Your Job Our INVISTA site in Victoria, TX is seeking a Fixed Equipment Mechanical Engineer to provide technical expertise and leadership across mechanical integrity, asset reliability, and equipment strategies while partnering with cross-functional teams to improve safety, reliability, and operational performance. This role is ideal for someone who enjoys influencing others, developing sustainable improvements, and creating value through technical expertise and leadership.
Our Team Our Fixed Equipment Reliability team partners with operations, maintenance, engineering, and reliability organizations to improve asset reliability, equipment integrity, and operational performance. In this role, you will collaborate with site-based teams while also working closely with a broader network of fixed equipment subject matter experts across the organization. The team shares knowledge, solves complex equipment challenges, and helps strengthen reliability programs across multiple manufacturing sites.
What You Will Do- Provide technical leadership for mechanical integrity and fixed equipment reliability programs.
- Lead cross functional mechanical integrity and fixed equipment programs through technical influence and subject matter expertise.
- Support fixed equipment initiatives including pressure relief devices, piping systems, corrosion management, materials engineering, and fixed asset reliability.
- Conduct engineering evaluations and risk-based assessments to improve asset reliability, regulatory compliance, and long-term equipment performance.
- Partner with operations, maintenance, reliability, project, and turnaround teams to develop and execute effective asset strategies.
- Provide technical support for capital projects, process hazard analyses (PHAs), turnarounds, and lifecycle asset decisions.
- Apply industry standards, engineering principles, and internal guidance documents to support safe, compliant, and reliable operation of fixed assets.
- Lead root cause analyses and develop sustainable solutions to improve equipment reliability and operational performance.
- Influence and collaborate across site and capability teams to drive continuous improvement in mechanical integrity and reliability programs.
Who You Are (Basic Qualifications) - Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related engineering discipline.
- Three (3) or more years' experience supporting fixed equipment, mechanical integrity, reliability, inspection, or maintenance programs within a manufacturing, chemical, refining, or industrial environment.
- Experience performing engineering evaluations for fixed equipment and piping systems.
- Experience applying industry codes and standards such as API and ASME.
- Experience providing technical leadership or leading cross-functional reliability initiatives
What Will Put You Ahead - Eight (8) or more years of experience supporting fixed equipment reliability and mechanical integrity programs
- Experience developing and executing mechanical integrity, inspection, or fixed equipment reliability strategies
- Experience with pressure relief device programs, fitness-for-service evaluations, corrosion management, and materials engineering.
- Experience supporting risk-based inspection methodologies and lifecycle asset management strategies.
- Experience supporting capital projects, turnarounds, and process hazard analyses.
- Experience conducting root cause analyses and implementing sustainable reliability improvements.
- Additional Certifications or knowledge in AMPP Corrosion technologist, API 653 Tank Inspector, API 570 Piping Inspector, API 510 Pressure vessel, API 571 damage mechanism
This role is not eligible for Visa Sponsorship.
Any compensation range provided for a role is an estimate determined by available market data. The actual amount may be higher or lower than the range provided considering each candidate's knowledge, skills, abilities, and geographic location. If you have questions, please speak to your recruiter about the flexibility and detail of our compensation philosophy.
Hiring Philosophy All Koch companies value diversity of thought, perspectives, aptitudes, experiences, and backgrounds. We are Military Ready and Second Chance employers. Learn more about our hiring philosophy here .
Our Benefits Our goal is for each employee, and their families, to live fulfilling and healthy lives. We provide essential resources and support to build and maintain physical, financial, and emotional strength - focusing on overall wellbeing so you can focus on what matters most. Our benefits plan includes - medical, dental, vision, flexible spending and health savings accounts, life insurance, ADD, disability, retirement, paid vacation/time off, educational assistance, and may also include infertility assistance, paid parental leave and adoption assistance. Specific eligibility criteria is set by the applicable Summary Plan Description, policy or guideline and benefits may vary by geographic region. If you have questions on what benefits apply to you, please speak to your recruiter.
Additionally, everyone has individual work and personal needs. We seek to enable the best work environment that helps you and the business work together to produce superior results.
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