Hybrid Reliability Engineer

at The AES Corporation

• Job title: Reliability Engineer
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Mid level, Senior
• Salary: $115,000 - $143,650 per year
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Long Beach, United States

About the role

• Reliability Engineer providing engineering expertise in support of daily operations at AES. Collaborating with teams for maintenance and reliability improvements in energy generation.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical and business support to Safety, Environmental, Development, Commercial, and O&M teams
• Perform asset management strategy implementation, power plant processes and design improvements
• Actively collaborate with the maintenance and planning/scheduling groups
• Assist with the development and implementation of the annual AES Southland engineering plan and budget
• Prepare data-driven justification for capital project prioritization and budget planning
• Ensure that appropriate Maintenance and Reliability metrics are in place throughout the site
• Provide hands-on direct technical accounts of equipment failures and performance degradation
• Identify and manage a system of continuous improvement to ensure resolution to chronic “bad actor” equipment
• Utilize predictive technologies including vibration analysis, oil analysis, infrared thermography, ultrasound, and motor current analysis
• Facilitate/support operational event and equipment failure investigations
• Prepare equipment preventative maintenance (PM) tasks

Requirements

• BS in Mechanical, Electrical, or Electromechanical Engineering discipline preferred
• 5-7 years work experience in a related role, or related field of heavy industrial, process or construction engineering
• Certified Reliability Leader (CRL) and/or Certified Maintenance Reliability Professional (CMRP) preferred
• 5 or more years of experience implementing RCM, CbM/PdM methods
• Proven ability to read, comprehend and apply information from technical manuals and other reference design documents
• Experience with project management with the ability to manage several projects simultaneously
• Experience developing and managing project plans and budgets.
• Experience or ability to quickly build expertise in utility scale power generation systems
• Strong English written and verbal communications skills.
• Experience working with Computerized Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS) / Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) systems.
• Experienced with MS Office, SAP, AutoCAD, Solidworks, or similar engineering design/calculations software.

Benefits

• Full range of medical, dental, vision, life benefits
• Financial benefits
• 401(k) eligibility
• Various paid time off benefits, such as vacation, sick time, and parental leave