WHAT WE NEED FROM YOU

This is an individual contributor position/role.

• Must have legal authorization to work in the US on a full-time basis for anyone other than current employer
• You must have College Degree in Mechanical Engineering combined with a minimum of 5 years’ rotating equipment engineering/maintenance experience in the oil or petrochemical manufacturing facilities
• Skilled in application of the various rotating equipment standards, DEPs, ASME, API, and other applicable standards
• Knowledge in the application of rotating equipment performance and condition monitoring methods
• Skilled in the application of rotating equipment troubleshooting and reliability improvement process
• Hands on experience in the troubleshooting and repair of Reciprocating and centrifugal compressors, Steam turbine drivers, Electrical motor drivers, Single stage and multi-stage centrifugal pumps, Canned motor pumps, Positive displacement plunger and injection pumps, Process propeller mixers, Gearboxes, Air cooler exchanger fans, furnace and boiler blowers, and conveyors
• Highly effective people skills with demonstrated ability to work on teams and with diverse work groups including craft-persons, vendors and various engineering disciplines

Exposure/Skill in these types of rotating equipment is a must:

• Reciprocating and centrifugal compressors, including auxiliaries
• Steam turbine drivers,
• Electrical motor drivers,
• Single stage and multi-stage centrifugal pumps,
• Canned motor pumps,
• Positive displacement plunger and injection pumps,
• Process propeller mixers,
• Gearboxes,
• Air cooler exchanger fans,
• furnace and boiler blowers, and
• conveyors, and
• Various types of Rotating Equipment typically found in Petrochemical Manufacturing Facility

You must possess “Knowledge” proficiency level in these Competency Areas:

• Driver selection and novel equipment - Rotating Equipment [RE] and driver selection, specification, novel equipment identification including auxiliaries and layout, weight and footprint assessment.
• BFD, Operation and Maintenance Philosophy - Basis for Design Package [BfD], Operation and Maintenance Philosophy, Concept select and feasibility report and SPEP’s
• Lay-out and equipment packaging
• New equipment technologies and applications
• Peer reviews - Peer (Design, Value Assurance) reviews and X [cross] discipline checks
• BDP, BDEP - Basic Design Package [BDP], Basic Design & Engineering Package [BDEP]
• Equipment Control and safeguarding specifications - Equipment Control, Condition Monitoring, Shut down and safeguarding specifications
• Construction and Installation
• Maintenance - RE Maintenance strategy, requirements, contracts
• Operation procedures - Equipment operation procedures characteristics and constraints
• Condition monitoring and trouble shooting
• T/A support and Equipment repair

You must possess “Skill” proficiency level in these Competency Areas:

• Engineering Design Standards
• Detailed equipment design - Detailed equipment design (ancillaries, transmission and monitoring), including contracting work scope
• FAT and SAT - RE Testing FAT [Factory Acceptance] and SAT [Site Acceptance]
• Commissioning and start up
• Safety Critical Elements/Equipment - Performance Standards for Safety Critical Elements/Equipment

WHAT’S THE ROLE

As a Staff Rotating Equipment Engineer, you will serve as the Engineering Technical Assurance single-point-of-contact for rotating equipment design, operation and maintenance within their assigned production area. The production area will be one of the following areas – Olefins or Refining.

WHAT YOU’LL BE DOING

• Demonstrate a strong appreciation for referencing, interpreting, and applying DEPs, ASME, API, and other applicable standards
• Stay abreast of new emerging technologies that positively impact the rotating equipment industry and strive to apply these technologies at the Norco Manufacturing Complex
• Lead and/or participate in structured analysis processes such as root cause analysis (RCA), 5 causal reasoning questions (CRQ), Bad Actors Elimination, Risk Assessments, and Solution Development. Conduct failure analysis and problem solving of major rotating equipment problems. These issues are often initially identified as machinery problems but may involve complex systems evaluations. Recognize when it is necessary to branch out and seek assistance from other disciplines
• Leverage Proactive Technical Monitoring (PTM) driven by “Find Small-Fix Small” mindset. Expand upon and apply existing PdM platforms such as vibration monitoring, compressor performance monitoring, lube oil condition monitoring, infrared thermography and Operator Task Management (OTM) to identify, analyze, predict and solve
• Serve as a “champion” for strict adherence to the Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM) process by actively participating in RCM Studies, RCM Living Program Reviews and seeking other opportunities to build a more robust program
• Develop and optimize detailed overhaul scope for rotating equipment.
• Perform technical evaluation of repair crews and supervisors supplied by selected contractors
• Review list of spare parts to be procured for overhauls, perform intake inspection of delivered spares
• Inspection requires special tools. Determine layout of overhaul’s working space with the focus on safe and productive execution
• Audit progress of overhaul and accept results of hold points
• Lead team during pre-commissioning; commissioning and start-up
• Determine scope of capital spares reconditioning after overhauls
• Serve in the capacity of “contract holder” for assigned third party contracts. Be acquainted with contracts scopes of work, capabilities, prior performance history at Norco Manufacturing Complex and within Shell. Serve as a focal point when contract is exercised on site
• Lead and/or participate in technical and reliability training for the Shell Maintenance Technicians, and operations, according to the assigned schedule. This may require training materials preparations and coordination of vendor onsite training
• Maintain and continue to enhance skills in discipline expertise area and leadership attributes through seeking and completing training on an annual basis as per Global Rotating Equipment Job Competence Matrix (according to SPG), your IDP and approved 3-Year Learning Plan
• Provide technical input for optimizing rotating equipment ESP limits. Report and mitigate operation of rotating equipment in cases of design windows operating exceedance
• Identify opportunities for rotating equipment improvements that will require capital funding and incorporate into the Project process
• Support project development for rotating equipment in assigned business team to ensure adherence to applicable standards as well as site standards and practices
• Foster a “goal zero” Safety and Environmental performance “mindset” as it relates to rotating equipment systems. Focus and drive LOPC incident reduction and demonstrate a commitment to reduce rotating equipment operational and maintenance safety risks
• Strictly follow Shell’s MOC processes/procedures to implement “change”. The Staff Rotating Equipment Engineer will be called upon to lead and implement “change” on consistent basis, as equipment improvements frequently necessitate some form of “change”. Serve as a MOC “steward” when carrying out these changes
• Advance Rotating Equipment Mean Time Between Failure (MTBF) performance improvements through focused efforts on “bad actors” with emphasis on pumps and mechanical seal systems
• Develop maintenance/overhaul plans for large and complex rotating equipment trains, including detailed scopes of work, documentation packages and quality plans. Support execution of large rotating equipment trains during PM and T/A events. Inspect and ensure compliance with all parameters of established repair/installation

This is an individual contributor position/role.

• Must have legal authorization to work in the US on a full-time basis for anyone other than current employer
• You must have College Degree in Mechanical Engineering combined with a minimum of 5 years’ rotating equipment engineering/maintenance experience in the oil or petrochemical manufacturing facilities
• Skilled in application of the various rotating equipment standards, DEPs, ASME, API, and other applicable standards
• Knowledge in the application of rotating equipment performance and condition monitoring methods
• Skilled in the application of rotating equipment troubleshooting and reliability improvement process
• Hands on experience in the troubleshooting and repair of Reciprocating and centrifugal compressors, Steam turbine drivers, Electrical motor drivers, Single stage and multi-stage centrifugal pumps, Canned motor pumps, Positive displacement plunger and injection pumps, Process propeller mixers, Gearboxes, Air cooler exchanger fans, furnace and boiler blowers, and conveyors
• Highly effective people skills with demonstrated ability to work on teams and with diverse work groups including craft-persons, vendors and various engineering discipline