Safety Instrumented System Engineer Jobs in Houston, TX

LyondellBasell is a leader in the global chemical industry creating solutions for everyday sustainable living. With a nearly 70-year legacy that includes a Nobel Prize in Chemistry and our proprietary MoReTec recycling technology, LYB is enabling a more sustainable future for generations to come. LYB develops high-quality and innovative products for applications ranging from sustainable transportation and food safety to clean water and quality healthcare. LYB places high priority on diversity, equity and inclusion and is Advancing Good with an emphasis on our planet, the communities where we operate and our future workforce. We're addressing the global challenges of ending plastic waste, taking climate action, and supporting a thriving society, while generating value for our customers, investors, and society.
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This position supports the Bayport Polymers Plant in Pasadena, TX. Working in a multi-disciplinary, cross-functional environment, it carries responsibility for implementing and continuously improving the asset maintenance strategy. The position interacts with other technical groups on site (e.g., Process Engineering, Maintenance, Operations and Capital Projects), LyondellBasell Technical Networks, suppliers and original equipment manufacturers (OEM) as-needed to improve asset availability and life cycle cost performance.
A Day in the Life
• Systematically develop, monitor and continuously improve an IEA asset maintenance strategy that ensures Instrument, Electrical and Analyzer (IEA) assets function as required and realize value throughout their life cycles. Task types include:
o Predictive Maintenance or PdM (e.g., AMS, PdMA)
o Preventive Maintenance or PM (e.g., instrument calibration, control valve overhauls)
o Failure-finding (e.g., proof-testing of safety-instrumented systems)
o Corrective Maintenance (e.g., replacement work instructions, repair plans)
• Ensure spare parts are held in sufficient quantity to appropriately manage asset unavailability risk.
• Lead or participate in incident investigations and root cause analyses (RCA).
• Leverage learning from experience to continuously improve the asset maintenance strategy and LyondellBasell's broader asset management systems.
• Participate in multi-disciplinary asset performance improvement teams.
• Apply data analysis techniques to develop engineering solutions to repetitive failures and other problems that adversely affect process safety, personnel safety, environmental, regulatory, operational and quality performance.
• Apply value analysis (e.g., life cycle cost analysis) to repair/replace, repair/redesign and make/buy decisions.
• Provide technical support/expertise within your discipline during the front-end engineering and design (FEED) and execution phases of capital projects to ensure newly-installed and modified assets realize value throughout their life cycle.
• Collaborate with peers at the site and across LyondellBasell.
You Bring This Value
• Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree in Electrical or Nuclear Engineering with a minimum of 5 years relevant, proven experience in maintaining and improving IEA asset performance in the refining, petrochemical, chemical process, power generation or nuclear industries.
• Strong interpersonal leadership skills are critical due to the requirement for effective communication of complex issues across the organization as well as for mentoring and consensus building.
• Exhibit an understanding of business drivers, management of change requirements, reliability processes and maintenance workflow.
• Proven, basic proficiency in the following areas:
o Industry codes and standards (e.g., IEEE, ISA, NFPA, NEC, NETA)
o Instrumentation and measurement technology
o PLC programming and maintenance
o Analyzers and sample systems
o Low and medium voltage power distribution and control systems
o Instrumentation diagnostics, troubleshooting and repair
o Component failure analysis
o Reliability engineering concepts
o Reliability data analysis techniques
o Project management process (PMP)
o Application of computer software (SAP, AMS, CONVAL, ExSILentia, Power BI)
• Strong commitment to safety, a high level of personal integrity and dedication to conducting business in an ethical way.
Preferred Qualifications
• Familiarity with IEC 61511.
• Certified Functional Safety Expert (CFSE) or TUV Safety Instrumented Systems (SIS) certification.
• Independent protection layer (IPL) validation experience.
What We Offer
LyondellBasell is proud to provide a competitive total compensation package designed to reward excellence and support the well-being of our employees. Our Total Rewards package includes equitable and market-competitive base pay as well as locally relevant incentives, fostering a culture of pay-for-performance that recognizes both individual and company achievements.
We extend the following benefits to *eligible employees:

• Workplace Flexibility: The Company's Global Remote Work Policy allows eligible employees to request to work remotely up to two full days per standard work week at an approved location other than the designated worksite or office, such as at a home office with managerial approval.
• Comprehensive Health, Welfare, Life and Retirement Programs: Our comprehensive programs are aligned with local practices.
• 6% LYB match on 401(k) contribution
• 5% LYB cash balance pension plan accrual
• Comprehensive Well-being Benefits: Programs to support your physical, mental, financial, and social health, ensuring you receive the care you need, when you need it.
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan: The LYB ESPP offers a 10% discount on LYB stock for eligible employees in Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Spain, and US.
• Educational Assistance Program: To encourage self-development by providing financial aid for approved educational activities voluntarily undertaken by employees.
• Bravo Rewards Program: Recognizing outstanding employee contributions.
• Robust Medical and Life Insurance Packages: Offering a variety of coverage options to meet individual needs.
• Professional Development: Opportunities to learn and grow through training, mentoring, work experiences, community involvement, and team building activities.
• Competitive Vacation Policies: Generous annual leave to support your work-life balance.
• Global Adoption Policy: Support for employees expanding their families.
• Matching Gifts Program: Enhance the impact of your charitable contributions to qualified organizations.

*Eligibility for certain benefits and rewards programs will vary based on your job status, work location and/or the terms of any applicable collective bargaining agreement and may be changed from time to time without notice, subject to applicable law.
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