Mechanical Engineer jobs in Saudi Arabia

Aramco energizes the world economy.

Aramco occupies a unique position in the global energy industry. We are the world's largest producer of hydrocarbons (oil and gas), with the lowest upstream carbon intensity 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.

Saudi Aramco, long known for its leadership in Oil and Gas exploration, production, and refining, is seeking experienced professionals to join our growing Gas producing sector. Unconventional Resources (UR) is expanding rapidly to meet the defined Unconventional Gas to meet the local demands, and achieving them cost-effectively and safely. UR is growing into seven departments/divisions, where UR Operations department/division is a key to meet the UR goals.

The UR Operations is responsible to operate all the surface facilities which include the field wells and processing facilities where their role will be to operate the well manifolds, provide field services, maintain the facility and reduce the equipment down time, perform the PM activities, provide maintenance services in addition of providing all the technical engineering and inspection activities. The hiring is required to meet the significant increase in the operation activity level where by the end of 2017, it is estimated to have more than 270KM pipeline, 520KM flow line and five processing facilities scattered in different geographical locations

Saudi Aramco/UR is looking to appoint a Mechanical/Rotating Equipment Engineer (Engineer I) to lead the mechanical design review, follow the construction and leading the commissioning and testing activities for the new shale gas facilities. The candidate will have a thorough understanding of plant operations, process technologies, supply and product logistics, business drivers, cost drivers, and feedstock sensitivities. In addition, he will have a detailed understanding of product properties, customer applications and requirements.

The Mechanical/Rotating Equipment Engineer must also demonstrate the ability to work with multidisciplinary teams producing reports, studies and presentations that are pivotal in shaping management’s decisions.

The Mechanical/Rotating Equipment Engineer will be required to perform the following:

Provide day-to-day technical support to the Operation and Maintenance to troubleshoot and fix Rotating Equipment and mechanical systems

Develop the engineering designs packages for the new installation and upgrade projects

Review Project Proposals and Detailed Designs packages for new facilities

Participate on the testing & commissioning of the new facilities and Turnaround and Inspection (T&I)

Update and maintain engineering documentation and drawings

Analyze system performance and find solution for Energy saving

Ensure quality, cost effective and timely solutions to any upgrade

Test and pilot new technologies

Ensure full HSE Compliance

Report and analyze key performance indices

Make recommendations for technical/economic optimization of existing facilities

Lead feasibility/profitability studies for new facilities

Contribute to Business Unit strategy

Assists in the training, development and mentoring of younger staff.

Provides analysis, evaluation and interpretation in support of projects, processes, and financing related to Saudi Aramco capital investment decisions.

Maintain and expands on contacts within the industry.

Regularly interacts with other professionals in various company organizations involved in capital planning and economic analysis.

As the successful candidate you will hold a Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering from an accredited university, MS is preferred.A Professional Engineer (P.E.) or Chartered Engineer (C.Eng.) license or registration will be desirable but is not essential.

You will have at least 15 years of work experience including 10 years of experience in the industrial operation facility, Shale gas facility is preferred. Also, has a good knowledge of the Modular skids mounted unit.

as a subject matter expert you also;

Must have a working knowledge of industry codes and standards, such as ASME and API, such as API-STD-610 and 617 Must have a working knowledge of industry codes and standards, such as ASME and API, such as API-STD-610 and 617.

Experience with creating/modifying PFDs, and P&IDs.

Experience with troubleshooting and major repair of oil and gas rotating equipment, such as air compressors, pumps and Diesel generators

Experience in creating schematics and piping diagrams

Conduct failure analysis and provide recommendations for failed rotating equipment

Experience with rotating equipment and piping field Installation, Commissioning and testing

Experience in specifying piping and equipment layout

Capable of communicating with multidiscipline engineers to complete projects

Proven ability to communicate effectively with management at all levels within the organization. Capable of spotting and reconciling conflicting views and interests among different parts of the organization

Strong written and oral communication skills. Able to communicate what are frequently complex technical, economic and commercial concepts in a clear and succinct manner to individuals and groups from diverse professional backgrounds.

Hands-on person who will immediately command the professional respect of others who possess long-time practical experience of working in or serving the industry. Person whom others, at all levels, will seek out for advice and counsel.

Able to work effectively with the minimum of supervision on relatively unstructured tasks.

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.