Senior Instrument Reliability Engineer Job Rosemount area,Minnesota USA,Engineering

Seeking a seasoned Instrument Reliability Engineer to provide strategic leadership for reliability initiatives at a refinery site in Rosemount, MN. The successful candidate will own key reliability programs, including Mechanical Integrity, drive equipment and reliability strategies, lead RCFA efforts, and serve as a technical leader within the organization. This is a strategy-focused role requiring significant experience, independent judgment, and program ownership.

Seeking

a senior-level Instrument Reliability Engineer with strong experience in:

Refining, petrochemical, or other heavy industrial manufacturing environments
Reliability strategy development and implementation
Mechanical Integrity Program ownership or leadership
Root Cause Failure Analysis (RCFA)
Equipment reliability strategy development
Reliability standards, best practices, and long-term asset management

Key Responsibilities:

Own and support the site's Mechanical Integrity Program
Develop and improve reliability strategies
Lead root cause failure investigations
Maintain and improve reliability standards and best practices
Participate in industry user groups and conferences to bring external best practices back to the organization
Serve as a strategic reliability resource across the site

Ideal Candidate Profile:

Senior-level engineer with a strong strategic and program ownership mindset (8+ years)
Proven experience driving reliability improvements and influencing stakeholders
Background in refining strongly preferred
Able to operate independently and quickly assume ownership of critical reliability programs
Not seeking an early-career engineer
Refining
Chemical Manufacturing
Midstream / Processing Facilities
Heavy Industrial Manufacturing

Preferred Qualifications:

Mechanical Integrity Program experience
Reliability strategy development experience
RCFA experience
Reliability engineering experience in a process manufacturing environment
Demonstrated ownership of site-wide reliability initiatives

Selling Points:

Highly visible, strategic role with significant ownership
Opportunity to shape site reliability strategy and standards
Direct impact on asset health, reliability performance, and long-term business results
One of the primary strategy-focused reliability resources for the site