Vibration Engineer – Turbomachinery

Siemens Energy; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 300,000 - 540,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Global team collaboration

Innovative projects

Employee resource groups

Competitive salary package

Job summary

Siemens Energy in Abu Dhabi seeks an experienced vibration engineer to lead diagnostics for turbine-generator systems, identifying root causes such as imbalance and bearing issues, driving corrective actions for safe, reliable operation.

You will perform advanced analyses (FFT, time waveform, orbit, spectral), support commissioning, monitor condition data, and prepare detailed technical reports for customers and site teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering or related technical discipline.
• Minimum 5+ years in vibration analysis and condition monitoring.
• Experience with gas/steam turbines, generators and rotating equipment preferred.
• Ability to interpret vibration data and prepare technical reports.

Responsibilities

• Lead vibration diagnostics and troubleshooting for turbine-generator systems, identifying root causes such as imbalance, misalignment, resonance, looseness, and bearing-related issues.
• Perform advanced vibration analysis using FFT, time waveform, orbit, and spectral analysis to improve equipment reliability and performance.
• Support commissioning, startup, and acceptance testing by assessing vibration performance and ensuring contractual compliance.
• Conduct continuous condition monitoring and trend analysis to detect degradation and support proactive maintenance planning.
• Prepare detailed technical reports and collaborate with customers, site teams, and engineering functions to resolve critical machine issues.

Skills

Vibration analysis

Condition monitoring

Diagnostics

Root cause analysis

Rotor balancing

Education

Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering

Tools

Vibration monitoring systems

Job description

A Snapshot of your day

Your day involves assessing the dynamic behavior and vibration performance of turbine-generator systems, diagnosing complex vibration issues, and implementing corrective actions to ensure safe and reliable equipment operation. You will support troubleshooting, maintenance, and performance optimization activities across gas turbines, steam turbines, generators, and other critical rotating equipment within power generation facilities.

How You'll Make An Impact

• Lead vibration diagnostics and troubleshooting for turbine-generator systems, identifying root causes such as imbalance, misalignment, resonance, looseness, and bearing-related issues.
• Perform advanced vibration analysis using diagnostic techniques including FFT, time waveform, orbit, and spectral analysis to improve equipment reliability and performance.
• Support commissioning, startup, and acceptance testing by assessing vibration performance and ensuring compliance with contractual requirements and industry standards.
• Conduct continuous condition monitoring, trend analysis, and predictive diagnostics to detect early signs of mechanical degradation and support proactive maintenance planning.
• Prepare detailed technical reports, provide engineering recommendations, and collaborate with customers, site teams, and engineering functions to resolve critical machine issues.
• Perform onsite and remote vibration measurements using specialized diagnostic tools, monitoring systems, and historical operational data to evaluate equipment condition and optimize asset performance.

What You Bring

• Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering, or a related technical discipline.
• Minimum 5+ years of experience in vibration analysis, condition monitoring, diagnostics, and troubleshooting of rotating equipment within power generation or heavy industrial environments.
• Strong expertise in turbine-generator vibration diagnostics, including FFT analysis, time waveform analysis, orbit analysis, spectral analysis, rotor balancing, and root cause analysis.
• Hands-on experience with gas turbines, steam turbines, generators, compressors, pumps, and associated vibration monitoring and protection systems during operation, maintenance, commissioning, and performance testing.
• Proven ability to interpret vibration data, prepare technical reports, provide engineering recommendations, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to improve equipment reliability and support predictive maintenance programs.

About The Team

Our Gas Services division offers Low-emission power generation through service and decarbonization. Zero or low emission power generation and all gas turbines under one roof, steam turbines and generators. Decarbonization opportunities through service offerings, modernization, and digitalization of the fleet.

Who is Siemens Energy?

At Siemens Energy, we are more than just an energy technology company. With ~100,000 dedicated employees in more than 90 countries, we develop energy systems of the future, ensuring that the growing energy demand of the global community is met reliably and sustainably. The technologies created in our research departments and factories drive the energy transition and provide the base for one sixth of the world's electricity generation.

Our global team is committed to making sustainable, reliable, and affordable energy a reality by pushing the boundaries of what is possible. We uphold a 150-year legacy of innovation that encourages our search for people who will support our focus on decarbonization, new technologies, and energy transformation.

Find out how you can make a difference at Siemens Energy: https://www.siemens-energy.com/employeevideo

Our Commitment to Diversity

Lucky for us, we are not all the same. Through diversity we generate power. We run on inclusion and our combined creative energy is fueled by over 130 nationalities. Siemens Energy celebrates character - no matter what ethnic background, gender, age, religion, identity, or disability. We energize society, all of society, and we do not discriminate based on our differences.

Rewards/Benefits

• Opportunities to work with a global team
• Opportunities to work on and lead a variety of innovative projects
• Access to a variety of employee resource groups
• Competitive Salary Package

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