Predictive Maintenance; PdM) Reliability Engineer Job Hubbard Texas USA,Engineering

The APEX Power Co. Project in Hubbard, TX, currently under Phase 1 construction, is expected to expand to 1.6 GW. It features a diverse mix of generation technologies, including Siemens SGT-800/400 simple cycle turbines, MAN/Everllence 18V51/60G gas reciprocating engines, GE LM6000/LM2500 simple cycle turbines, Pratt & Whitney FT8 simple cycle turbines, and a Battery Energy Storage System (BESS), enabling flexible, reliable power output.

Future expansion may include additional GE aero and large frame units (6B, 7FA/7FB/7H) in simple or combined cycle configurations, allowing the plant to efficiently meet varying energy demands while supporting data center grid reliability.

Opportunity Summary

The Predictive Maintenance (PdM) Reliability Engineer ensures the safe, reliable, and efficient operation of the APEX Power Co. Project across pre-commissioning and operations. During pre-commissioning, the role leads system readiness by verifying equipment installation, validating DCS/PLC functionality, commissioning condition monitoring systems, and establishing baseline asset health profiles for startup readiness. During operations, the engineer monitors equipment performance and condition monitoring data to drive reliability improvements.

The role leads predictive maintenance (PdM), Reliability-Centered Maintenance (RCM), and root cause analysis (RCA) to optimize maintenance strategies, reduce outages, and improve performance across turbines, engines, and Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS).

As PdM Reliability Engineer, your responsibilities specific to the Pre-Commissioning Phase include the following functions:

Lead cross-functional pre-commissioning readiness efforts, ensuring all mechanical, electrical, and control systems are installed, inspected, tested, and verified for safe and reliable startup.
Verify installation quality and design conformance of turbines, engines, BESS, and balance-of-plant systems, ensuring all equipment meets commissioning acceptance criteria and reliability design intent prior to energization.
Oversee calibration, loop checks, and functional validation of critical instrumentation and monitoring devices to confirm accuracy and readiness for startup data acquisition and control.
Direct validation and functional testing of DCS/PLC logic, alarms, interlocks, and historian point mapping to ensure systems perform as intended under simulated and pre-startup conditions.
Establish initial baseline equipment health conditions using PdM technologies (vibration, thermography, oil analysis, and electrical diagnostics) to define as-commissioned reference states prior to operation.
Manage installation, configuration, and commissioning of condition monitoring systems, ensuring all sensors, communication paths, and data acquisition platforms are fully operational before startup.
Lead identification, documentation, and resolution of pre-commissioning and startup anomalies using structured root cause methods, eliminating defects prior to turnover to operations.
Develop and populate reliability and asset management foundations—including FMEA/FMECA inputs, asset hierarchies, and CMMS/EAM data—ensuring completeness and accuracy for operational handover.

Your scope of responsibility as Reliability Plant Engineer includes the following primary functions:

Monitor plant equipment performance, including turbines, engines, and BESS, analyzing operational trends, condition monitoring data, efficiency, and heat rates to support optimal output and long-term reliability during commercial operations.
Lead and support Reliability-Centered Maintenance (RCM), FMEA/FMECA, and asset criticality analyses to optimize existing maintenance strategies and improve in-service asset performance.
Generate and analyze performance reports, KPIs, and reliability metrics (e.g., MTBF, MTTR, forced outage rates), identifying operational deviations and recommending corrective measures.
Track and investigate forced outages, generation losses, and in-service operational incidents, performing root cause analyses (RCA) and implementing corrective and preventive actions (CAPA).
Assist in investigating plant problems, incidents, and unusual operating events, providing detailed reliability and failure analyses, recommendations, and follow-up plans.
Evaluate, troubleshoot, and optimize control systems, including DCS, PLCs, and instrumentation, focusing on improving performance, reliability, and data quality during ongoing operations.
Manage and continuously improve…