Sr E&I Reliability Engineer
Delek US · Big Spring, TX
- Level
- Senior
- Team
- Reliability
- Degree
- Required
- Experience asked
- 4+ years
- Industry
- Chemicals
- Posted
- 26 days ago
The role in 30 seconds
A senior reliability role at Delek US (chemicals) in Big Spring, TX. Develop, optimize, and maintain Preventive Maintenance (PM's), Predictive Maintenance (PdM's), inspection, testing, calibration, and quality assurance strategies based on RAGAGEP, OEM recommendations, FMEA, reliability data, regulatory requirements, and.
- They ask for
- 4+ years · degree required
- Tools it names
- FMEA, Validation (IQ/OQ/PQ), PLC, EHS / safety
Read from the posting. The full description is below.
From the plant jobs report · week of November 2, 2026
Reliability Engineer roles in Texas: typical posted base $122k–$135k.
Median of the low and high ends of 11 live postings that list pay, out of 94 reliability engineer openings in Texas, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
Texas plant jobs report →Pay by team and state →What moves pay →
How this role compares
Against 93 other live reliability postings in Texas.
- Base pay
- Not listed in this posting
- Experience asked
- Less than usual (4+ vs 5+)
Typical $122k–$135k, from 10 postings that list pay.
Similar roles usually ask 5+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- Root cause 54%
- SAP 23%
- Team leadership 21%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
Stands out: this posting asks for PLC, which few similar roles mention. If you have it, lead with it.
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This plant: Delek US in Big Spring
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Full description from Delek USAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
Job summary
The E&I Reliability Engineer is responsible for providing technical guidance on Electrical and Instrumentation equipment within the refinery that maintains and improves the safety, environmental, and reliability performance of the assets. The E&I Reliability Engineer will demonstrate accountability for increasing equipment reliability by improving time between failures while reducing equipment downtime and maintenance costs. This role works collaboratively with the entire refining organization to develop, implement, and maintain Delek’s Engineering Practices and applicable RAGAGEP standards.
This role develops strategies to manage refinery assets at peak performance, optimize lifetime return on investment, mitigate reliability risk, and supports capital improvements in support of long term sustainable performance; and champion the troubleshooting, repair, overhaul, planning and budgeting for E&I equipment including electrical power distribution systems, switchgear, transformers, motors, MCCs, protective devices, instrumentation and control systems, safety instrumented systems (SIS), analyzers, CEMS, ambient air monitoring systems, sample systems, PLCs, control valves and transmitters.
All activities will be performed in support of the strategy, and vision of the organization. Nothing in this job description restricts management's right to assign or reassign duties and
responsibilities
to this job at any time. All activities must be in compliance with Equal Employment Opportunity laws, HIPAA, ERISA, and other regulations, as appropriate
Education and experience
- ✓4 year / Bachelor's Degree (Required)
- ✓Four (4) or more years Oil & Gas, or related experience (Required)
Ideal candidate education and experience
- ✓4 year / Bachelor's Degree (Required)
- ✓Eight (8) or more years Oil & Gas, or related experience
JOB
Requirements
- ✓Serve as the site technical resource for Electrical, Instrumentation, and Analyzer reliability and compliance programs across refinery operating units.
- ✓Provide engineering technical support to operating units, environmental activities, and plant projects to improve reliability, process safety, and environmental performance.
- ✓Maintain and improve E&I asset reliability programs for electrical power distribution, instrumentation, process analyzers, CEMS, ambient air monitoring systems, PLCs, SIS components, transmitters, control valves, motors, switchgear, MCCs, transformers, and protective devices.
- ✓Develop, optimize, and maintain Preventive Maintenance (PM's), Predictive Maintenance (PdM's), inspection, testing, calibration, and quality assurance strategies based on RAGAGEP, OEM recommendations, FMEA, reliability data, regulatory requirements, and risk/criticality assessments.
- ✓Serve as a technical resource for NFPA 70, NFPA 70E, NFPA 70B, OSHA 1910.269, IEC 61511, ISA standards, API 556, NFPA 87, EPA requirements, and applicable company engineering and mechanical integrity standards.
- ✓Maintain electrical safety programs and power system documentation, including safe work practices, SKM models, one-line diagrams, protective device settings, short-circuit studies, coordination studies, and arc-flash analyses.
- ✓Develop and maintain critical equipment, critical instrument, critical spare parts, and obsolescence strategies for E&I assets based on safety, reliability, process impact, business criticality, inventory, and supply source risk.
- ✓Review and improve heater instrumentation and control mechanical integrity procedures to align with applicable API 556 or NFPA 87
requirements
based on the implemented design standard.
- ✓Support SIS lifecycle management, including proof testing, functional testing, SIS documentation, design integrity validation, performance monitoring, and participation in PHA/LOPA reviews.
- ✓Develop and maintain inspection and test plans for instrumentation integrity verification, including calibration, loop checks, functional testing, proof testing, and compliance with API, ISA, IEC, OEM, and company standards.
- ✓Maintain lifecycle management for analyzer systems used for process control, emissions reporting, environmental compliance, ambient air monitoring, and product quality, including gas chromatographs, process gas analyzers, liquid analyzers, CEMS, shelters, and sam
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Are you looking for a career in a dynamic and innovative company that values versatility, growth, and teamwork? Look no further than Delek US Holdings!
WHAT IS DELEK? WHAT DO WE DO?
We are a boutique-sized diversified downstream energy company with a range of assets, including petroleum refining and logistics.
Our refineries in Texas, Arkansas, and Louisiana have a combined crude capacity of 302,000 barrels per day
Our logistics business currently owns and operates 720 miles of crude and product pipelines, a 600-mile crude oil gathering system, and storage tanks and terminals.
Delek benefits
We offer fantastic benefits that include up to a 10% match on 401K on your hire start, with a vesting timeline of only one year, along with medical benefits that start on day one with a 30% premium rebate annually! We value your well-being and all employees now have access to the Calm app for FREE, which is used for meditation, stress management, and better sleep. Through our performance management program, you can earn additional annual incentives as you set and achieve goals. Our pay for performance culture motivates our employees to improve Delek’s year-over-year company, business unit, and individual results. With some of the highest bonus payouts in recent years, we know that our success is due to our talented and dedicated team. We are looking for individuals like you to help us continue this momentum and bring new ideas to the table. At Delek, you will have the opportunity to make an impact and grow your career in a supportive and innovative environment.
