12 وظيفة Quality Assurance Manager في Houston United States

Determined, imaginative, curious—if these are some of the ways you describe yourself, we want to learn more about you!

At TC Energy, we are proud to connect the world to the energy it needs. Guided by our values of safety in every step, personal accountability, one team and active learning, we deliver the critical energy that North America and the world rely on while balancing reliability, affordability and sustainability.

The Opportunity

The Facilities, Reliability & Integrity (FRI) team provides technical governance and expertise for technical disciplines that are critical to the design, construction and operation of TC Energy assets. The team comprises technical subject matter expertise to resolve the most complex problems across the enterprise and influence external industry codes and standards that support TC Energy’s business.

The team is evolving to meet the demands of the business and the Facilities and Reliability mandate. We are seeking a Senior Mechanical Engineer who has deep industry experience and technical knowledge in the mechanical engineering design, commissioning and operations of reciprocating and turbomachinery compression equipment. In addition, we are looking for asset management and reliability centered maintenance expertise to advance our maintenance strategies.

The successful candidate will have proven skills and competencies to act as a technical authority on reciprocating equipment and turbomachinery standards, advise BU engineering teams to resolve complex technical issues, assure the effectiveness and improve specifications and standards, and represent TC Energy on code committees and industry forums to influence industry requirements and recommended practices.

What you’ll do

• Act as Subject Matter Expert (SME) for engineering specification and standards relating to the pre-qualification, design, commissioning, operation, maintenance and repair of reciprocating equipment and turbomachinery on TC Energy assets. Assets supported will be across our natural gas pipeline business units in Canada, US, and Mexico.
• Resolve internal variance requests and feedback submissions on reciprocating equipment and turbomachinery standards and specifications.
• Maintain and improve engineering standards based on performance information such as variance trends, feedback, incident corrective actions, lessons learned, and opportunities for improvement.
• Collaborate with Technical Services teams to maintain and report an enterprise view of key technical risks and performance relating to the reciprocating and turbomachinery equipment and connected systems.
• Monitor critical activities across the enterprise, and support and implement assurance activities to verify that standards are managing key technical risks.
• As part of assurance activities, provide independent peer review of project deliverables to evaluate the compliance, quality and value of engineering delivery and implementation of turbomachinery standards.
• Act as a Subject Matter Expert on a cross functional team advancing the enterprise probabilistic reliability modelling framework, data collection techniques and asset management strategies.
• Quantify site and fleet-level operational reliability/availability gaps as it compares to the commercial requirements to meet throughput demand and enable value-based maintenance capital allocation across large pipeline facility infrastructure.
• Explore industry best practices and commercially available RAM-Performance modeling tools to model the facilities including a data driven framework for maintenance, upgrade and obsolescence strategy to improve reliability while optimizing cost, risk, and performance as a future step.
• Act as the business owner of enterprise tools that support the implementation of performance management and long-term maintenance strategy of reciprocating equipment and turbomachinery.
• Collaborate with and provide technical advisory support to project engineering teams, engineering service providers and equipment vendors on complex technical issues relating to reciprocating equipment and turbomachinery in project and construction phases.
• Advise BUs on procurement strategies, pre-qualification, contractual relationships, and performance management of key reciprocating and turbomachinery vendors.
• Initiate and lead research and development projects to improve equipment design, engineering standards and/or methods.

Minimum Qualifications

• University degree in Mechanical Engineering and professional engineer (PE) with applicable governing body.
• Minimum of 10 years of progressive relevant experience.
• In depth knowledge of applicable industry regulations, codes and standards applicable to turbomachinery and relevant ancillary support systems.
• Experience in the development and management of engineering standards, specifications and procedures.
• Technical experience in engineering design, design oversight and quality assurance.
• Owner’s Engineer experience in managing turbomachinery vendors and vendor relationships.
• Ability and willingness to travel to project or equipment vendor sites as required. Travel within North America is required.

Preferred Qualifications

• Certified Maintenance & Reliability Professional certification from SMRP is considered an asset.
• Engineering expertise in reciprocating equipment and turbomachinery is an asset. Preferred areas of expertise include: gas turbine and component design, equipment manufacturing and fabrication methods and quality standards, thermal performance, combustion and emissions performance, rotor-dynamics, and materials and metallurgy particular to gas turbines, reciprocating drive and compression equipment.
• Experience with data analytics, AI agents and prompt development, performance monitoring and engine model diagnostics.
• Extensive field commissioning experience and knowledge of startup processes considered an asset.
• Experience with modern condition monitoring and prognostic analytical methods and their applicability to reciprocating equipment and turbomachinery.
• Ability to support complex operability and failure investigations, when required, as a Subject Matter Expert (SME).
• Driven to achieve technical and business results balancing the needs of customers within technical, safety and regulatory boundaries.
• Ability to build relationships with stakeholders and partner groups.
• Demonstrated ability to clearly and effectively communicate complex issues to different levels of leadership.
• Self-motivated and organized with strong time management skills.
• Outstanding collaboration, interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to lead engagement with stakeholders and SMEs across the organization.
• Strong negotiation and conflict management skills

To remain competitive, support our high-performance culture and allow for more flexibility in the way we work, we offer a hybrid work model and flexible dress code for our eligible office-based workforce in Canada, the U.S. and Mexico.

About our business

We are a leader in North American energy infrastructure, spanning Canada, the U.S. and Mexico. Every day, our dedicated team proudly connects the world to the energy it needs—moving over 30 per cent of the cleaner-burning natural gas used across the continent. Complemented by strategic ownership and low-risk investments in power generation, our infrastructure fuels industries and generates affordable, reliable and sustainable power across North America, while enabling LNG exports to global markets.

TC Energy is an equal opportunity employer and participates in the E-Verify program supervised by the US government. We welcome applications from all qualified individuals regardless of race, religion, age, sex, color, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, or disability. We are also committed to providing accommodations throughout the recruitment process. Applicants requiring accommodations or accessible formats are encouraged to contact us at careers@tcenergy.com for support.

All applicants must have legal authorization to work in the country where the position is based, without restrictions. Background screening is required for all positions, which may include criminal and/or credit checks. Offers may be extended at a different level or job title that best aligns with the successful candidate's qualifications.

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Thank you for considering TC Energy in your career journey.