Instrument Reliability Engineer

Are you an experienced and skilled Instrument Reliability Engineer seeking an opportunity to grow and be rewarded for your performance? If so, Flint Hills Resources (FHR) is now hiring for you in our refining business in Rosemount, MN and we are looking for highly motivated people to help us transform our business. If you are looking for a way to accelerate your career and be part of an industry‑leading company, this is the opportunity for you!

Our team consists of engineers from all disciplines with industry experience ranging from 5 to 25 years. As an Instrument Reliability Team member, you will be a core team member of our Asset Management organization focusing on ensuring our equipment is available to support safe, clean, and reliable operation of our facility.

• Provide technical solutions that meet functional expectations for key stakeholders while maintaining an awareness of instrument standards and supporting the change management process when non-standard designs are required
• Utilize critical and economic thinking to justify and initiate projects to upgrade/replace equipment that is not currently meeting functional expectations or is approaching obsolescence
• Develop instrument‑related scopes that are based on technically sound and economically viable repair/replacement decisions
• Utilize technical experience and expertise to lead the development of reliability strategies for our instrument population
• Experience with RCFA (Root Cause Failure Analysis) methodologies and application to problem‑solving on a micro and macro level
• Participate in activities related to safety, risk assessment, and safety incident investigations related to instrumentation equipment
• Technical mentor for others within the Instrumentation Reliability team
• Excel in a multi‑functional team and be able to prioritize multiple business requests
• Assist with the selection of appropriate Reliability metrics for instrumentation. Maintain metrics for instrument reliability.
• Knowledge of wireless systems and wireless instrumentation.
• Knowledge of field instrumentation for process measurement (e.g. Pressure, Temperature, Level, Flow, and Composition) as well as specialty measurements (density, vibration, IR) and control valves, shutdown valves, and their transmission systems (e.g. 4‑20mA, HART, Profi Bus).
• Support the maintenance team and interface with vendors and contractors to maintain, troubleshoot, repair/replace, configure/tune/program, test/commission/de‑commission, etc.

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Engineering Technology OR at least five (5) years of hand‑on experience with instrumentation
• Experience analyzing instrumentation data to identify trends, detect issues, and make data‑driven recommendations for improvement

• Instrumentation experience in refining or petrochemical environment
• Experience in developing reliability strategies, updating design specifications and standards, and Mechanical integrity

For this role, we anticipate paying $130,000 - $170,000 per year. This role is eligible for variable pay, issued as a monetary bonus or in another form.

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As a Koch company, Flint Hills Resources is an industry‑leading refining company making the oil and transportation products that keep the world moving. We make a large supply of fuel for gas stations and airports in addition to transporting crude oil, natural gas liquids and refined products through 4,000+ miles of pipeline – delivering energy to farmers, manufacturers and…