Engineer, Reliability

Abu Dhabi National Oil Company; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Abu Dhabi National Oil Company seeks a Reliability Engineer to provide technical expertise and experience-based guidance across reliability engineering, assessment and monitoring. The role requires robust RCFA/RCM/APM practice, driving proactive maintenance and cost optimization.

The candidate will lead reliability schemes across mechanical, electrical and instrumentation disciplines, support project reviews, and help sites implement monitoring reflecting true equipment conditions.

Qualifications

• 6 years of experience in reliability/maintenance engineering.
• At least 4 years in oil and gas industry or related field.
• Experience with failure analysis and reliability-centered maintenance methods.

Responsibilities

• Conduct RCFA, APM and RCM studies to shift maintenance from reactive to proactive.
• Identify maintenance strategies to minimize failures and impact on business performance.
• Lead and participate in BF/GF engineering activities to improve reliability and reduce costs.
• Use predictive tools to identify equipment issues before failures occur.
• Maintain bad factor listing and provide guidance on upgrades/refurbishments.
• Review project packages and advise on equipment selection and redundancy.
• Recommend modifications or replacements to solve technical problems.
• Assist sites in developing monitoring techniques reflecting real conditions.
• Lead schemes allocated to Reliability Engineering across mechanical, electrical, instrumentation disciplines.

Skills

RCFA

APM

RCM

Predictive maintenance

Reliability engineering

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering

Job description

Job Purpose

Provide technical expertise with experience based knowledge and assistance to technical and operational divisions / departments on all related matters to reliability engineering, assessment and monitoring

Job Specific Accountabilities

• Conducts Root Cause Failure Analysis (RCFA), Asset Performance Management (APM) and Reliability Center Maintenance (RCM) studies in an effort to convert the nature of maintenance from reactive repairs to proactive preventive maintenance and condition monitoring.
• Identifies and applies appropriate maintenance strategies to minimize the impact of failures on business performance.
• Leads and participates in BF/GF (Brown Field/Green Field) Engineering activities to improve Reliability of and optimize maintenance costs.
• Focuses on identification of equipment issues before they result in failures via use of predictive tools and Reliability methods.
• Maintains bad factor listing and reporting. Researches and provides technical advice for upgrading and refurbishment of mechanical equipment during major overhauls or new installations.
• Reviews packages for new projects and recommends on equipment selection and redundancy and participates in equipment review and proposed new solutions alerts on obsolescence of equipment.
• Recommends necessary modification/replacement of equipment to overcome technical problems.
• Assists operational sites to develop appropriate monitoring techniques to help reflecting the equipment’s real conditions.
• Leads specific scheme/works allocated to Reliability Engineering in different disciplines including mechanical, electrical, instrumentation.

Minimum Qualification

Bachelor Degree in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering or equivalent.

Minimum Experience, Knowledge & Skills

6 years of experience, including at least 4 years in the same or similar role in the oil and gasindustry