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Marathon Petroleum Corporation · 4 days ago

Electrical & Instrument Reliability Engineer

Mandan, ND

Full-time

Onsite

Mid Level

3+ years exp

Marathon Petroleum Corporation is seeking a highly motivated Electrical & Instrument Reliability Engineer to join their Reliability group within the Maintenance Department. This role provides critical support to the Mandan Refinery and the Dickinson Renewable Diesel Facility, focusing on compliance, troubleshooting, and reliability improvements for equipment operations.

EnergyNatural ResourcesOil and Gas

No H1B

Responsibilities

Maintain compliance of instrument equipment with the Mechanical Integrity program, including identification of covered equipment, developing and scheduling of ITPM plans, budgeting, analysis of results and developing recommendations for repair

Utilize reliability tools and CMMS software such as SAP, GE APM, failure evaluations, Pareto Analysis and cost analysis to improve reliability of rotating equipment systems

Support the Instrumentation reliability improvement program.  Works directly with vendors, reviews upgrade recommendations and champions upgrades through the appropriate budgeting process

Develop Project Request Forms (PRFs) for equipment upgrades including financial justification (life cycle cost analysis) and assist in Decision Support Package (DSP) development

Develops and maintains settings and specifications specific to power distribution, controls/logic, and/or Safety Instrumented System (SIS), etc

Analyze equipment failure and condition monitoring data to identify opportunities for improvement in equipment reliability, availability, and cost of operation

Support facility turnarounds, including scope development, planning, reviews, material selection and execution of work scopes

Develop and oversee shop maintenance/repairs completed internally and at vendors/outside repair facilities

Provide technical expertise and training for maintenance crafts and operators to support reliability programs

Provide technical assistance/troubleshooting assistance in resolving Instrument operations and maintenance problems; contact internal and external experts as required

Participate in safety walks and field audits on a regular basis

Serve as a technical resource to the Process Safety Department during HAZOP reviews

Perform as the site champion for Safety Instrumented Systems

Lead and/or support multi-disciplinary incident investigations to determine root cause and identify corrective actions

Ensure technical documentation is maintained per PSI (Process Safety Information) Policies, including Loop drawings, Instrument datasheets, wiring diagrams and datasheets

Champion Mechanical Integrity program and the Major Equipment Deficiency process with key stakeholders

Generate and manage MOCs (Management of Change) per jurisdictional, MPC corporate and site-standards

Develop and review turnaround work lists and scopes for critical equipment

Provide leadership and decision-making skills during turnarounds and unplanned equipment outages regarding repair solutions

Provide technical expertise and support to capital project development

Conduct periodic reviews of equipment Work History to identify continuous improvement opportunities

Qualification

Electrical EngineeringInstrumentation ReliabilityPreventative MaintenanceSAPSafety Instrumented SystemsProcess MeasurementMS Office ProficiencyCritical ThinkingCommunication SkillsTeam Collaboration

Required

Must have a bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering. Degree must be achieved by start date

Valid driver's license

Travel Requirement is 10% or less

The work schedule for this position is a Monday – Thursday 4/10 schedule. The position is expected to support a rotating on-call calendar approx. 4-6 weeks per year and Outages/Turnaround (TAR) once a year. Periodic overtime work, including weekends, may be required

Must be legally authorized to work in the US without the need for future VISA sponsorship

Strong organizing, planning, critical thinking, and communication (verbal and written) skills. With the ability to manage competing priorities in dynamic refining environment

Must be proficient in MS Office programs including Outlook, Excel, Word, TEAM's, PowerPoint, and OneNote

Must be able to physically perform the essential job functions of an engineer including, but not limited to, wearing all required PPE, working at elevated heights, confined space entry, fall protection, and respirator usage

Must be able to work in an effective team environment and interface daily with multiple cross-functional teams

Preferred

Minimum of 3 years of instrumentation-related experience in the refining, petrochemical or other heavy industry

Experience with managing Preventative and Predictive Maintenance programs (for SIS testing and Mechanical Integrity) for instrumentation

Experience with process measurement and control, instrument equipment, safety instrumented system (SIS) design, electrical area classification, management of change (MOC) processes, and industry standards (NFPA, ISA, IEEE, NEMA, API, etc.)

Experience in the use of Instrument management software such Intergraph SI (Smart Instrumentation)

Familiarity with vendor related software for troubleshooting radar level transmitters, flow transmitters, vibration monitoring systems, etc