Instrument Reliability Engineer

Flint Hills Resources in Corpus Christi, Texas is looking for an Instrument Reliability Engineer to join their team.

If you are looking for a way to accelerate your career and be part of an industry-leading company, this may be the opportunity for you! Flint Hills Resources, LC operates oil refineries, chemicals plants, and biofuel facilities across North America and is part of Koch Industries, a global leader in several industrial markets.

Flint Hills Resources is a different kind of company, we are privately owned, we have a 9/80 flexible schedule, and our compensation philosophy is based on the value you create.

Come realize your full potential and join our team!

What You Will Do



* Perform sizing/selection of control valves, flow elements, thermowell Wake frequency calculation, etc.


* Track bad actors, drive long-term improvements in performance, availability, and reliability.


* Identify innovative technologies to address common failure modes.


* Provide and Create Reliability and performance metrics indicators to the organization on the health of instrumentation.


* Interface Maintain involvement in continuous improvement of facilities, work processes, and instrumentation technology.


* Support the maintenance team and interface with vendors and contractors to maintain, troubleshoot, repair/replace, configure/tune/program, test/commission/de-commission, etc.


* Participate in activities related to safety, risk assessment, and safety incident investigations related to instrumentation equipment.


* Knowledge of troubleshooting techniques, performance analysis, and the ability to solve field problems and familiarity with measurement and control.


* 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, ProfiBus).


* Effective team player.

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)



* Bachelor's degree in engineering


* Experience in Refinery, Chemical plants, Engineering Design Consultancy, manufacturing or related industry


* Experience in instrumentation design and control

What Will Put You Ahead



* 5+ years of experience in instrumentation design and control


* Working knowledge of wiring design in relation to the refining industry in accordance with industry standards (i.e.

ISA, NEC, IEC, ANSI, etc.).


* Knowledge of various industry standard tools for instrumentation design for industrial processing plants (SmartPlant or equivalent).

This role is subject to the Transportation Workers Identification Credentialing (TWIC) rule and requires the successful candidate to obta...