Mechanical Engineer - Rotating Equipment

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CREATING ESSENTIAL CHEMISTRY THAT THE WORLD NEEDS    At Chemours, our people are redefining how the world thinks of chemistry by approaching everything we do with a commitment to delivering Trusted Chemistry that creates better lives and helps communities thrive.   That begins with how we use our science, data, and unmatched technical expertise to develop market-leading products with the highest levels of performance, sustainability, and safety in the industry.   Powered by chemistry, our products are used in applications that make the products we rely on, processes, and new technologies possible.  In key sectors such as clean energy, advanced electronics, high-performance computing and AI, climate friendly cooling, and high-quality paints and coatings for homes and industrial infrastructure---sustainable solutions and more modern living depend on Chemours chemistry. The Chemours Corpus Christi facility located in Ingleside, TX is hiring a Mechanical Engineer with Rotating proven expertise within the Thermal & Specialized Solutions Business. This position will report to the site Manufacturing Technology Manager. This role will serve as a Plant Support Engineer for one or more areas of the Chemours Assets at this facility.   The individual will provide overall Mechanical Engineering guidance and support for the Operations, Maintenance, and Technology Teams for their area(s).  This role will entail involvement in day-to-day troubleshooting in the plant, as well as support for improvement programs in the areas of Safety (PSM), UPTIME, reliability, cost, new capital installations, etc. The operating units are designated as highly hazardous processes (OSHA PSM Covered Processes).  The responsibilities of the position include, but are not limited to, the following:   Provide mechanical expertise for troubleshooting, maintaining, and modifying operating equipment and facilities Provide technical troubleshooting and training to the operating and maintenance teams Provide Mechanical expertise for project work to ensure its compliance with specifications, engineering standards and quality assurance Lead PSM criticality assessment process to ensure adequate rationale is provided to develop and manage the MIQA effort, including critical spare parts, SAP data, inspection plans and frequencies, and maintenance procedures Analyze equipment trends, historical data, and uptime data to recommend and justify improvements to obtain lowest life cycle cost on different classes of equipment Leads and participates in Safety, Reliability and Quality Investigations Participate in maintenance and reliability networks and share best practices, successes, and failures Perform failure mode and effect analyses to develop appropriate equipment maintenance plans to include equipment checks and predictive preventative maintenance (PPM) performed by operations and mechanics. Provides support for both cost and capital projects, including scoping out, justifying, and coordinating installation of new/modified facilities Maintain personal level of technical expertise in key technologies via training, seminars, and professional organizations Provide shift/weekend coverage for start-ups, tests, maintenance Turnarounds or other non-routine needs Travel requirements are The following is required for this role:   Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering from an ABET accredited university 2+ year of experience working in related industrial / manufacturing work experience i n Rotating equipment (will consider degree relevant intern / co-op experience counting toward this requirement) Rotating equipment and alignment techniques, and basic materials science including material selection and properties. Lubrication fundamentals and tribology techniques. Basic pumps principles, understanding performance curves. Mechanical seals API plans. Demonstrated knowledge of mechanical engineering rotating equipment principles Demonstrated skill to diagnose and solve technical problems – making data-based decisions. Demonstrated ability to work both independently and in a team environment Demonstrated excellent oral and written communication skills with strong customer focus and ability to conceptualize customer needs based on customer input.  Proven ability to effectively communicate through all levels of an organization Prior experience working with technical resources and/or field personnel in operations troubleshooting activities High degree of initiative and flexibility to move projects forward safely and in a timely manner Proven ability to prioritize and manage short duration deadlines, emergency situations, and multiple priorities Willing and able to wear required PPE (personal protective equipment) such as steel toes, hard hat, Nomex, eye protection, respirators, etc. The following is preferred for this role:   5+ years of experience working as Mechanical Engineering – Rotating equipment related activities. Already well experienced with strong background in the following: Maintenance and reliability best practices including the work management process fundamentals of interpreting oil analysis results, vibration analysis and data interpretation, and fundamentals of nondestructive testing Experience in working with rotating equipment such as air compressors or large industrial refrigeration equipment Root cause failure analysis (RCFA) and failure mode and effect analysis (FMEA), data analysis techniques and statistical interpretation skills, failure analysis including preservation of evidence techniques, engineering design standards and their application, Cost/Capital analysis and justification Strong Process Safety Management (PSM) ba