Lead Instrumentation Maintenance Engineer

Velosi Asset Integrity Limited; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 167,400 - 223,200; Full time

Job summary

A leading asset integrity firm in Abu Dhabi is seeking an experienced Instrumentation Engineer to maintain and troubleshoot critical systems. The ideal candidate should have a Bachelor's in Engineering and at least 8 years of maintenance experience in the Oil & Gas sector. You will ensure compliance with safety regulations and implement maintenance tasks within a dynamic team environment. Join us to drive innovation and excellence in instrumentation services.

Qualifications

• Minimum 8 years of instrumentation maintenance experience in the Oil & Gas sector.
• Strong technical knowledge of PLC, DCS, SCADA, and field instrumentation.
• Experience with hazardous area (Ex/ATEX) instrumentation.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and troubleshoot transmitters, analyzers, control valves, PLC/DCS systems, and ESD/FGS safety systems.
• Implement preventive and predictive maintenance tasks.
• Prepare calibration reports and maintenance documents.

Skills

Instrumentation maintenance

PLC/DCS systems

Calibration

Preventive maintenance

Diagnostics

RCA for failures

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Instrumentation, Control, or Electrical Engineering

Tools

PLC

DCS

SCADA

Job description

Contact us at the Velosi office nearest to you or submit a business inquiry online.

Excellent training program from Veloci for PHA facilitators. This extensive training program provided a great opportunity to learn the HAZOP leadership techniques inline with IEC-61882 and world best practices from highly qualified, knowledgeable and experienced training provider.
Veloci coordination throughout the training program was outstanding.

Nadeem Ahmad

Director and Principal Consultant Process Safety and Risk Management, Risk Management and Safety Solutions (RMSS)

Velosi is always looking for talented people to become its team members. We realize that productive people are always a good addition to our organization. So if you have the financial acumen and the passion to work with some of the biggest companies in the world, join in!

Job Type: Full-time, Permanent

Project Location(s): Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Instrumentation, Control, or Electrical Engineering

Job Responsibilities

• Maintain and troubleshoot transmitters, analyzers, control valves, PLC/DCS systems, and ESD/FGS safety systems.
• Perform calibration, loop checks, functional tests, and diagnostics.
• Implement preventive and predictive maintenance tasks.
• Ensure compliance with ISA/IEC standards and safety regulations.
• Prepare calibration reports, maintenance documents, and records.
• Coordinate with mechanical, electrical, and operations teams.
• Support system upgrades, modifications, and shutdown work.
• Conduct RCA for repeated instrumentation failures.
• Manage spare parts, calibration tools, and vendor coordination.
• Train and support junior instrumentation technicians.

As our ideal candidate, you should have:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Instrumentation, Control, or Electrical Engineering.
• Minimum 8 years of instrumentation maintenance experience in the Oil & Gas sector.
• Strong technical knowledge of PLC, DCS, SCADA, and field instrumentation.
• Experience with hazardous area (Ex/ATEX) instrumentation.
• Strong understanding of PTW, LOTO, and process safety systems.