Reliability Engineer

Your Job

INVISTA is hiring a Reliability Engineer specializing in Fixed and Rotating Equipment for our Orange, Texas location.

The Orange site operates as a safe, reliable hexamethylene diamine (HMD) facility, demonstrating INVISTA's commitment to innovation, continuous improvement, and valuable solutions for our customers.

Our Team

The Reliability group focuses on ensuring the mechanical integrity and safety of the plant by handling various projects involving both fixed and rotating equipment.

A Reliability Engineer on this team collaborates with Maintenance, Inspections, Monitoring & Analytics, Asset Performance, and project management to develop maintenance procedures, engage in project execution, and ensure compliance with safety standards.

This multidisciplinary collaboration is essential for maintaining the reliability and safety of the facility.

What You Will Do


* Innovate and Transform: Drive new innovative and transformative technologies in reliability applications to enhance performance and efficiency.


* Improve Reliability: Continuously improve asset availability and reliability by addressing equipment system failures and implementing effective improvement strategies.


* Project Justification: Develop economical and technical justifications to support capital projects involving equipment replacements and reliability improvements.


* Collaboration: Work with project managers, design contractors, and vendors to develop scopes of work and detailed engineering designs for repairs and improvement projects.


* Lead and Participate in Critical Processes: Participate or lead Root Cause Analyses (RCAs), Management of Change (MOCs), Failure Modes and Effects Analyses (FMEAs), Risk Assessments and Mitigation plans, and other key reliability work processes.


* Turnaround Support: Provide critical support for turnaround scope development, planning, and execution to ensure timely and efficient operations.


* Routine Operations and Maintenance: Support routine operation and maintenance activities, manage unplanned events, and contribute to turnarounds and projects that impact unit availability.


* Technical Expertise: Offer technical expertise for the onsite and offsite repair of rotating equipment, ensuring optimal performance and reliability.

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)


* Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or a closely related field


* 3+ years of engineering experience in a chemical, petrochemical, or Process Safety Management (PSM) covered facility


* 3+ years of hands-on experience in preventative maintenance, inspection, troubleshooting, and developing scopes of work for improvement


* Demonstrated knowledge and practical application of Root Cause Failure Analysis (RCFA) and implementation of effective reliability strategies


* Experience with pumps, compressors, and other rotating equipment


* Ability to travel up to 10% of the time


* This role is not eligi...