Reliability & CBM Engineer | Data-Driven Asset Expert

NOV; Gqeberha; On-site; ZAR 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

NOV is seeking an experienced Maintenance & Reliability specialist in Gqeberha to lead CBM program execution, use data analytics and maintenance information to improve equipment reliability and availability, and certify customer equipment.

You will collaborate with Product Engineering, PGM/PM, and cross‑functional teams to drive engineering solutions, establish certification requirements, and deliver agreed KPIs for asset performance and service quality.

Qualifications

• Strong ability to analyze, systematize and conceptualize complex technical information.
• Strong ability to express, present and advocate recommendations.
• Desire to contribute to product, service, and equipment development.
• Prioritize and organize own workload.
• Ability to handle customers and internal stakeholders professionally.
• Available to travel regionally or internationally, if required.

Responsibilities

• Utilize data analytics, condition monitoring, and maintenance analysis to determine and communicate status, reliability, and availability of NOV’s products in CBM programs.
• Ensure CBM program success by actively supporting Program Manager and Project Manager as trusted advisor; initiate risk analysis and manage mitigation.
• Communicate with Product Engineering to maintain support for reliability and design of existing or new products throughout the asset life cycle.
• Provide input to identify reliability and other risks that could impact operations.
• Collaborate with asset management data collection, failure statistics, or other information affecting operations.
• Work with Maintenance & Reliability Engineering Manager to establish department processes and continual development.
• Perform other work-related tasks as assigned and comply with policies.
• Lead improvements on equipment maintenance, increasing reliability & availability.
• Take responsibility for design improvements on NOV equipment as a SME based on data and feedback.
• Contribute to Engineering solutions to prevent failures and initiate Root Cause Analysis.
• Create reliability plans, requirements, inspection, and certification scope.
• Translate requirements into plans with PDM/PM.
• Review and approve certification requirements and establish templates linking data, models, and tolerances.
• Collaborate with Data Science to develop analytical software modules as directed by program requirements.
• Analyze and improve automation of inspection methods and instrumentation.
• Initiate developments and certifications for approved R&D cases.
• Ensure documentation quality for program execution across departments.
• Deliver agreed KPIs.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Communication

Stakeholder management

Workload management

Customer-facing

Travel readiness

Job description

NOV is seeking an experienced Maintenance & Reliability specialist in Gqeberha to lead CBM program execution, use data analytics and maintenance information to improve equipment reliability and availability, and certify customer equipment.

You will collaborate with Product Engineering, PGM/PM, and cross‑functional teams to drive engineering solutions, establish certification requirements, and deliver agreed KPIs for asset performance and service quality.