Reliability Engineer

Location: South Houston, TX 
Type: Full-Time

Overview

We are seeking a Reliability Engineer to support monitoring and diagnostics across a fleet of advanced gas and steam turbines. This role focuses on identifying early equipment degradation, analyzing performance trends, and providing technical recommendations to improve overall asset reliability.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and assess gas and steam turbine performance using time-series data and diagnostic tools
• Analyze vibration, combustion, thermal, and operational data to identify abnormal trends
• Evaluate and validate anomaly detection outputs from analytics or AI-based systems
• Support and lead root cause analysis (RCA) for trips, outages, and performance issues
• Provide clear, actionable recommendations on equipment condition and corrective actions
• Develop and refine diagnostic methodologies, alarm strategies, and reliability processes
• Produce technical reports outlining equipment condition and risk exposure
• Support rapid response to abnormal operating events or forced outages

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Mechanical preferred) or equivalent experience
• 7+ years of experience in gas turbines, steam turbines, or rotating equipment
• Strong understanding of failure modes (vibration, rotor dynamics, combustion, thermal loading, bearings, seals)
• Experience analyzing condition monitoring data (vibration, temperature, etc.)
• Strong troubleshooting and root cause analysis capabilities
• Ability to communicate technical findings clearly

Preferred

• Combined cycle power plant experience
• OEM or fleet engineering background
• Experience with predictive analytics or condition monitoring platforms