Electrical Reliability Engineer

Electrical Reliability Engineer

Join INEOS Olefins & Polymers USA, a global manufacturer of petrochemicals, specialty chemicals, and oil products. This role is part of the Electrical Reliability Team at the Battleground Manufacturing Complex and reports to the Electrical Reliability Team Lead.

This hands-on plant electrical engineering role focuses on troubleshooting, reliability improvement, and support of an operating chemical facility. The successful candidate will work closely with operations, maintenance, and technical teams to diagnose and resolve issues in electrical power and control systems, while improving the long-term reliability of plant equipment.

The role requires regular field engagement and strong collaboration with operations, maintenance, and technical teams.

The position is accountable for understanding and putting into practice the INEOS 20 Principles.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead and support troubleshooting of electrical power and control systems, including:
• Motor control centers (MCCs)
• Medium and low voltage motors
• Power transformers
• Switchgear and breaker systems
• Main-tie-main electrical distribution systems
• Diagnose issues involving:
• Motor starters (across-the-line, soft starters, VFDs)
• Protective relays and trip events
• Breaker control circuits and interlocks
• Provide technical support during electrical disturbances and outages, including off-hours support as needed
• Partner with maintenance and operations to safely execute repairs and restore equipment to service
• Perform root cause failure analysis (RCFA) on equipment failures and develop corrective actions
• Lead / Participate in formal and informal investigation teams as required for motor failures, nuisance trips, electrical equipment damage events, and power system disturbances

Reliability & Continuous Improvement:

• Identify and implement electrical reliability improvements
• Analyze equipment test data and failure trends
• Develop and improve preventive and predictive maintenance strategies
• Track and improve reliability KPIs

Power System Support:

• Support and maintain power system studies, including:
• Load flow
• Short circuit
• Protective device coordination
• Arc flash analysis
• Apply study results to real-world system operation and troubleshooting
• Configure and program microprocessor-based protective relays (e.g., SEL, GE Multilin) to support system protection, coordination, and reliability
• Analyze relay settings and event data to support system performance and continuous improvement

Projects & Technical Oversight:

• Support electrical scope for capital and expense projects:
• Design review
• Equipment specification
• Startup and commissioning
• Ensure compliance with INEOS and site electrical standards, accepted engineering practices, and safety requirements
• Apply company standards consistently across projects, maintenance activities, and system modifications
• Identify gaps or improvement opportunities in existing standards and develop updates to enhance reliability, safety, and maintainability
• Contribute to the creation, review, and continuous improvement of site and corporate electrical engineering standards and best practices

Field Leadership &

Collaboration:

• Provide field leadership during outages, turnarounds, and emergent repairs
• Work closely with EDS specialists, I&E technicians and operations personnel
• Perform equipment walkdowns and condition assessments
• Support Management of Change (MOC) activities
• Assist in identifying/executing scope for turnarounds including all electrical PMs, reliability improvements, and other tasks requiring an outage to complete.

Key Equipment Supported:

• Low, medium, and high voltage electrical systems (480V through 138kV)
• Medium and low voltage motors and motor-driven equipment
• Motor control centers (MCCs) and motor starters (across-the-line, soft starters, VFDs)
• Power transformers and associated protection systems
• Switchgear, bus systems, and breaker controls
• Main-tie-main distribution systems and bus transfer schemes
• Protective relays and control systems (SEL, GE Multilin, etc.)
• Industrial control systems, including programmable logic controllers (PLCs) and associated I/O systems

This job description is not all-inclusive and may evolve based on business needs. The successful candidate is expected to demonstrate flexibility and adaptability, with a willingness to take on new responsibilities and develop new skills as opportunities arise.

Education/

Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering (or equivalent experience)
• Experience in an operating industrial facility (petrochemical, refining, manufacturing, etc.)
• Demonstrated hands-on experience troubleshooting electrical systems
• Ability to read and interpret:
• Electrical one-line diagrams
• Motor control schematics
• Protection and control drawings
• Working knowledge of industrial electrical systems from low voltage through medium voltage

Preferred Qualifications:

• 5+ years of relevant industrial electrical experience
• Experience with main-tie-main systems and bus…