Kinder Morgan, Inc. · 1 month ago
Mechanical Engineer (Reliability) Houston or Midland
Houston, TX
Full-time
Hybrid
Mid Level
3+ years expKinder Morgan is one of the largest energy infrastructure companies in North America, operating pipelines and terminals for various energy products. The Mechanical Engineer (Reliability) will provide engineering support for CO2 operational assets, focusing on the reliability and maintenance of rotating and reciprocating equipment.
EnergyNatural ResourcesOil and Gas
Responsibilities
Demonstrate Safe Behavior
Ensure proactive, ongoing, high quality customer service is provided to the supported assets
Provide diagnostics and troubleshooting support to field operations for varied set of operating assets, mainly reciprocating compressors, centrifugal pumps and electric motors. Travel to field sites as required to accomplish this urgently in some cases
Evaluate rotating/reciprocating machinery problems and conduct root-cause failure analysis investigations on failed equipment, develop action plans to eliminate repeat failures and implement corrective actions when necessary
Work with the facilities to improve the use of CMMs (Maximo) to capture equipment downtime, uptime, and implement rotating equipment KPIs (MTBF, MTTR and availability)
Work with operations and maintenance to identify key areas for reliability improvements in both rotating and fixed equipment and develop solutions to drive higher asset availability
Actively develop and execute evergreen maintenance and reliability strategies (RCM) of critical equipment to reduce unplanned equipment downtime
Provide support to the predictive maintenance program for both rotating and reciprocating machinery
Own and drive the implementation of a Mechanical Integrity (MI) program for the RNG assets
Frequent monitoring of critical equipment to ensure operations within parameters
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in mechanical, petroleum or natural gas engineering
Minimum 3 years' experience in rotating and reciprocating equipment in process industries: oil and gas, petrochemical industry, pharmaceuticals, pulp and paper etc
Centrifugal pumps and reciprocating compressors troubleshooting
Vibration analysis: FFT, time wave form and failure prediction
Reciprocating compressor performance analysis (Windrock or other similar technologies)
Knowledge of any CMMs software (Maximo, SAP, etc) is desired
Valid driver's license and acceptable driving record
Proven analytical and trouble shooting skills on centrifugal and reciprocating equipment
Must be able to work within a team, adhere to required work schedules, focus attention on details, and take on additional job responsibilities as needed to serve customer needs
Proactive decision making, strong work ethic, keen sense of requirements to achieve success
High competency in leading safety and operational excellence
Effective leadership in teaching and executing corporate values and philosophies
Ability to initiate, nurture and lead a questioning culture allowing new ideas and methods to be considered
Must possess good verbal and written communication skills
Frequent travel to field/plant sites
Walking and standing on platforms and in-between running equipment
Ability to hear communications from others and give input/instructions orally
Ability to see to observe employees, operations, processes, equipment and facilities
Preferred
Measurement and system balancing technical support for liquid hydrocarbon pipeline systems
Mechanical integrity program support for Plant vessels and Plant piping systems
Other related tasks assigned by the supervisor
Mechanical integrity softwares like PCMS and Ultrapipe is a plus but not required
Knowledge of measurement and system balancing is a plus
Benefits
Competitive Wages
401(k) Savings Plan (with Company Contribution)
KM contributes 5% of your eligible compensation each pay period to your Savings account. You can contribute from 1% to 50% on a pre-tax or Roth after-tax basis.
KM contributes 4% or 5% of your eligible compensation plus interest to your Retirement Pension Plan on a bi-weekly basis
Additional Retirement Pension Plan
Comprehensive Medical/Rx and Dental Plans
Paid Time Off
Paid Holidays
Bonus Program
Company
Kinder Morgan, Inc.
Kinder Morgan is one of the largest energy infrastructure companies in North America.
Founded in 2000Chicago, Illinois, USA
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$830MKey Investors
ArcLight Capital
2025-03-21Acquired
2023-06-15Secondary Market
2021-02-22Secondary Market· $830M
Leadership Team
David Michels
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Kenneth Grubb
Chief Operating Officer, Gas Pipelines
Recent News
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