RAM Specialist - Asset Reliability Engineering

AECOM Middle East Ltd; Al Ruways Industrial City; On-site; AED 223,000 - 335,000; Full time

Job summary

AECOM is seeking a RAM Specialist in Abu Dhabi to deliver quantitative RAM insights for critical assets. The role focuses on reliability, availability, and maintainability studies, modeling, and lifecycle considerations to guide design and maintenance decisions.

You will build RBDs, perform FTA, and apply Weibull statistics while collaborating with multi-disciplinary teams to optimize asset performance and maintenance strategies within an infrastructure context.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Industrial Engineering or another relevant technical discipline.
• Demonstrated experience performing quantitative reliability modeling and statistical analysis.
• Strong working knowledge of FMEA, FMECA, FTA, RBD, Weibull analysis and reliability statistics.

Responsibilities

• Conduct comprehensive Reliability, Availability and Maintainability studies for infrastructure systems, equipment, and operational assets.
• Develop quantitative reliability models to evaluate system performance against defined availability and lifecycle targets.
• Build and maintain Reliability Block Diagrams to represent system configurations, dependencies, redundancy, and failure behavior.
• Perform Fault Tree Analysis to identify combinations of failures that could affect system functionality or operational performance.
• Support Failure Modes and Effects Analysis and Failure Modes, Effects and Criticality Analysis workshops and technical assessments.
• Apply statistical methods to equipment failure data and identify recurring trends, degradation patterns, and reliability concerns.
• Perform reliability simulations and sensitivity assessments to evaluate alternative system configurations and operating scenarios.
• Use Weibull analysis and other reliability statistics to evaluate failure characteristics and asset behavior.
• Translate RAM findings into practical recommendations for engineering design and system optimization.
• Provide technical input into Reliability Centered Maintenance strategies and preventive and predictive maintenance programs.
• Evaluate maintenance requirements with consideration for accessibility, repair duration, system criticality, and operational impact.
• Support spare parts optimization using reliability information, failure frequencies, and maintenance demand assumptions.
• Contribute to lifecycle cost analysis by assessing the relationship between reliability, maintenance, downtime, and long‑term asset expenditure.
• Develop asset performance forecasts to support engineering, operations, and maintenance decision‑making.
• Work with multidisciplinary engineering teams to improve system resilience, maintainability, and operational efficiency.
• Review reliability assumptions, source data, calculations, and model outputs for technical consistency.
• Prepare structured RAM reports, technical studies, calculations, and presentations for project stakeholders.
• Communicate complex reliability findings in a form that supports practical engineering and asset management decisions.
• Apply relevant industry standards, reliability methodologies and accepted engineering practices throughout assigned studies.
• Maintain traceable analytical records covering assumptions, input data, model configurations, calculations and conclusions.

Skills

RAM analysis

Weibull analysis

FMEA

FMECA

Fault Tree Analysis

RBD

Reliability statistics

Reliability modeling

Predictive maintenance

Maintenance strategy development

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Electrical or Industrial Engineering

Tools

Isograph

ReliaSoft

Job description

RAM Specialist - Asset Reliability Engineering

Job Snapshot

Role: RAM Specialist - Asset Reliability Engineering Location: Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Industry: Civil Engineering Function: Engineering Experience: Minimum 5 years Job Type: Full-time

Job Details

Country: United Arab Emirates City: Abu Dhabi Industry: Civil Engineering Function: Engineering Salary: 20000-30000 Estimated salary range based on similar jobs in the job city; please confirm the final offer with the employer. Gender: Any Candidate Nationality: Any Job Type: Full-time

Role Context

The RAM Specialist provides quantitative engineering insight into how infrastructure systems and critical assets are expected to perform throughout their operational lives. The position converts equipment characteristics, failure data, maintenance assumptions, and system architecture into measurable reliability, availability, and maintainability outcomes. This analysis supports better design decisions, reduces operational risk, strengthens asset integrity, and enables maintenance and investment strategies to be based on lifecycle performance rather than short‑term considerations.

