Graduate Mechanical Engineer

Graduate Mechanical Engineer

Are you ready to launch your engineering career in a dynamic, hands-on environment? Join PEMEX Deer Park, where innovation, safety, and operational excellence drive everything we do. We’re seeking a motivated Graduate Mechanical Engineer to provide engineering support for assigned production areas, ensuring equipment reliability, asset integrity, and safe operations. In this role, you’ll take ownership of both static and rotating equipment, applying your technical knowledge to optimize performance and support continuous improvement initiatives.

You will collaborate closely with a diverse team of engineers, operators, maintenance specialists, and third-party vendors, contributing to maintenance planning, budgeting, and life-cycle cost analyses. This is an exciting opportunity to solve complex engineering challenges, influence operational decisions, and make a tangible impact on the safety, efficiency, and environmental performance of our operations while growing your career in the energy industry.

Best-in-Class Benefits and Perks:

We value the time and efforts of our employees. Our commitment to your success is enhanced by competitive compensation, depending on experience, and an extensive benefits package including:

• Comprehensive health coverage: Medical, dental, and vision insurance provided.
• Robust retirement planning: 401(k) plan available with employer matching.
• Financial security: Life and disability insurance for added protection.
• Flexible financial options: Health savings and flexible spending accounts are offered.
• Well-being and work-life balance: Paid time off and Flexible Working Schedule, including limited ability to work remotely.

Additionally, we strive to create an optimal environment for our employees, where they can learn and grow within the company. We strive to provide a collaborative, creative environment where everyone feels encouraged to contribute to our processes, decisions, planning, and culture.

To succeed as a Graduate Mechanical Engineer, you must have:

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering with prior internship, co-op, or work experience in a refining or petrochemical manufacturing environment.
• Solid experience supporting static and/or rotating equipment, with familiarity in maintenance, reliability, risk assessment, Management of Change, and structured problem-solving.
• Awareness of industry codes and standards applicable to the refining and petrochemical industries.
• Solid troubleshooting, analytical, verbal, and written communication skills, with the ability to manage multiple projects and collaborate effectively across diverse teams.
• Ability to work in physically demanding environments, including lifting to 25 lbs, climbing ladders, walking long distances, and occasional extended hours, with legal authorization to work in the U.S.

As a Graduate Mechanical Engineer, you will:

• Operations Support & Field Evaluation: Collaborate with operations and maintenance teams to resolve day-to-day equipment issues, conduct routine field walkthroughs, and support stabilization after operational upsets.
• Technical Delivery & Equipment Management: Own the health and performance of static and rotating equipment, ensure compliance with industry standards, and implement asset care strategies and process safety recommendations.
• Critical Work Processes: Lead Threats and Opportunities (MTO), Management of Change (MOC), Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM), and Maintenance Execution (ME) initiatives to optimize mechanical equipment performance.
• Problem Solving & Continuous Improvement: Investigate mechanical failures, identify root causes, implement robust solutions, and leverage Lean methodologies to enhance operational efficiency.
• Project & Business Planning Support: Contribute to multi-year maintenance plans, prioritize mechanical equipment improvements, support turnaround activities, and coordinate project execution with stakeholders to ensure reliability and cost-effective outcomes.

About Us:

PEMEX Deer Park is a highly complex refinery located 18 miles east of Houston in Deer Park, TX. It is part of the Pemex group, a fully integrated oil company in the Americas, working across the entire value chain: exploration, production, industrial processing/refining, logistics, and marketing. The refinery’s rated capacity is 340,000 barrels per day and has the feed flexibility to process multiple grades of crudes to produce the high-quality transportation fuels the world needs. The Pemex site is co-located with other 3rd party chemical facilities, allowing for further integration and optimization of the refinery and its products. Pemex Deer Park provides a diverse and inclusive work environment that employs approximately 1000 employees, with another 1200 contractors on site. We set high-performance and ethical behavior standards and offer challenging and fulfilling job opportunities in several fields. We take great pride in our ability to ensure the health and safety of our workers and the environment while being a good neighbor and positively impacting the local community where we work.

Join Us in Shaping the Future of Energy!

Join our refinery team, where precision, safety, and innovation drive our daily operations. Apply now and become a key player in keeping our refinery operations running at peak performance!

We are an equal-opportunity employer that welcomes and encourages diversity in the workplace. We do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, marital status, age, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic information, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other status protected under federal, state, or local law.