Reliability Engineer - Power Distribution

Title: Reliability Engineer - Power Distribution Req. Id: 53325 You may not realize it, but you’ve likely used a product today made possible by the plastics and chemicals manufactured by Chevron Phillips Chemical. From medical supplies and electronics to food packaging and cosmetics, we create the building blocks for more than 70,000 consumer and industrial products. Introduction Join Chevron Phillips Chemical (CPChem) as a Reliability Engineer - Power Distribution at our Cedar Bayou facility in Baytown, Texas. This role provides technical support and stewardship for the Cedar Bayou facility's electrical power distribution systems, ensuring the safe, reliable, and efficient operation of substations, switchgear, transformers, motors, and protective relaying systems. Responsibilities include identifying and eliminating equipment failures, improving asset reliability, supporting maintenance and capital project activities, and ensuring compliance with applicable standards, regulations, and industry best practices while driving continuous improvement in electrical system performance and lifecycle management. Responsibilities Implements corporate Mechanical Integrity program at the site. Collects and analyzes reliability metrics to identify bad actors. Participates in the development, design and installation of predictive maintenance programs and technology applications to identify and eliminate defects. Coordinates with site stakeholders to establish and maintain the proper stocking levels of parts and equipment required to provide maximum equipment uptime at the lowest possible costs. Executes the identification and elimination of bad actors and the optimization of equipment availability. Monitors field inoperable equipment logs for remediation needs. Assesses and adjusts specific equipment tolerances and specifications. Participate in equipment failure investigations and cause analysis and implement action items to prevent recurrence using Cause Analysis tools. Plans and coordinates projects from inception to completion ensuring efficient implementation, timely completion, and compliance to budget. Contributes to larger capital projects (CAPEX). Contributes to site efforts to implement Process Safety Management elements at the site. Special assignments Required Qualifications Minimum of 5 years of electricalengineering experience Preferred Qualifications 7 Years of electrical engineering experience Knowledge/experience with SAP, APM, and PowerDB Experience with electrical reliability analysis (ACA, FMEA, Bad Actors, MTTR, MTBF) and improvement processes Basic understanding of performance and failure analysis assessment tools such as RCA, Criticality, FMEA, MTBF, 5-Why/Why Tree, or others Working knowledge of low and medium voltage (5kV-34.5kV) electrical equipment including switchgear, MCC, motors, UPS, transformers, and MV/LV VFDs (AB, Toshiba, Eaton, Siemens) Experience in the repair of DC/AC motors Experience with high voltage utility (138 kV) Experience with industry codes and standards. (NFPA, NESC, ANSI, IEEE, API, NEMA, NETA) Experience with ETAP software for model development/study of plant electrical system Extensive experience with event data and settings of feeder, motor, and line protection relaying Exceptional problem-solving/troubleshooting skills Benefits Chevron Phillips Chemical offers competitive salaries, a comprehensive benefits package and at most locations, alternate work schedules. Travel Requirements Travel Requirements: Up to 10% Eligibility for Relocation Eligibility for Relocation: Yes Closing Date Closing Date: 10/28/2026 Other Nearest Major Market: Houston Job Segment: Facilities, Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineer, Manufacturing Engineer, Electrical, Operations, Engineering Equal Opportunity Statement Chevron Phillips Chemical Company is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, pregnancy, veteran status or marital status. Equal Opportunity Statement 2 Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LP is an equal opportunity employer and gives consideration for employment to qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, veteran status or marital status. If you have a disability that impacts your ability to complete the application process, you can request assistance or accommodation using the Workplace Accommodation Request form above. #J-18808-Ljbffr Chevron Phillips Chemical Company