{"id":2659940,"url":"https://alion.io/job/methanex-rotating-equipment-engineer","title":"Rotating Equipment Engineer","company":{"id":2220242,"name":"Methanex","domain":"methanex.com","url":"https://alion.io/company/methanex-com","size_band":"501-1000","is_staffing_agency":false,"employer_type":"direct","is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":"Jobvite","truth_index":null},"role":"Industrial Engineering","role_family":"Industrial Engineering","seniority":"senior","employment_type":null,"work_mode":"on_site","remote_scope":null,"remote_scope_basis":null,"remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"structured","locations":["Nederland, United States"],"countries":["US"],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":null,"salary_estimate":{"min_usd":86000,"max_usd":162000,"period":"year","method":"role_seniority_country_remote_cell","sample_n":5578},"experience_years_min":7,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[{"name":"AutoCAD","optional":false},{"name":"Microsoft Office","optional":false}],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-10-16T00:21:47Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-10-16","last_verified_at":"2026-10-17T05:46:50Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":1,"trust":{"level":"ok","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":1},"description":"Description\nPosition Summary\nResponsible formaintenance, engineering, condition monitoring and managing projects to enhance equipment safety and reliability. Our plantrequiresanengineerwhohasexperience with large pumps, steamturbinesand compressors. Knowledge of vibration analysis for rotating equipment and predictive maintenance and the ability to guide teams through failure analysis isrequired. This role will provide technical support to Maintenance, Engineering, Operations, Inspection, Process and Project and contracting personnelregardingoperation, maintenance and troubleshooting for long-term reliability improvement and theselectionof rotating equipment.\nResponsibilities\nProvide technical support to Engineering, Maintenance, Operations, Inspection, Process and Project personnelregardingselection, operation, maintenance,troubleshootingand long-term reliability of rotating equipment.\nParticipate in pre-commissioning and commissioningactivities andprovide technical support for major capital projects.\nConduct performance analysis of rotating equipment toidentifyperformance & operating deviations to provide a resolution on developing deficiencies.\nLead continuous improvement of reliability of rotating equipment through the development and application of effective reliability strategiessuchasrisk-based maintenance strategies, identification & assessment of risks, root cause and bad actor analysis and spare parts reviews.\nPartner with vendors to resolve technical problems and developnew solutions.\nDevelop the rotating equipment engineering repair scope for all outages, as well as major and turnaround maintenance events.\nServe as a member of cross-functional team to resolve equipment problems, investigateincidents,and improveMaintenance.\nIdentifiesand assessesnew technologiesrelated to rotating equipment and auxiliary systems.\nWorks towards continuous improvement of the reliability of rotating equipment through the development and application of effective reliability strategies, the identification of risks, root cause analysis and team-based problem solving using and implementing industry best practices and standards. Partner with vendors toresolve equipmenttechnical problems.\nResearch, design, evaluate, install,operate, andmaintainmechanical products, equipment,systems,and processes to meet requirements, applying knowledge of engineering principles.\nConfer with engineers or other personnel to implement operating procedures, resolve system malfunctions, or provide technical information.\nRecommend design modifications toeliminatemachine or system malfunctions.\nConduct research that tests or analyzes the feasibility, design, operation, or performance of equipment, components, or systems.\nDevelop andmaintainMaintenanceimprovement/KPI’Sfor criticalassets.\nAssistinOR leadroot cause failure analysis on critical equipment failures.\nPerformand documentcomponentfailure analysis asrequired.\nReview project design packages.\nLeadin the development and monitoring of the preventative maintenance programfor rotating equipment.\nDevelop,review,andmaintainequipmentspecifications asrelated topurchasing, installation, operation,and maintenance/repairs.\nDevelop and implement alterations and revisions to equipment to improve business performance of the operating units.\nPresent a professional image at all timesto clients and vendors and maintain a positive reputationforthe company.\nMust be self-motivated andpossessskills toidentifyand solve unusualproblems.\nMust be capableof makingdecisions and recommendations with minimalsupervision.\nMust be willing to spend time in the field asrequired.\nAbility to use computers and computer systems utilizing standard software (ie;Microsoft Suite,AutoCad)\nExcellent written and verbal communication skills\nQualifications\nEducation, Experience, and/or Training\nBachelor’s or higher degree inMechanicalEngineeringrequired.\nMinimum 7 years’ experience working in the chemical or petrochemical industryrequired.\nExperience must be as plant owners’employeein a continuous process industry, preferably chemicals or oil refining.\nKnowledge, Skills, and Abilities\nEngineering and Technology - Knowledge of the practical application of engineering science and technology. This includes applying principles, techniques, procedures, and equipment to the design and production of various goods and services.\nProduction and Processing - Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods.\nEnglish Language - Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.\nDesign - Knowledge of design techniques, tools, andprinciplesinvolved inproductionof precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models.\nMechanical - Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses,repair, and maintenance.\nScience - Using scientific rules and methods to solve problems.\nComplex Problem Solving -identifyingcomplex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.\nCritical Thinking - using logic and reasoning toidentifythe strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions,conclusions,or approaches to problems.\nActive Learning - Understanding the implications ofnew informationfor both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.\nReading Comprehension - Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.\nSystems Evaluation - Identifying measures or indicators of system performance and the actions needed to improve or correct performance,relativeto the goals of the system.\nOperations Analysis - Analyzing needs and product requirements to create a design.\nMathematical Reasoning - The ability to choose the right mathematical methods or formulas to solve a problem.\nProblem Sensitivity - The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem.\nCategory Flexibility - The ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things indifferent ways.\nDeductive Reasoning - The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.\nInductive Reasoning - The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includesfinding a relationship amongseemingly unrelatedevents).\nSecurity Clearance Requirements \nTransportation Workers Identification Credential (TWIC) \nSoftware\nProficiencyin Microsoft Office, including Excel, Word, and Outlookrequired.\nSystem 1 EVO\nSAP\nPhysical\nAbility to lift 20 lbs. occasionally.\nAbility to sit for prolonged amounts of timerequired.\nAbility to effectively communicate through various meansrequired.\nWork Schedule\nMonday - Friday between 7:00am - 5:00pm, working the 9/80 schedule\nMay workadditionalhours and days, including weekends and holidays asrequired.\nTravel\nLess than 10% of the time.","description_format":"text","description_chars":7055,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":7,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":{"level":"bachelor","optional":false},"security_clearance":false,"languages":[{"language":"English","level":"All levels","optional":false}]},"benefits":[],"hiring_locations":[],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":[],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-10-16T00:21:47Z"}],"visa":[],"liveness":{"score":86,"band":"hot","label":"Hiring now","p_open":1,"p_active":0.86,"p_room":1,"age_days":1,"expected_fill_days":38,"reasons":["seen:1","win:early"],"computed_at":"2026-10-17T05:46:00Z"},"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/methanex-rotating-equipment-engineer","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/methanex-rotating-equipment-engineer.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-10-17T06:26:15Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler_verified","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":8714,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-10-18T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":2220242},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=2220242"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Fmethanex-rotating-equipment-engineer"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"live","price":{"credits":1,"usd":0.1},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Fmethanex-rotating-equipment-engineer"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Fmethanex-rotating-equipment-engineer"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/methanex-rotating-equipment-engineer\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Fmethanex-rotating-equipment-engineer"}]}