Reliability Engineer

SBM Offshore; Rio de Janeiro; On-site; BRL 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

SBM Offshore is seeking a Reliability Engineer in Rio de Janeiro to ensure equipment reliability across the fleet. You will conduct reliability studies, facilitate root-cause analyses, and drive maintenance plan improvements within the company’s guidelines.

The role requires a Bachelor’s degree in mechanical or electrical engineering, plus experience in maintenance management and CMMS. Oil and gas exposure is preferred as the company advances its deepwater, offshore projects.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering.
• Experience in maintenance management.
• Oil and gas experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Support Incident Investigation and follow-up actions.
• Maintain CMMS during Operations and drive continuous improvement processes.
• Implement Maintenance Efficiency Audit programs to ensure Work Order Quality.
• Define, develop and publish KPIs and plan maintenance strategy to meet yearly targets.
• Collaborate with unit teams to ensure clear and well-executed strategies.
• Monitor equipment performance and reliability to identify issues and improvements.

Skills

Reliability engineering

Maintenance planning

Incident investigation

KPIs development

Root Cause Analysis

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

CMMS

Job description

Imagine your career taking you to the depths of innovation and the heights of impact. Our people enable continuous progress. Their commitment, collective expertise, and unique capabilities are the engine room behind SBM Offshore’s - shaping the future of energy, and beyond.

About Us

SBM Offshore is a global leader in deepwater ocean infrastructure, delivering floating production solutions across the full asset lifecycle—from design and construction to installation and operation. Supported by a global team of more than 8,000 professionals, the Company operates a long-term, asset-backed business model that delivers high-availability assets and predictable cash flows. SBM Offshore combines engineering expertise, operational reliability, and selective innovation to support safe, efficient, and lower-carbon energy production, while extending its capabilities into new opportunities across the blue economy.

Purpose

• As Reliability Engineer, you are responsible for ensuring the reliability of the units, through reliability studies and facilitation of the Root Cause Analysis process and incident investigations, providing assertive actions for feedback on maintenance plans, complying with the guidelines and business rules for standardizing strategy for the fleet within its own discipline.

Responsibilities

• You support the Incident Investigation and follow-up the actions.
• You maintain the CMMS during the Operations phase, manage the administration for continuous improvement and for business processes.
• You correctly implement Maintenance Efficiency Audit programs to ensure the Work Order Quality.
• You support in define, develop and publish Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), and plan in advance the maintenance strategy to comply with yearly KPIs target.
• You liaise with unit teams to ensure that strategies are clear and well executed.
• You monitor equipment performance and reliability metrics to identify issues and recommend improvements.

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related engineering field.

Experience

• Experience in maintenance management
• Oil and gas experience (desired)
• Strong understanding of maintenance planning and CMMS.

Functional Competencies

ComplianceMonitoring performance and complianceIntegrity and Reliability - Predictive maintenanceAnalytics and reportingLearning from eventsIntegrity and Reliability - Maintenance and Preservation StrategyIncident ManagementIntegrity and Reliability - Computarized Maintenance Management SystemInternal Audit DeliveryProject control