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct comprehensive Reliability, Availability and Maintainability studies for infrastructure systems, equipment, and operational assets.
• Develop quantitative reliability models to evaluate system performance against defined availability and lifecycle targets.
• Build and maintain Reliability Block Diagrams to represent system configurations, dependencies, redundancy, and failure behavior.
• Perform Fault Tree Analysis to identify combinations of failures that could affect system functionality or operational performance.
• Support Failure Modes and Effects Analysis and Failure Modes, Effects and Criticality Analysis workshops and technical assessments.
• Apply statistical methods to equipment failure data and identify recurring trends, degradation patterns, and reliability concerns.
• Perform reliability simulations and sensitivity assessments to evaluate alternative system configurations and operating scenarios.
• Use Weibull analysis and other reliability statistics to evaluate failure characteristics and asset behavior.
• Translate RAM findings into practical recommendations for engineering design and system optimization.
• Provide technical input into Reliability Centered Maintenance strategies and preventive and predictive maintenance programs.
• Evaluate maintenance requirements with consideration for accessibility, repair duration, system criticality, and operational impact.
• Support spare parts optimization using reliability information, failure frequencies, and maintenance demand assumptions.
• Contribute to lifecycle cost analysis by assessing the relationship between reliability, maintenance, downtime, and long‑term asset expenditure.
• Develop asset performance forecasts to support engineering, operations, and maintenance decision‑making.
• Work with multidisciplinary engineering teams to improve system resilience, maintainability, and operational efficiency.
• Review reliability assumptions, source data, calculations, and model outputs for technical consistency.
• Prepare structured RAM reports, technical studies, calculations, and presentations for project stakeholders.
• Communicate complex reliability findings in a form that supports practical engineering and asset management decisions.
• Apply relevant industry standards, reliability methodologies and accepted engineering practices throughout assigned studies.
• Maintain traceable analytical records covering assumptions, input data, model configurations, calculations and conclusions.

Ideal Profile

• Minimum 5 years of professional experience in RAM analysis, reliability engineering or asset performance management.
• Bachelor ’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Industrial Engineering or another relevant technical discipline.
• Demonstrated experience performing quantitative reliability modeling and statistical analysis.
• Strong working knowledge of FMEA, FMECA, FTA, RBD, Weibull analysis and reliability statistics.
• Practical experience with RAM modeling software such as Isograph, ReliaSoft, or equivalent specialist applications.
• Understanding of Reliability Centered Maintenance and preventive and predictive maintenance methodologies.
• Knowledge of lifecycle cost analysis and asset management principles.
• Experience analyzing equipment failure information and translating findings into performance improvement measures.
• Ability to develop defensible engineering assumptions where reliability data is incomplete or requires interpretation.
• Experience within transportation, infrastructure, oil and gas, power generation or another asset-intensive environment is preferred.
• Strong analytical reasoning with the ability to explain quantitative findings to technical and non‑technical stakeholders.
• Professional certification such as CMRP, CRE or an equivalent reliability credential is advantageous.

Skills Set

• Reliability engineering
• Reliability Availability and Maintainability
• RAM analysis
• RAM modeling
• Reliability Block Diagrams
• Fault Tree Analysis
• FMEA
• FMECA
• Weibull analysis
• Reliability statistics
• Failure data analysis
• Statistical modeling
• System availability analysis
• Maintainability analysis
• Asset performance management
• Asset integrity
• Isograph
• ReliaSoft
• Reliability simulation
• Reliability Centered Maintenance
• Preventive maintenance
• Predictive maintenance
• Maintenance strategy development
• Spare parts optimization
• Lifecycle cost analysis
• Asset performance forecasting
• Failure trend analysis
• System performance analysis
• Technical reporting
• Engineering analysis
• Quantitative risk assessment
• Multidisciplinary engineering coordination

Why Join Us

The role provides an opportunity to influence the long‑term performance of complex transportation and infrastructure assets through advanced reliability engineering rather than reactive maintenance alone. Working across RAM modeling, lifecycle analysis, maintenance optimization, and multidisciplinary engineering builds expertise that is increasingly important for high‑value asset systems. The position offers a strong progression route toward senior reliability engineering, asset management, systems assurance, and technical advisory responsibilities within the Civil Engineering industry.

About the Company

AECOM is a global infrastructure consulting firm delivering engineering, planning, design, advisory, program management, construction management, and asset‑focused technical services. Its teams work across transportation, buildings, water, environment, and energy, applying multidisciplinary engineering expertise to improve infrastructure performance, resilience, safety, and lifecycle value from planning and design through operation.