Rotating Equipment Engineer

Aramco Overseas Company UK Ltd; Dhahran Compound; On-site; SAR 200,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global energy company in Saudi Arabia is seeking a Rotating Equipment Engineer to enhance the reliability of plant equipment. The ideal candidate will have 15 years of experience, including expertise in vibration analysis and predictive maintenance. Responsibilities include collaborating with management on reliability projects and providing technical support for machinery. This full-time position offers an opportunity to work in a high-performing environment with significant career development prospects.

Qualifications

• 15 years of experience in rotating equipment with 5 years in troubleshooting & assessments.
• Knowledge of international codes and specifications including API standards.
• Ability to analyze vibration data for troubleshooting.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with SMEs to drive rotating equipment reliability initiatives.
• Develop strategies to enhance Rotating Equipment reliability.
• Provide technical support and quality checks at workshops for machinery.

Skills

Vibration analysis

Predictive maintenance technologies

Technical writing

Strong communication skills

IT and computer skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in mechanical Engineering or related fields

Job description

Aramco energizes the world economy.

Aramco occupies a special position in the global energy industry. We are one of the world's largest producers of hydrocarbon energy and chemicals, with among the lowest Upstream carbon intensities of any major producer.

With our significant investment in technology and infrastructure, we strive to maximize the value of the energy we produce for the world along with a commitment to enhance Aramco's value to society.

Headquartered in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and with offices around the world, we combine market discipline with a generations' spanning view of the future, born of our nine decades experience as responsible stewards of the Kingdom's vast hydrocarbon resources. This responsibility has driven us to deliver significant societal and economic benefits to not just the Kingdom, but also to a vast number of communities, economies, and countries that rely on the vital and reliable energy that we supply.

We are one of the most profitable companies in the world, as well as amongst the top five global companies by market capitalization.

Overview

We are seeking an experienced Rotating Equipment Engineer to join our Global Manufacturing Excellence organization under the Downstream Reliability solutions Department.

Reliability Solutions Department (RSD) provides engineering support to Saudi Aramco Global Manufacturing wholly owned and affiliates' facilities (Refining, NGL Processing, and Petrochemicals). This includes reliability, inspection, corrosion management, static equipment, rotating equipment, electrical equipment, instrumentation and control support.

Your primary role as Rotating Equipment Engineer is to lead the organization and support the portfolio facilities to achieve the highest level of reliability for plant rotating equipment through a systematic approach and coordinated efforts. You will also administer a holistic system to benchmark, identify gaps and deploy comprehensive solutions to enhance Rotating Equipment reliability and continuous improvement. Additionally, you will work jointly with subject matter experts and multidisciplinary teams supporting/ leading troubleshooting, investigations and technical programs.

Key Responsibilities

• Collaborates with organization and facilities SMEs and management to drive rotating equipment reliability initiatives and programs.
• Architect, build and drive strategies to enhance Rotating Equipment reliability in order to increase availability and performance
• Supports proactive approach that identifies and addresses potential issues/ threats that could impact rotating equipment reliability
• Serves as a consultant to the different organization entities concerning reliability matters
• Ensures alignment and adherence to corporate standards, processes and guidelines.
• Collaborate with corporate entities on rotating equipment initiatives and programs to ensure full alignment.
• Works with the different organizations and entities to develop digital solutions and tools concerning rotating equipment and related analytics
• able to perform on-line vibration analysis in Bently Nevada Systems (System1, Data Manager) or similar technologies/ monitoring systems.
• Experienced in the use of predictive maintenance technologies/ tools, practices and information for rotating equipment evaluation and assessment.
• Participate/ support projects and turnarounds and lead rotating equipment commissioning and startups.
• Experience in providing technical support and quality checks at workshop for machinery like Pumps, Turbines, Compressors, and Motors.
• Strong in technical writing and technical report development
• Strong IT, computer (hardware and software) and PdM technology skills.
• Strong business, people, communication and professional skills.

Minimum Requirements

As a successful candidate you will hold a :

• Bachelor's degree in mechanical Engineering or related fields.
• 15 years of experience in the rotating equipment discipline that includes 5 years of continuous relevant experience in the field of troubleshooting & assessments
• Demonstrate knowledge in engineering practices, international codes, standards and specifications, including API610, API611, API612, API614, API 617, API618, API682, API 692, API 691
• Understand and analyze vibration data for troubleshooting. Vibration certifications is a plus
• Strong leadership skills to effectively manage technical discussions and guide technical teams.

Work Location and Work Schedule

Work Location: Within Saudi Arabia - To be specified in Job offer

Work Schedule: Full Time - To be specified in Job offer

Job Post Duration

Job posting start date: 07/28/2025

Job posting end date: 12/31/2025

Working environment

Our high-performing employees are drawn by the challenging and rewarding professional, technical and industrial opportunities we offer, and are remunerated accordingly.

At Aramco, our people work on truly world-scale projects, supported by investment in capital and technology that is second to none. And because, as a global energy company, we are faced with addressing some of the world's biggest technical, logistical and environmental challenges, we invest heavily in talent development.

We have a proud history of educating and training our workforce over many decades. Employees at all levels are encouraged to improve their sector-specific knowledge and competencies through our workforce development programs - one of the largest in the world.

Country/Region: SA