Electrical Reliability Engineer

An exciting career awaits you. At MPC, we’re committed to being a great place to work – one that welcomes new ideas, encourages diverse perspectives, develops our people, and fosters a collaborative team environment. POSITION SUMMARY Marathon Petroleum Company (MPC) is seeking an Electrical Reliability Engineer to support the Galveston Bay Refinery in Texas City, Texas.

This position is responsible for developing and executing plans, programs, and processes to maintain electrical equipment and systems across their lifecycle, reducing safety, environmental, and economic risk and ensuring compliance with applicable electrical codes and standards. The role provides technical support on high-priority reliability and operational issues and partners with cross‑functional teams. Candidates should bring experience with industrial electrical systems (preferably refining/petrochemical) and a strong working knowledge of systems up to 15 kV, including electrical safety, hazardous area classification, power distribution/protection, motors/controls, and electrical studies.

Familiarity with NEC, NFPA, IEEE, NEMA, and API standards are expected. This position reports to the Reliability Manager. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES Provide technical/troubleshooting assistance in resolving electrical design, operation, and maintenance problems.

Recognize when other resources are required and engage appropriate parties. Champion electrical safety for the sites. Manage the refinery’s electrical equipment preventive and predictive maintenance program, including asset strategy, monitoring plans, PM plans, and PdM activities.

Lead investigations to solve recurring electrical equipment failures, reliability threats, and performance issues. Initiate and participate in management of change (MOC) reviews and incident investigations. Develop projects and concepts for reliability improvement, prepare reports that monitor and track reliability indicators, and provide technical resources and training to support reliability programs.

Support refinery turnarounds, including scope development, planning, reviews, material acquisition, and execution of electrical work scopes; develop and review transition worklists for compliance-based testing, maintenance activities, repair, and upgrades of critical electrical assets. Support factory acceptance testing & site commissioning of electrical projects or major equipment, including during turnarounds. Perform off‑hour duties such as plant shutdowns and routine on‑call support.

Maintain and manage the plant’s electrical model utilizing ETAP software and the plant’s electrical equipment arc‑flash labeling program. Perform and/or review electrical system studies with emphasis on arc‑flash analysis, protection and coordination, motor starting, and short‑circuit studies. Communicate with personnel from different disciplines and grade levels, and outside resources, to obtain needed information or resolve issues.

Review design drawings and construction packages for electrical related projects. Participate in technical reviews of vendor equipment drawings. Maintain the electrical critical equipment list database and bad actor list.

Develop and maintain final relay set points and logic configuration settings for site transmission, substation, and distribution systems. Provide leadership and decision‑making during turnarounds and unplanned equipment outages regarding repair solutions. Support refinery in high‑impact unplanned electrical issues as required.

Revalidate/write electrical testing procedures, maintenance procedures, QA/QC checklists, etc. to ensure reliability excellence via NETA requirements. Physically perform essential job functions including wearing required PPE, working at elevated heights, confined space entry, fall protection, and respirator usage. EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE Minimum (Required) Qualifications Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering.

Two (2) years or more of experience. Valid driver’s license. Preferred Qualifications Four (4) years or more of relevant experience within the refining or petrochemical industry.

SKILLS Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook. Working knowledge of industry standards, codes and practices such as NEC, OSHA electrical codes, state codes, and NFPA 70E. Knowledge of wiring terminology, conduits, and conduit hardware.

Understanding of electrical drawings, P&ID, ladder logic, and entry‑level programming. Experience performing electrical power system studies utilizing ETAP modeling. Familiarity with electrical maintenance and troubleshooting practices for industrial electrical applications; knowledge of electrical distribution and substation design preferred.

Experience with specification, application, and maintenance up to 15 kV class electrical equipment. Strong initiative, leadership, and collaboration skills with proactive troubleshooting and strategic thinking to drive effective problem solving. Ability to function in a team environment and effectively communicate with personnel of all levels across multiple disciplines.

Benefits Health, vision, and dental insurance. Paid time off. 401(k) matching program. Paid parental leave.

Educational reimbursement. Discretionary company‑sponsored annual bonus program. Location Texas City, Texas Equal Opportunity Employer Marathon Petroleum Company LP is an Equal Opportunity Employer and gives consideration for employment to qualified applicants without discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, reproductive health decision‑making, age, mental or physical disability, medical condition or AIDS/HIV status, ancestry, national origin, genetic information, military, veteran status, marital status, citizenship or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.

We will consider all qualified applicants for employment, including those with arrest or conviction records, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws. #J-18808-Ljbffr