CAT-3 Condition-Based Monitoring Engineer

Quest Global; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 3,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Quest Global is seeking an experienced Condition Monitoring specialist for turbomachinery and rotating equipment in heavy duty oil and gas settings. The role focuses on online and offline monitoring, vibration analysis, reliability engineering, and advanced diagnostics to improve asset health and performance.

The ideal candidate holds ISO 18436 CAT-3 certification and is proficient with System1 Evo, Prognost, and MHM for data analysis, reporting, and recommending corrective actions.

Qualifications

• 9+ years experience in Condition Monitoring of Turbo Machines and Rotating Equipment, including online and offline monitoring in heavy duty units.
• ISO 18436 CAT-3 certified; experience with System1 Evo, vibration data, reliability and performance monitoring.
• Proficient in fault finding, RCA, MTBF, FMECA, RCMS and RCAs, with monthly health reports and remedial actions.
• Experience in RAM matrix, HAZOP, PFD/P&IDs review, alarm/trip logic, and startup/shutdown sequences for major rotating equipment.

Responsibilities

• Support day-to-day reliable operations and minimize equipment downtime.
• Develop and manage rotating PM programs; evaluate performance and recommend improvements.
• Review critical spare parts lists and perform cataloguing activities.
• Provide technical support for repair and overhaul of rotating equipment including teardown and testing reports.
• Assist in site acceptance tests and commissioning of rotating equipment.
• Conduct root cause analyses of failures and implement corrective actions with lessons learned.
• Prepare weekly and monthly machine condition flash reports and remedial action plans.
• Collaborate with reliability specialists and planners to prioritize repairs and improve asset reliability.

Skills

Condition Monitoring

Vibration Analysis

Root Cause Analysis

Reliability Engineering

Oil & Gas Industry Knowledge

RAM/RCM/FMEA

System 1 Evo

Prognost

MHM

Tools

System1 Evo

Prognost

GE System1

MHM

Job description

Job Requirements

• 9+ years experience in Condition Monitoring of Turbo Machines and Rotating Equipment conversant in Online and Periodic offline monitoring of heavy duty Turbo Machines such as Compressors and Turbines
• Expert in Reliability, Engineering and Technical specialist support, Maintenance, troubleshooting, Condition and performance monitoring, advanced diagnostics, in large Oil and Gas, LNG, Petrochemical plants.
• ISO 18436 CAT-3 certified , experience System 1 Evo, Operation and Maintenance support, monitoring asset condition and performance, vibration analysis, fault finding, reliability, availability calculations and monthly reporting of equipment health and surveillance with corrective actions, improvements, to bad actor eliminations, and reliability and performance enhancement solution implementation.
• Technical authority and support in SAFE chart analysis, cause and effect analysis, Risk analysis according to RAM matrix, Review of PFD and P&IDs, HAZOP analysis, FEA analysis, Alarm and trip logics, Startup-shutdown sequence, control and trip sequence of Major Rotating equipment, systems, auxiliaries.
• Proficient in Rotor Dynamic and stability Analysis, rotor integrity tests, installation, commissioning, acceptance testing and approval.
• FAT & SAT procedure and acceptance criteria. Compliance to international standards, local regulations and standards, company policies and procedures.
• Experience in Root cause (failure) analysis (RCA), MTBF, FME(C)A, criticality analysis, RCM, Review of existing maintenance (REM) practices for setting strategy, Major equipment trip analysis and reporting with solutions recommendations, improved reliability, and performance enhancements.

Examples of typical tasks that need to be executed

• Support and maintain day-to-day reliable operations and minimize equipment out of service.
• Develop and manage rotating PM (Preventive Maintenance) programs, evaluating equipment performance, recommending improvements and new technologies.
• Review and update the critical spare part list under your area and performing cataloguing activities.
• Provide technical supports to repair and overhaul of rotating equipment such as dismantling, diagnosing, assembling, testing and issue related technical reports.
• Support field installation, maintenance and repair of rotating equipment.
• Preforming technical investigation for repair jobs to identify root cause of failure, corrective repair actions and share the lesson learned to stake holders.
• Providing technical input for purchasing specifications including technical proposal evaluation.
• Providing technical support to the operation team during the entire lifecycle of the rotating equipment, analyzing their performances, operative conditions and boundaries, in order to guarantee reliable and safe operations.
• Performing reliability studies and preparing proposals for MOC to improve system effectiveness in terms of reliability.
• Managing a team for analysis of vibration data to investigate, troubleshoot rotating equipment problems using Prognost, GE System1 & MHM
• Build and manage the database of rotating equipment as condition monitoring perspective.
• Periodic monitoring of changes in levels of machinery vibration and fault diagnoses.
• Monitoring all field parameters related to lube oil system, seal system and others i.e. identifying if seal leaks, low lube oil level, abnormal sounds, oil leaks, process leak in such a way looking in overall condition of the rotating asset by proper condition monitoring.
• Collaboration with customer reliability specialists and central planners to prioritize repairs to identified equipment deficiencies.
• Preparation of weekly & monthly flash reports for machine condition.
• Reports any major changes in equipment condition and generate remedial action report.
• Assist in site acceptance test runs and commissioning new rotating equipment.
• Conduct Lube oil analysis of critical rotating equipments and generating recommendation reports
• Troubleshooting of bad actor equipment at plant.
• Troubleshooting and monitoring mechanical seals (wet seals and DGS) performance.

Work Experience

• On-line Monitoring
• Off-line Monitoring
• Bearing Analysis
• Maintenance
• Basic RCFA
• Oil Analysis
• Rotor Dynamics
• Modal Analysis
• MTBF
• Reliability
• Ultrasound
• Bump Test
• Dynamic Balancing
• Asset Optimization
• Troubleshooting
• Laser Alignment
• NDT Basics Tests
• Thermography