Lead Electrical Reliability Engineer

Kwtsteel

Ahmadi

On-site

KWD 18,000 - 30,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

Kwtsteel in Kuwait seeks a Senior Reliability Engineer to develop and optimize maintenance strategies for electrical assets in steel manufacturing. You will lead RCA investigations, standardize reliability methods, and ensure data integrity in SAP PM while mentoring engineers.

This role requires a Bachelor's in Electrical engineering with 8+ years in reliability engineering, RCM/CBM experience, and proficiency in CMMS tools. Steel industry exposure is a plus. On-site, full-time in Ahmadi.

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree is required in Electrical engineering.
Master's degree is an advantage.
Certifications in reliability/RCM are a plus.

Responsibilities

Develop and optimize maintenance strategies (RCM, FMEA, PM Optimization).
Define criticality ranking and risk-based maintenance approach.
Standardize reliability engineering methodologies.
Lead Root Cause Analysis (RCA) for major failures.
Validate technical conclusions and corrective actions.
Ensure elimination of systemic failure patterns.
Support CAPEX justification based on reliability data.
Contribute to lifecycle cost analysis (LCC).
Identify bad actors and chronic assets.
Support long-term asset strategy.
Validate quality of condition monitoring data.
Supervise technical reliability assistants.
Analyse Weibull trends and failure statistics.
Ensure SAP-PM data integrity for reliability studies.
Act as technical reference for maintenance teams.
Mentor high-potential engineers.
Challenge technical decisions when required.
Align training programs with reliability best practices to develop team competencies.
Validate technical procedures, capital investment justifications, and resource requirements to ensure alignment with reliability objectives.
Align technical analyses with budget preparation and resource allocation.
Validate and prepare reliability reports (weekly, monthly, annual) for management review.