Electrical Engineer

4 days ago


Houston, Texas, United States Plains Full time
Job Summary

We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced Electrical Engineer to join our Technical Services team at Plains. As an Electrical Engineer, you will provide technical subject matter expertise and field support to our operations and projects organizations.

Key Responsibilities
  • Act as a subject matter expert for industrial electrical equipment and installations, including motors, motor control, variable frequency drives, and power distribution equipment from 480 V to 6.9 kV and industrial power substations up to 138 kV.
  • Provide technical support to operations, including troubleshooting of electrical equipment problems in the field, providing on-call telephone support, and traveling to field locations as needed.
  • Liaise with and direct electrical equipment vendor support personnel.
  • Provide in-person training on electrical equipment maintenance to field personnel.
  • Evaluate and report on the condition of existing electrical equipment and installations.
  • Work with the maintenance and reliability and field E&I teams to develop electrical equipment maintenance strategies to ensure high system availability.
  • Develop spare parts philosophy and/or provide recommendations for repair or replacement of high-risk equipment.
  • Evaluate electrical projects proposed by the field.
Requirements
  • Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering.
  • A minimum of 10 years' work experience, including 5 years of field experience working on electrical equipment in heavy industry.
  • Knowledgeable in industry codes and standards (NFPA/NEC, IEEE, ANSI, NEMA, API).
  • Experience with operating voltage ranges from 480V to 138kV.
  • Ability to review and diagnose issues remotely using relay and VFD software and PI data.
  • Experience with industry standard electrical analysis software packages an asset (SKM-PTW preferred).
  • Experience with configuring and troubleshooting protection relays (SEL, GE Multilin etc.).
  • Candidate must also have strong written and oral communication skills.
  • Ability to collaborate with teams and inter-department personnel to troubleshoot issues.
  • Demonstrated examples of taking initiative, problem solving, and decision-making.
  • Ability to work productively with limited supervision.
  • Ability to travel to field locations up to 50% of time. Flexibility to travel on short notice to assist with field emergencies, including on weekends.
  • Department members will have a heavy workload, with unplanned overtime and changes in work priorities, multiple projects with short turnaround time are common.
  • Cleared criminal history (background) check and satisfactory reference checks.
  • Compliance with the company's Drug & Alcohol Policy including pre-employment testing.
  • Valid state driver's license and driving record satisfactory to the company and its insurers.


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