Static Equipment Mechanical Engineer SME

Client of Hudson Manpower; Medina; On-site; SAR 89,000 - 112,000; Full time

Job summary

Client of Hudson Manpower is seeking a Static Equipment Mechanical Engineer SME in Saudi Arabia. The role focuses on reliability-centered maintenance, FMEA/FMECA, RBI and related studies for static equipment to ensure asset integrity, safety and regulatory compliance.

The candidate will identify degradation mechanisms, credible failure modes and risk mitigation strategies, and will support RCFA and root cause analysis. Strong knowledge of pressure equipment and related piping is required.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in static equipment integrity, inspection, reliability or maintenance engineering.
• Experience in refinery, petrochemical, oil & gas, power generation or heavy industrial facilities.
• Familiarity with asset integrity programs and RBI/RCM/FMECA concepts.

Responsibilities

• Act as the technical authority for static equipment during RCM, FMEA, RBI and reliability workshops.
• Define equipment functions, performance standards and functional failures.
• Identify credible failure modes, damage mechanisms and deterioration processes.
• Evaluate consequences of failure related to safety, environment, production and asset integrity.
• Review historical inspection data, NDT reports and failure history.
• Recommend maintenance and inspection strategies including RBI, PM, CBM and RBI-based plans.
• Assess inspection frequencies and task intervals based on risk and operating conditions.
• Ensure compliance with API, ASME and industry standards.
• Support RCFA of equipment failures and loss-of-containment events.
• Recommend equipment upgrades, repairs and asset-life extension measures.

Skills

Asset Integrity Management

Reliability Engineering

RCM

FMEA

RCFA

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering or related discipline

Tools

SAP PM

Job description

Position

Static Equipment Mechanical Engineer SME

Location

Saudi Arabia

Gross Salary

Gross Salary SAR 8 000 10 000 per month HRA TA

Important Salary Note

Candidates without previous RCM experience will be considered under the minimum gross salary of SAR 8 000

Job Overview

The Static Equipment Mechanical Engineer SME will provide technical expertise during Reliability Centered Maintenance RCM FMEA FMECA and reliability studies for static equipment. The role focuses on identifying equipment functions degradation mechanisms credible failure modes risk mitigation measures and effective maintenance strategies to ensure asset integrity reliability safety and regulatory compliance.

Key Responsibilities

• Act as the technical authority for static equipment during RCM FMEA RBI and reliability workshops
• Define equipment functions performance standards and functional failures
• Identify credible failure modes damage mechanisms and deterioration processes
• Evaluate consequences of failure related to personnel safety environmental impact production loss and asset integrity
• Review historical inspection data thickness measurements NDT reports corrosion monitoring records and failure history
• Recommend appropriate maintenance and inspection strategies including Risk-Based Inspection RBI Preventive Maintenance PM Condition-Based Maintenance CBM Inspection-Based Maintenance Run-to-Failure where applicable
• Assess inspection frequencies and task intervals based on risk degradation rates and operating conditions
• Review compliance with API ASME and applicable industry standards
• Support Root Cause Failure Analysis RCFA of equipment failures and loss-of-containment events
• Recommend equipment upgrades repairs and asset-life extension measures
• Validate maintenance tasks inspection plans and integrity management programs generated through RCM studies
• Support risk ranking and maintenance strategy selection

Equipment Experience Required

Strong knowledge of Pressure Equipment Pressure Vessels Reactors Separators Drums Columns amp Towers Heat Exchangers Air Coolers Boilers Fired Heaters Storage Equipment Atmospheric Storage Tanks Vessels and related equipment Piping Systems Process Piping Utility Piping Pipelines Expansion Joints Pipe Supports Protective Devices PRVs PSVs Rupture Discs

Required Technical Knowledge

Asset Integrity Management Risk-Based Inspection API 580 581 Pressure Vessel Inspection API 510 Tank Inspection API 653 Piping Inspection API 570 Fitness for Service API 579 Corrosion Engineering Materials Engineering Non-Destructive Testing NDT Damage Mechanism Reviews DMR Reliability Engineering RCM and FMEA methodologies

Required Qualifications & Experience

Bachelor s Degree in Mechanical, Materials, Metallurgical Engineering or related discipline . 8+ years of experience in static equipment integrity, inspection, reliability or maintenance engineering. Experience in refinery, petrochemical, oil & gas, power generation or heavy industrial facilities. Participation in RCM, FMEA/FMECA, RBI, RCFA or Asset Integrity programs . Familiarity with SAP PM .