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Electrical Engineer - Reliability
Job in
Carson, Los Angeles County, California, 90749, USA
Listed on 2026-02-16
Listing for:
Quest Global
Full Time
position Listed on 2026-02-16
Job specializations:
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Engineering
Electrical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineer
Job Description & How to Apply Below
- Maintain compliance of instrument equipment with the Mechanical Integrity program, including identification of covered equipment, developing and scheduling of ITPM plans, budgeting, analysis of results and developing recommendations for repair.
- Utilize reliability tools and CMMS software such as SAP, GE APM, failure evaluations, Pareto Analysis and cost analysis to improve reliability of electrical equipment systems.
- Support the Electrical reliability improvement program. Works directly with vendors, reviews upgrade recommendations and champions upgrades through the appropriate budgeting process.
- Develop Project Request Forms (PRFs) for equipment upgrades including financial justification (life cycle cost analysis) and assist in Decision Support Package (DSP) development.
- Maintains and updates the Electrical Testing database and ETAP model.
- Analyze equipment failure and condition monitoring data to identify opportunities for improvement in equipment reliability, availability, and cost of operation.
- Support facility turnarounds, including scope development, planning, reviews, material selection and execution of work scopes.
- Develop and oversee shop maintenance/repairs completed internally and at vendors/outside repair facilities.
- Provide technical expertise and training for maintenance crafts and operators to support reliability programs
- Provide technical assistance/troubleshooting assistance in resolving Instrument operations and maintenance problems; contact internal and external experts as required.
- Participate in safety walks and field audits on a regular basis.
- Serve as a technical resource to the Process Safety Department during HAZOP reviews.
- Lead and/or support multi-disciplinary incident investigations to determine root cause and identify corrective actions.
- Ensure technical documentation is maintained per PSI (Process Safety Information) Policies, including One Line Drawings, Elementary drawings, wiring diagrams and datasheets.
- Champion Mechanical Integrity program and the Major Equipment Deficiency process with key stakeholders.
- Generate and manage MOCs (Management of Change) per jurisdictional, MPC corporate and site-standards
- Develop and review turnaround work lists and scopes for critical equipment.
- Provide leadership and decision-making skills during turnarounds and unplanned equipment outages regarding repair solutions.
- Provide technical expertise and support to capital project development
- Conduct periodic reviews of equipment Work History to identify continuous improvement opportunities
Minimum Qualifications
- Must have a Bachelors Degree in a relevant Engineering discipline. (Degree must be achieved by start date.)
- Experience in Maintenance, Engineering or related fields in the refining, petrochemical or other heavy related industry.
- Must have strong communication skills both verbal and written.
- Must be proficient at Microsoft:
Excel, Word and Outlook. - Must be able to wear appropriate PPE in the refinery (respirator), be able to physically perform all tasks in the field and take hair drug test and physical.
- Must have a clean and valid driver’s license.
- Must be legally authorized to work in the US without the need for future VISA sponsorship.
- Must be able to obtain a TWIC Card.
- Travel Requirement is 10% or less.
- The base schedule for this position is 4-10s (Mon-Thu 6:00am to 4:30pm). Alternate schedules (such as 5-8s or 9-80) may be available. The position is expected to support a rotating on-call calendar approx. 4-6 weeks per year and Outages/Turnaround (TAR) as needed. Periodic overtime work, including weekends may be required.
- 5 years of experience as an Electrical Engineer in the refining, petrochemical or other heavy related industry preferred.
- Experience with industrial electrical equipment (motor starters, protective relays, panels/switch racks, substations), electrical area classification, management of change (MOC) processes, and industry standards (NFPA, IEEE, NEMA, API, etc.) is preferred.
- Experience in the use of Electrical management software such Power
DB and ETAP is preferred.
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