Senior Electrical Engineer – Beaumont, Tx
Listed on 2026-07-13
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Engineering
Electrical Engineering
What role you will play in our team
The Electrical Engineer, part of the Engineering Services department at a major integrated petrochemical manufacturing facility, is responsible for the optimization, troubleshooting, and design of a wide variety of electrical equipment. This involves time in the field ensuring that the installed electrical equipment contributes to safe, environmentally sound, reliable, and profitable operations. The Electrical Engineer will be located in Beaumont, TX.
Whatyou will do
- Maintain close contact with operations, maintenance, engineering, and project development to identify and implement electrical equipment repairs and reliability improvements
- Design and specify electrical equipment such as motors, breakers, relays, generators, substations, buses, starters, transformers, and other industrial electrical equipment (480V to 230kV)
- Coordinate projects for new or replacement equipment among engineering, maintenance, and operations
- Commissioning, startup assistance, and support of electrical systems with maintenance personnel
- Serve as an electrical technology expert liaison between project engineers, plant maintenance, and operations personnel
- Support and interface with business teams to maintain and improve electrical reliability while reducing maintenance costs
- Participate in screening, optimization, basic design preparation for electric power systems
- Develop project scoping, design and detail specifications for electric power systems
- Monitor Engineering Quality Control and lead contractor’s electrical work to ensure consistency with project specifications and guidelines
- Support preparation of Design Basis Memorandums and develop Specifications
- Provide technical support and services to operating facilities
- Perform power systems simulations and analyses, including load flow, short circuit, motor starting and reacceleration, arc flash, transient stability and relay coordination
- Update Company practices and specifications
- Apply Exxon Mobil Global Practices, Design Practices, General Information and Instructions, codes and standards in support of projects during the detailed design phase
- Participate actively in the Electrical Community of Practice
- Participate in incident investigations in support of assets
- Perform Risk Assessments and develop Equipment Strategies in support of assets
- Manage electrical area classification for assets within the facility supported
Skills and
Qualifications:
- Bachelor of Science or Master of Science degree in Electrical Engineering
- Demonstrated industry experience with power systems as an Electrical Engineer
- 5+ years experience preferred
Preferred Qualifications /
Experience:
- Ability to work with a wide variety of personnel at different levels of engineering, design, maintenance, and management
- Ability to work with internal customers as well as suppliers and repair facilities of electrical equipment
- Good interpersonal skills
- Ability to communicate effectively and clearly in both written and verbal form for the purpose of instructing others in technical matters and obtaining cooperation from various personnel
- Problem solving / troubleshooting of electrical systems
- Knowledge of Electrical Safety standards and Area Electrical Classification standards (API, NFPA, NEC, and NETA)
- Knowledge of SKM Modeling, System Studies, and Coordination
- Willingness to travel domestically or internationally in support of electrical equipment construction or repairs
- Work experience in operating units/plants/facilities and awareness of surroundings from a safety and environmental point of view
An Exxon Mobil career is one designed to last. Our commitment to you runs deep: our employees grow personally and professionally, with benefits built on our core categories of health, security, finance, and life.
We offer you:
- Pension Plan:
Enrollment is automatic and at no cost to you. The basic benefit is a monthly annuity to be paid to you in retirement for the rest of your life. - Savings Plan:
You can contribute between 6% and 20% of your pay and are encouraged to enroll right away. If you contribute at least 6% to your savings plan, the Company will contribute a 7% match. - Workplace…
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