Reliability Engineer: Power & Water Asset Optimization

Sembcorp Utilities; Singapore; On-site; SGD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Sembcorp invites a Reliability Engineer to join our Jurong Island operations in Singapore. You will support asset reliability, optimization of maintenance strategies, and data-driven condition monitoring across power generation and water assets.

The role requires 4–8 years in reliability or plant engineering, degree in Electrical/Electronic engineering or instrumentation, and familiarity with RCA, FMEA, and SIF.

Qualifications

• Degree in Electrical and Electronic Engineering or Instrumentation and Control System Engineering (or equivalent).
• 4–8 years of experience in reliability, maintenance, or plant engineering (power/utilities/process).
• Familiarity with reliability methodologies (RCA, FMEA, RCM, SIF).
• Strong analytical, data interpretation, and problem-solving skills.
• Experience with digital tools for condition monitoring is an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Support asset reliability and maintenance optimization across power generation assets and water assets.
• Perform reliability analysis (RCA, FMEA, RCm) to identify failures and root causes.
• Identify critical electrical and instrumentation assets and potential SPOF.
• Analyze equipment performance, failure history, and plant data to detect degradation trends.
• Develop and optimize preventive, predictive, and reliability-centered maintenance strategies.
• Track and report reliability KPIs (MTBF, MTTR, availability, OEE) and drive continuous improvement.
• Contribute to reliability and performance improvement projects to enhance plant availability and reduce outages.
• Support implementation and enhancement of digital reliability tools and data-driven monitoring systems.
• Assist in developing and maintaining reliability-related procedures, SOPs, and workflows.
• Provide reliability engineering support for ongoing operations, maintenance activities, and new plant modifications.
• Assess reliability risks for GT & ST electrical systems, Generators, Transformers, HV/LV switch gears, MCCs, UPS, PLC/DCS/SCADA, etc.
• Collaborate with Operations, Maintenance, and Digital teams to implement reliability initiatives.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Data interpretation

Communication skills

Collaboration

Education

Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Instrumentation and Control System Engineering

Tools

SAP S4HANA

CMMS

Reliability database

Data analytics tools

Job description

Sembcorp invites a Reliability Engineer to join our Jurong Island operations in Singapore. You will support asset reliability, optimization of maintenance strategies, and data-driven condition monitoring across power generation and water assets.

The role requires 4–8 years in reliability or plant engineering, degree in Electrical/Electronic engineering or instrumentation, and familiarity with RCA, FMEA, and SIF.