cross-disciplinary engineering knowledge (mechanical, rotating, electrical, instrumentation, process), mentoring/coaching engineers.
Preferred skills
Advanced Reliability Program training (Lubrication, Vibration Analysis, RCM, FMEA, RAM Analysis, Equipment Strategy, Reliability Analytics), CMRP certification, Refining or Petrochemical Manufacturing experience, predictive technologies (vibration spectrum analysis, oil analysis, ultrasound, infrared).
Technologies
vibration spectrum analysis, oil analysis, ultrasound, infrared technologies
Responsibilities
Lead and implement reliability improvement initiatives; develop reliability strategies based on asset criticality and risk; analyze chronic under-performance and facilitate RCFA; use data to support predictive/preventative maintenance; collaborate with Operations, Maintenance, and Projects to embed improvements; provide input to equipment selection and capital projects; monitor and report reliability metrics (availability, MTBF, failure trends); coach and mentor other engineers.
Seniority
Staff, strategic planning & mentorship
