Reliability Engineer/ Mechanical Engineer
Ingenia Polymers
- Houston, TX
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Identifying and reporting on potential failures within a process
- Designing new systems
- Applying general engineering knowledge to solve problems.
- Performing tests and analysis
- Check new systems or installations.
- Work closely with budgets and finances to help reduce costs.
- Conduct routine engineering calculations.
- Liaise with relevant teams on outcomes of tests/analysis.
- Failure mode and effects analysis (FMEA)
- Reliability hazard analysis
- Dynamic reliability block-diagram analysis
- Fault tree analysis
- Root cause analysis
- Accelerated testing
- Avoidance of single point of failure (SPOF)
- Functional analysis and functional failure analysis (e.g., function FMEA, FHA or FFA)
- Testability analysis
- Human error analysis
- Operational hazard analysis
- Preventative/Planned Maintenance Optimization (PMO)
- Manual screening
- Mechanical or Chemical Engineer with Maintenance background is REQUIRED. Bachelors or Masters in Control Engineering is preferred.
- Strong background in equipment troubleshooting, process optimization and production controls such as SPC and DCS.
- Strong mechanical aptitude and high interest in working in a manufacturing environment. Willingness to get involved in the Production and Maintenance operation at all levels.
- Ability to work in a multitasking, multi-role and fast paced environment.
- Must be proficient in Microsoft Office including VBA and macros, AutoCAD, PLC controls and programming software, SolidWorks experience would be an asset.
- Strong customer/vendor interaction and interpersonal skills.
- SAP experience.
- Willing to occasionally, as needed, work outside of normal business hours to troubleshoot problems and facilitate projects.
- Experience in plastics manufacturing, especially extrusion, equipment design, process development, and polymer science is preferred.