Reliability Engineer Jobs in Kansas

INTRODUCTION

Flint Hills Resources is seeking a self-motivated Electrical Reliability Engineer to join our Pipelines and Terminals ICE (Instrumentation, Control, Electrical) Engineering team. In this role, you will help advance electrical and instrumentation reliability across a diverse portfolio of pipeline and terminal assets in the Midwest, focusing on improving asset availability and reducing lifecycle risk through innovative reliability strategies, predictive modeling, and condition-based maintenance.

You will collaborate with asset owners, operations, maintenance, project teams, and contractors to build and sustain a reliability program that drives continuous improvement and value creation. By shifting maintenance practices from time-based to condition-based, you'll play a key part in enhancing equipment health, reliability standards, and operational safety. Occasional after-hours support may be required to address emergent reliability or equipment issues.

This role can be based in Rosemount, MN; Corpus Christi, TX; Euless, TX; or Wichita, KS.

OUR TEAM

The ICE Engineering Team consists of approximately 18 engineering professionals who support 4,000 miles of pipeline and ~60 petroleum, asphalt, and ammonia terminals and booster stations. The team is responsible for design, implementation, and commissioning of both power and control systems.

Flint Hills Resources is a privately held company offering a flexible hybrid work environment (after initial training). Our compensation philosophy is based on the value you create. Come build a career where your contributions matter.

WHAT YOU WILL DO

• Help define, build, and sustain an instrument, electrical and control's reliability program that identifies and closes reliability gaps, improves equipment availability, and ensures assets are used effectively to support safe, reliable operations.
• Develop and execute electrical and instrumentation reliability strategies that support long-term asset management objectives.
• Lead and/or support failure analysis, root cause analysis (RCA), and FMEA efforts for electrical and instrumentation equipment failures, recurring downtime events, and safety incidents. Ensure corrective actions are implemented and sustained.
• Develop and maintain Asset Lifecycle Management (equipment criticality, reliability standards, and maintenance strategies) including recommendations for critical spares and build-for-reliability improvements.
• Analyze reliability data (CMMS, historian, power quality data, alarms) to identify trends, risks, and improvement opportunities.
• Partner with Operations and Maintenance to shift maintenance practices from time-based to condition-based triggers where value is demonstrated.
• Advance predictive modeling and asset health monitoring, where profitable, leveraging increased instrumentation and modern analytics approaches (including machine learning/modeling).
• Support reliability-related field troubleshooting and coordinate with internal stakeholders and external vendors/contractors to resolve issues and prevent recurrence.
• Collaborate with ICE engineering peers (power, controls, instrumentation) to integrate reliability learnings into design standards and project execution.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

• Technical or bachelor's degree in electrical engineering with 3+ years of work experience, OR 5+ years of experience in an industrial setting with an electrical power or reliability focus
• Experience supporting industrial electrical and/or instrumentation systems (e.g., power distribution equipment, motor-driven equipment systems, protective devices, instrumentation, PLC's/controllers, analyzers, or related assets)
• Experience maintaining engineering documents for electrical and instrumentation systems (e.g., one-lines, panel schedules, schematics, wiring diagrams)
• Willingness to travel up to 25%, with occasional increases based on business needs

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience applying reliability tools and methods such as RCA, failure analysis, criticality ranking, and/or FMEA
• Strong analytical skills in assessing electrical system performance, conducting load studies, and reporting reliability KPIs related to asset health, availability, and downtime.
• Demonstrated ability to implement or improve condition-based maintenance programs and use predictive, preventive, and analytical testing to assess asset health.
• Experience developing reliability strategies and lifecycle plans for electrical/instrumentation assets, including spares recommendations and standardization.
• Familiarity with industrial controls environments (PLC/HMI systems) and leveraging instrumentation data or Industry 4.0 technologies (such as IIoT sensors, asset monitoring platforms, and data analytics) for health monitoring and reliability insights.

For this role, we anticipate paying $105,000 - $160,000 per year. This role is eligible for variable pay, issued as a monetary bonus or in another form.

At Koch companies, we are entrepreneurs. This means we openly challenge the status quo, find new ways to create value and get rewarded for our individual contributions. 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.

WHO WE ARE

As a Koch company, Flint Hills Resources is an industry-leading refining company making the oil and transportation products that keep the world moving. We make a large supply of fuel for gas stations and airports in addition to transporting crude oil, natural gas liquids and refined products through 4,000+ miles of pipeline - delivering energy to farmers, manufacturers and families. Our team champions innovation and excellence to help power modern life.

At Koch, employees are empowered to do what they do best to make life better. Learn how our business philosophy helps employees unleash their potential while creating value for themselves and the company.

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.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES

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