Asset Optimization Engineer

Overview

Engineer - Asset Optimization

Provide company wide support to oversee the lifecycle and operational performance of our rotating equipment fleet, initially focusing on natural gas turbines with plans to expand coverage to engines, compressors, pumps, and motors. This role is critical to optimizing asset reliability, reducing costs, and ensuring seamless operational support.

• Track and manage the lifecycle of rotating equipment assets, ensuring timely maintenance and overhaul activities.
• Provide emergency support and troubleshooting to minimize downtime and operational disruptions.
• Optimize overhaul schedules and maintenance plans to maximize asset availability and performance.
• Monitor, track, and implement service bulletins and manufacturer recommendations.
• Collaborate with internal teams and external vendors to ensure compliance with operational standards and contractual obligations.
• Analyze asset performance data to identify trends, risks, and opportunities for improvement.
• Prepare reports and documentation related to asset status, maintenance activities, and performance metrics.
• Other duties as assigned.

• Education: High school diploma or GED;
  Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering or a related technical field.
• Experience/Specific Knowledge: Ideally 10+ years in rotating equipment lifecycle management, maintenance, asset performance analysis, and natural gas turbine experience. Strong analytical skills; excellent communication and coordination abilities to work with cross-functional teams and external partners. Proficiency with asset management software is preferred. Ability to respond promptly to emergency situations and provide technical support. Proficient PC/software skills; project management skills; ability to read and understand system maps and process P&IDs;
  
  understanding of fluid flow, piping design, distributed control systems (DCS), SCADA design, and process control basics. Demonstrated analytical and organizational skills with a customer-focused mindset.
• Certifications, Licenses & Registrations: Must possess and maintain a valid driver’s license and a driving record satisfactory to the company and its insurers (for travel).
• Competencies, Skills & Abilities: Must be able to perform all essential and marginal functions of the job; able to work with a team, follow schedules, and maintain attention to detail; capable of handling multiple tasks with strict deadlines; able to organize and prioritize daily work.

• Associates or B.S. degree in science, technical field or business (not required but advantageous).
• Experience and proven supervisory and leadership skills.
• Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) software experience (e.g., SAP, Maximo, Fix It).
• Reliability-centered maintenance (RCM) experience.
• CAT Vibration certification.
• Machine Lubricant Analyst (MLA I and II) certification.

The physical requirements listed below are those that may be necessary for an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Sitting; standing; walking or moving throughout facility; driving; talking; seeing (close, distance, color, peripheral, depth perception, and focus); hearing; bending or stooping; squatting or crouching; reaching; kneeling; pushing; pulling; lifting up to 25 lbs.
• Must be able to sit for prolonged periods.
• The employee may need to type, talk, hear, stand, reach, walk, and lift up to 25 pounds on occasion.

• Required to carry a cell phone and be available to respond during working and non-working hours.
• The successful candidate will be required to clear a drug screen and a complete background check, including a credit report for certain positions, after an offer has been extended and prior to being employed.
• Living environs may be negotiable and will be relevant to the work location.
• Position may be filled in an alternate location at management’s discretion.
• Must be able to work in extreme weather conditions and travel significant distances by vehicle.

The salary range for this role is $130,000-$155,000/year.