Instrumentation & Electrical Reliability Engineer

Overview:

Our client is seeking an Instrumentation & Electrical Reliability Engineer to support the safe, reliable, and efficient operation of a large continuous-process chemical manufacturing facility. This position is being created due to a recent retirement and represents a critical technical leadership role within the site. The successful candidate will serve as the primary instrumentation and electrical subject-matter expert, providing day-to-day troubleshooting support, driving reliability improvements, and leading instrumentation and power-system initiatives across the facility.

While the role retains responsibility for the site's electrical distribution and power systems, the preference is for a candidate with a stronger background in instrumentation, controls, and process automation. This individual will serve as the site's primary technical liaison with Southern California Edison and will work closely with operations, maintenance, engineering, and capital project teams to ensure long-term asset reliability and operational excellence.

LOCATION: Long Beach, California
 

• Provide technical support for instrumentation, controls, and electrical power distribution systems to ensure safe and reliable plant operations

• Lead and support troubleshooting efforts involving instrumentation, electrical equipment, and control systems

• Participate in Process Safety Management (PSM) activities, hazard reviews, and risk assessments

• Support Management of Change (MOC) activities including documentation updates, programming validation, training, and implementation

• Review engineering design packages and capital project documentation to ensure compliance with engineering standards and project requirements

• Develop and execute reliability improvement initiatives for instrumentation and electrical assets

• Maintain critical equipment lists and ensure compliance with site reliability and regulatory requirements

• Perform Root Cause Failure Analysis (RCFA) investigations and implement corrective actions

• Manage and improve preventive maintenance programs for electrical distribution and instrumentation systems

• Develop and maintain key performance indicators (KPIs) related to equipment reliability and maintenance effectiveness

• Support Site Acceptance Testing (SAT), commissioning, and startup activities for capital projects

• Maintain electrical and instrumentation documentation including single-line diagrams, wiring diagrams, schematics, and equipment records

• Provide technical guidance for power distribution systems, MCCs, VFDs, motors, transformers, substations, UPS systems, and field instrumentation

• Coordinate activities with contractors, engineering firms, utilities, and internal stakeholders during maintenance and project execution

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering required

• Minimum 4+ years of experience in Instrumentation, Electrical, or I&E Reliability Engineering within a manufacturing environment

• Chemical, petrochemical, refining, polymer, or other continuous process manufacturing experience strongly preferred

• Strong knowledge of electrical power distribution systems, instrumentation, process controls, and reliability engineering methodologies

• Experience with PLCs, control systems, interlocks, and safety instrumented systems (SIS)

• Understanding of applicable industry standards including ANSI, ISA, IEC, API, NFPA, and NEC

•  Familiarity with IEC 61511, Safety Instrumented Systems, and functional safety concepts preferred

• Experience supporting capital projects from design through startup and commissioning

• Knowledge of P&IDs, PFDs, instrumentation loop drawings, and electrical schematics

• Experience conducting Root Cause Failure Analysis (RCFA) and implementing reliability improvements

• Formal NFPA 70E training preferred

• EIT or Professional Engineer (PE) certification is a plus

• Strong communication, project management, organizational, and problem-solving skills

• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced manufacturing environment