Reliability Engineer

KBR, Inc; Al Jubayl; On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Reliability Engineer with a wealth of experience in maintenance and reliability engineering, particularly within the oil and gas sector. This role involves designing effective maintenance strategies, conducting Reliability-Centered Maintenance (RCM) studies, and collaborating with multidisciplinary teams to enhance plant reliability. The ideal candidate will possess strong analytical skills and a solid understanding of equipment maintenance principles. Join a dynamic team where your expertise will contribute to optimizing asset performance and ensuring safety-critical equipment reliability. If you're ready to make a significant impact in a challenging environment, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in maintenance and reliability engineering, preferably in oil and gas.
• Experience with static and rotating equipment and their failure modes.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop maintenance strategies for plant assets.
• Conduct RCM studies and develop failure modes and indicators.

Skills

Maintenance Engineering

Reliability Engineering

RCM Studies

SIF Analysis

HAZOP Studies

CMMS Familiarity

Data Analysis

Communication Skills

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering

CMRP/CMRL Certification

Tools

SAP PM

GE Meridium

Bentley APM

Job description

Title:

Reliability Engineer

• 10+ years of experience in maintenance and reliability engineering, preferably in the oil and gas/petrochemical domain. Experience with static and rotating equipment, instrumentation, and electrical systems, including understanding their failure modes and potential solutions, is desirable.
• Awareness of key performance indicators related to plant reliability and ability to support and drive these KPIs.
• Experience in conducting at least three to four end-to-end Reliability-Centered Maintenance (RCM) studies.
• Proficiency in developing asset hierarchies, asset prioritization, and failure modes and effects analysis using RCM approach.
• Experience with Safety Instrumented Function (SIF) analysis, Layer of Protection Analysis (LOPA), and HAZOP studies is an advantage.
• Experience in operations, maintenance, pre-commissioning, commissioning, and hand-over activities is beneficial.
• Knowledge of asset lifecycle management procedures, including asset criticality ranking, SAP taxonomy, asset operating limits, maintenance development, and SAP master data management.
• Hands-on experience with equipment maintenance, including dismantling, assembly, and inspection of critical equipment such as compressors, boilers, pumps, generators, reformers, pressure vessels, heat exchangers, and valves.
• Understanding of plant reliability and maintenance principles.
• Familiarity with CMMS and reliability software applications.
• Ability to define business processes related to reliability and maintenance for process plants.
• Experience analyzing maintenance data from systems like System 1, Smart Signal, etc., is advantageous.
• The primary role involves designing and developing maintenance strategies for plant assets, including conducting RCM studies, developing failure modes and indicators, and leading asset criticality analysis.
• Develop preventive and corrective maintenance plans based on reliability data.
• Conduct studies for facility and operational asset improvements, providing technical expertise and coordinating with plant teams.
• Apply lessons learned from benchmarks and safety cases to enhance safety-critical equipment reliability, supporting total reliability programs.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams on integrity and performance analysis, suggesting failure prevention methods, and reviewing reliability KPIs.
• Work with teams and clients to implement maintenance and reliability solutions, utilizing tools like SAP PM, GE Meridium, Bentley APM.
• Excellent communication skills in English, both written and verbal, to convey technical issues effectively.
• Willingness to travel to sites and stay for varying durations.
• Build and maintain client relationships and work well in large teams.
• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering or relevant discipline, with sound fundamentals.
• Certifications such as CMRP/CMRL are advantageous; training or certification as an RCM facilitator is preferred.