Electrical Reliability Engineer Job Description
Electrical reliability engineer
provides maintenance and reliability expertise to project engineering to ensure the reliability and maintainability of new and modified installations, participate in the development of design and installation specifications along with commissioning plans;.
Electrical Reliability Engineer Duties & Responsibilities
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Keep current documentation on equipment, and maintain appropriate specifications
The purpose of this position is to improve the safety, reliability, and efficiency of plant electrical equipment through the application of engineering expertise in providing low cost solutions to electrical reliability problems
This position will be responsible for improving and sustaining instrumentation reliability at the Narrows site, while supporting site & corporate goals/requirements for Process Safety, Environmental, Quality, and Cost
Supervises and coordinates work of I/E technicians
Criticalities
Works with Production staff to determine ways to assure and improve the reliability of mechanical or electrical equipment and systems
Assure safety awareness, safe work and compliance with safety rules and policies in all work performed
Communicate mill and department performance levels and standers to craftsmen
Work collaboratively with suppliers
Provide systemic interventions to improve the overall reliability of all equipment, not just a gradual improvement one piece of equipment at a time
Electrical Reliability Engineer Qualifications
Qualifications for a job description may include education, certification, and experience.
Licensing or Certifications for Electrical Reliability Engineer
List any licenses or certifications required by the position: OEM, PMI, PE, CRE, RCL, II, CAT, ISO
Education for Electrical Reliability Engineer
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Employers hiring for the electrical reliability engineer job most commonly would prefer for their future employee to have a relevant degree such as Bachelor's and Associate Degree in Electrical Engineering, Engineering, Technical, Science, Manufacturing, Education, Industrial, Department of Education, Physics, Management
Skills for Electrical Reliability Engineer
Desired skills for electrical reliability engineer include:
Reliability and maintenance processes
Commissioning
Design and implementation in project design packages
Troubleshooting
FAT
Specifications
Predictive Technologies
Area of measurement and control engineering
Technology of electronic components and sensors
Desired experience for electrical reliability engineer includes:
Personal value and commitment to safety demonstrated in all aspects of work
Strong engineering knowledge including but not limited to industrial electrical systems (ranging from low to very high voltage power distribution systems), National Electrical Code and exposure to process controls
Design and implementation experience with high (69kV) and medium voltage preferred
Knowledge of power generation systems and equipment a plus
Organizational skills, excellent communication, interpersonal, and leadership skills
Ability to accomplish results by working effectively with others and willingness and ability to work in all plant areas
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Electrical Reliability Engineer Job Description
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Our company is looking to fill the role of electrical reliability engineer. If you are looking for an exciting place to work, please take a look at the list of qualifications below.
Responsibilities for electrical reliability engineer
- Identify reliability opportunities, design improvements and oversee implementation in coordination with Operations & Maintenance personnel
- Perform Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM) reviews of critical or unreliable equipment
- Monitor production area lubrication practices
- Review Management of Change (MOC)’s and capital projects for reliability improvement opportunities
- Interprets schematics, references component datasheets, and performs circuit analysis and sensitivity analyses on digital, analog, and power designs
- Interfaces with design engineering during the development phase to ensure design meets safety, reliability, and derating performance targets
- Performs component stress analyses and component derating calculations
- Performs Mean Time Between Failure (MTBF), Failure Modes Effects Analyses (FMEA), and Failure Modes Critical Effects Analyses (FMECA)
- Develops Fault Trees and performs Fault Tree Analyses (FTA)
- Develops or provides assistance with System Safety Assessments (SSA)
Qualifications for electrical reliability engineer
- Ideally you will have prior experience in a high speed packaging environment, any specific experience in drinks would be beneficial
- Knowledge of Packaging line operation and engineering systems
- Currently enrolled in a bachelor’s degree or Master’s Degree program in Electrical Engineering, Reliability Engineering or Automation Engineering
- Must possess or be eligible for obtaining a U.S. DoD Secret Clearance
- The candidate must demonstrate they have superior communication skills as a primary responsibility for this position will be frequent interaction with internal and external customers to address technical issues
- This position requires an individual that can perform with minimal direct supervisory support
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Our innovative and growing company is looking to fill the role of electrical reliability engineer. Thank you in advance for taking a look at the list of responsibilities and qualifications. We look forward to reviewing your resume.
