Static Equipment SME — Predictive Reliability Lead

AVEVA; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 350,000 - 650,000; Full time

Job summary

AVEVA, a global leader in industrial software, seeks a Subject Matter Expert – Static Equipment (Pressure Vessels) based in Abu Dhabi. You will lead deployment and sustainment of AVEVA Predictive Analytics and Asset Performance solutions, applying deep knowledge of pressure vessels, heat exchangers, columns, tanks, and piping to drive reliability and cost efficiencies.

You will collaborate with operations, maintenance, inspection, and reliability teams across the Middle East, validating models,

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or related discipline.
• Minimum 10 years of static equipment engineering experience in oil & gas, petrochemical, refining, or industrial environments.
• Strong background in inspection engineering, maintenance engineering, or asset integrity management.
• Expertise in pressure vessels, heat exchangers, columns, piping systems, tanks, and associated static assets.
• Familiarity with API 510, API 570, API 579; integrity assessment methodologies preferred.
• Understanding of degradation mechanisms, inspection strategies, and operational reliability practices.
• Experience interpreting data from SCADA, PI Historian/OSIsoft, or equivalent.
• Familiarity with predictive analytics platforms or industrial AI systems preferred.
• Middle East or GCC operating environment experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Support end-to-end deployment and operationalization of AVEVA predictive analytics across facilities.
• Provide static equipment and integrity engineering subject matter expertise during asset onboarding, solution configuration, and model development phases.
• Work closely with analytics, data science, product, and delivery teams to ensure predictive models accurately reflect: Equipment operating behaviour, Degradation mechanisms, Process conditions, Inspection strategies, Failure modes and operating envelopes.
• Support asset criticality assessments, use case definition, and identification of high-value monitoring opportunities for: Pressure vessels, Heat exchangers, Columns, Tanks, Piping systems, Associated static assets.
• Participate in model validation, alert tuning, calibration, and user acceptance testing (UAT) activities prior to go-live.
• Correlate predictive model outputs with operational and integrity data including: Fouling trends, Pressure drop analysis, Temperature profiles, Inspection findings, Thickness measurements, Historical maintenance and failure records.
• Validate model outputs against known equipment behaviour and operating conditions to improve model accuracy and reliability.
• Provide engineering input to support expansion of predictive monitoring coverage to additional static assets and facilities.

Skills

Static equipment engineering

Integrity engineering

Predictive analytics

Oil & Gas knowledge

API standards familiarity

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

SCADA data interpretation

PI Historian / OSIsoft

Predictive analytics platforms

API 510/API 570/API 579 familiarity

Job description

AVEVA, a global leader in industrial software, seeks a Subject Matter Expert – Static Equipment (Pressure Vessels) based in Abu Dhabi. You will lead deployment and sustainment of AVEVA Predictive Analytics and Asset Performance solutions, applying deep knowledge of pressure vessels, heat exchangers, columns, tanks, and piping to drive reliability and cost efficiencies.

You will collaborate with operations, maintenance, inspection, and reliability teams across the Middle East, validating models,