Assoc Engineer
Energy Transfer LP | |
United States, Texas, Houston | |
Nov 12, 2024 | |
Summary: Provide engineering support to Field Operations for field rotating equipment and auxiliary systems. Essential Duties & Responsibilities: * Support Division and Field Operations with mechanical and electrical problems & issues, troubleshoot, develop alternatives, perform forensic analysis, and propose & implement solutions for long-term equipment reliability. * Facilitate the development of standards to support the operation & maintenance activities of field rotating equipment and auxiliary systems. * Facilitate the development of Best Practice documents. * Technology development, assessment and deployment including influence within industry R&D consortiums to improve performance and efficiency of the maintenance and operations function. * Develop Key Performance Indicators (KPI's) that are used to measure or compare equipment performance. * Lead or participate in Root Cause Failure Analysis (RCFA) investigations to determine the root cause of failures or incidents with equipment. * Assist engineering with the development of reliability project work scopes, cost estimates, schedules, material specs, and other required documentation. * Answer technical inquiries, make technical recommendations, improve design tools, & develop design procedures, and provide training. * Assist Engineering or Operations in the execution of capital projects related to rotating equipment. * Provide support for the Equipment Reliability (ER) program, including the tracking of unit hours and blowdowns. * Manage relationship with key vendors, to include facilitating high level commercial and technical discussions related to operating equipment. Requirements: Education and/or experience, knowledge, skills & abilities: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements for this position are listed below: * Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering or Chemical Engineering. * 0-3 years of industry experience in supporting the reliability of rotating equipment. * Knowledge of engineering fundamentals related to motor, gas turbine and reciprocating engine operating principles. * Demonstrated experience with Microsoft Office. * Knowledge of induction/synchronous motor fundamentals and associated protection and control schemes. * Read, understand & develop drawings including one-lines, P&IDs, flow diagrams, schematics, state diagrams, cause and effect tables, and connection diagrams. * Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal. Capable of keeping clients updated and writing detailed technical reports. Communicate technical ideas to a wide range of groups. * Strong team player (i.e. capable of building strong and productive working relationships with all stakeholders as well as fostering collaboration across operating units). |