Responsibilities for electrical reliability engineer
- Writes plans, procedures, and reports related to safety, stress, and reliability
- May visits customers to make technical presentations and participate in design reviews
- Participates in Front End Loading activities on capital and expense projects as appropriate
- Drives 8D and FA projects towards successful implementation of solutions
- Performs FMECA and works with supplier and development engineers to enable CRAMS test plans
- Reviews Engineering Change Requests for their impact on Quality and Reliability (Q&R)
- Conducts gap assessments primarily through periodic audits to gauge effectiveness of maintenance and reliability work processes
- Review & Revise equipment criticalities in CMMS
- RCFA investigation
- Lead refinement of the mill predictive and preventative maintenance programs
Qualifications for electrical reliability engineer
- Previous work experience in a manufacturing environment is preferred
- Knowledge of design and development processes is expected
- Must have experience working with returned products and researching ways of improving quality and mitigating risks
- High Voltage distribution experience in an industrial facility
- Knowledge of Power system operation and maintenance
- Candidate should have BE / ME / B Tech / M Tech in Electrical Engineering with 5 to 6 years of experience as Electrical Reliability Engineer in oil and gas, manufacturing industry, Polyester, Polymer, Petrochemical, Refinery industry
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Our company is growing rapidly and is hiring for an electrical reliability engineer. If you are looking for an exciting place to work, please take a look at the list of qualifications below.
Responsibilities for electrical reliability engineer
- Conduct FMEAs
- Lead small capital reliability improvement projects from start to finish
- Develop QA/QC for critical electrical work
- Promote an atmosphere of safety excellence through leading by example and interceding when necessary to correct behaviors
- Optimize mill processes and reduce process variability through application of precision maintenance principles
- Improve the effectiveness of the electrical and instrumentation preventive maintenance program by reviewing E&I related downtime, auditing existing routes, verifying loop criticalities, prioritizing time based routes, and modifying routes as needed
- Control and prioritize the flow of work from notification to work order planning, including the work order backlog
- Ensure that new electrical and instrumentation equipment is designed and installed for long term reliability
- Eliminate failures by identifying latent causes and implementing effective solutions to prevent future failures
- Insure that E&I technician skill sets are being developed by review of training programs and interaction with the technicians
Qualifications for electrical reliability engineer
- Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering or equivalent professional work experience
- Experience working in MoW regions
- Two-year Associate’s degree/Technical degree or higher from an accredited learning institution
- Minimum of seven (7) years of electrical experience in a manufacturing facility
- Journeyman or Master Electrician
- Ability to effectively communicate up, down and across the organization
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Our innovative and growing company is looking to fill the role of electrical reliability engineer. To join our growing team, please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications.
Responsibilities for electrical reliability engineer
- Responsible for ensuring projects are compliant with all environmental and safety requirements
- Evaluate system and component performance in their application
- Contribute to development of test plans and collaborate on execution of tests at a system level or component level
- Good experience in rail signals and systems
- Develop product reliability targets, and subsystem reliability allocations
- Partner with development to develop test plans to demonstrate product reliability goals are achieved
- Analyze designs to translate identified hazards into probability of user harm
- Quantify residual risk, and perform risk/benefit analysis
- Maintain risk management file for product lifecycle, ensuring the latest knowledge on risk reflected in the risk documentation
- Actively communicate findings to Quality, Development, and Operations teams
Qualifications for electrical reliability engineer
- Position requires adaptable leadership skills and styles to get results through others
- Organizational skills in a fast paced/high stress environment are required
- Experience in a concentrates/minerals plant with experience leading teams while working in operations and maintenance is desired
- Demonstrated ability to interface and disseminate technical information across functions to achieve results at a plant level
- Familiarity with MIL-HDBK-217, 217PLUS, FIDES, DO-254 and DO-160 preferred
- Experience with RELEX (Reliability Software) is preferred
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Our growing company is looking for an electrical reliability engineer. Please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications. While this is our ideal list, we will consider candidates that do not necessarily have all of the qualifications, but have sufficient experience and talent.
Responsibilities for electrical reliability engineer
- Perform systematic risk analysis against features, requirements, architecture, interfaces, and designs, through the appropriate application of risk management techniques
- Manage multiple projects which maybe located at different facilities throughout the business unit
- Strictly follow Mosaic’s CPM process
- Strictly comply with Mosaic’s EHS policies
- Direct and coordinate activities of contract engineering companies, onsite construction contractors, vendors and internal resources to accomplish the project goals
- Develop RFQ packages, coordinate bidding activities and perform technical evaluations and provide recommendations
- Manage the project spend against approved budget, strict compliance with Mosaic’s Financial and Accounting Policies
- Report any issues that can impact the environment or the safety of the employees or third party resources
- Monitoring, maintaining and continuously improving the maintenance and reliability program (including PDMA, AMS, drive systems)
- Identifying & implementing improvements in process & equipment reliability across the Mill by reviewing historical data and performing RCFA while working closely with operations & maintenance personnel
Qualifications for electrical reliability engineer
- Experience with Fault Tree and probability calculation is preferred
- Familiarity with PCB CAD (Cadence, Altium (Protel), PADS, OrCAD
- Experience with PSPICE or other circuit simulation software
- Aircraft electrical system knowledge is preferred
- Must be personable
- Bachelor’s of Science in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering with in depth knowledge of Allen Bradley and RS Logic control packages