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Pinnacle · 3 days ago

Maintenance Engineer

San Antonio, TX

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

5+ years exp

Pinnacle is focused on helping industrial facilities improve reliability performance and is seeking a Maintenance Engineer to drive refinery reliability, safety, and profitability. The role involves anticipating problems, eliminating failures, and transforming maintenance into a strategic advantage while collaborating with operations and engineering teams.

AnalyticsIndustrial EngineeringMechanical EngineeringProject Management

No H1B

Responsibilities

Drive asset improvement in areas of safety, environmental, reliability and process capacity

Identify and develop recommendations for changes and projects to improve unit operation

Participate in and eventually lead root cause analyses (RCA) for mechanical and process equipment failures

Assist in maintaining and improving PM/PdM programs, with increasing responsibility over time

Support and progressively take ownership of reliability strategy for critical assets (pumps, exchangers, vessels, piping, compressors)

Optimize spare parts inventory and maintenance planning processes

Coordinate with operations to schedule and execute maintenance activities

Support turnaround planning and project scope development

Track and improve reliability KPIs (MTBF, MTTR, PM compliance)

Drive bad actor elimination and reliability improvement initiatives

Champion use of CMMS, data analytics, and digital reliability tools

Qualification

Mechanical EngineeringIndustrial MaintenanceReliability EngineeringRotating EquipmentTroubleshootingRoot Cause AnalysisCertified Maintenance & Reliability ProfessionalData VisualizationCMMS ProficiencyCommunication SkillsLeadership SkillsProblem-Solving Skills

Required

B.S. in Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Engineering Technology/Reliability

5+ years of industrial maintenance, reliability, or engineering experience in a refinery

Experience specifically working with rotating equipment + Pumps (multi-stage and direct drive) and various compressors (small to medium) - 50-80hp range

Demonstrated troubleshooting ability and willingness to develop engineering-level analytical skills

Understanding of how a good RCA works; previous facilitation experience or ability to quickly become a facilitator

Humility and foresight when to engage an SME as needed

Strong communication, leadership, and problem-solving skills

Preferred

Certified Maintenance & Reliability Professional (CMRP) or Certified Reliability Engineer (CRE)

Working knowledge of API 510/570/653, ASME codes, and reliability tools (RCM, FMEA, RCA)

Familiarity with risk-based inspection (RBI) and fitness-for-service (FFS) assessments

Proficiency with data visualization or analytics tools (Power BI, Spotfire, Excel)

Proficiency in CMMS (SAP, Maximo, etc.) and maintenance planning systems

Experience using condition monitoring and predictive maintenance technologies

Benefits

Health, vision, and dental insurance

Life insurance

401(k) matching

Paid time off (PTO)

Nine paid holidays

8 hours of volunteer paid time off (VPTO)

Maternity and parental leave

Onsite gym with full amenities

Walking workstations

Free parking

Mini mart/snack machines

Gourmet coffee machines

Multiple indoor and outdoor collaboration areas

Huddle rooms

Deep workspaces

Lactation facilities

Quarterly town hall and fellowships

Length of service awards where employees receive additional paid time off and bonuses to cover travel expenses for anniversary milestone trips (5, 10, and 15 years)

Opportunity to participate in customer-focused project management groups (PODs)

Access to company technology stack of Microsoft Office 365 Suite and MS Teams

Comprehensive onboarding

On-demand training

Regular lunch and learns

Supervisor and accountability training

Leadership development programs

Continuous learning opportunities