Subject Matter Expert – Machinery (Oil & Gas)
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About the Role
AVEVA seeks a Machinery Subject Matter Expert for the Oil & Gas industry to provide technical expertise on rotating equipment like compressors, turbines, and pumps. The role involves leading troubleshooting, failure analysis, and reliability improvement initiatives.
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Responsibilities
- Provide expert level technical support for rotating equipment such as gas turbines, steam turbines, compressors, and pumps
- Lead troubleshooting and failure analysis of critical equipment to minimize production losses and downtime
- Conduct root cause analysis (RCA) and implement corrective and preventive actions
- Drive customer reliability improvement initiatives using reliability centered maintenance (RCM) and condition monitoring techniques
- Analyze machinery performance using process data, vibration analysis, thermography, and oil analysis
- Collaborate with operations, maintenance, and OEM vendors to improve equipment lifecycle management
- Develop and maintain SOPs, technical guidelines, and best practices
- Train and mentor engineers and technicians on machinery systems and reliability practices
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering or equivalent
- 15+ years of experience in machinery engineering within the Oil & Gas industry
- Strong expertise in rotating equipment (compressors, turbines, pumps) and auxiliary systems
- Hands on experience in condition monitoring tools such as vibration analysis and oil analysis
- Familiarity with international standards such as API 610, API 617, API 618
- Experience with CMMS/EAM systems (e.g., SAP PM, Maximo)
- Certifications such as Vibration Analyst (ISO Category II/III) or CMRP preferred
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Role Purpose
- The Machinery Subject Matter Expert (SME) for the Oil & Gas industry provides specialized technical expertise on critical rotating and static equipment, including compressors, turbines, pumps, and associated systems.
- The role focuses on ensuring asset reliability, integrity, safety, and operational efficiency in upstream, midstream, and downstream facilities through advanced diagnostics, maintenance strategies, and continuous improvement initiatives.
Key Responsibilities
- The ability and gravitas to speak to all levels of the customer organization and guide the introduction and implementation of a predictive analytics solution
- Lead multi disciplinary, geographically dispersed, teams to provide excellence in service provision
- Provide expert level technical support for rotating equipment such as gas turbines, steam turbines, compressors, and pumps.
- Lead troubleshooting and failure analysis of critical equipment to minimize production losses and downtime.
- Conduct root cause analysis (RCA) and implement corrective and preventive actions
- Drive customer reliability improvement initiatives using reliability centered maintenance (RCM) and condition monitoring techniques.
- Analyze machinery performance using process data, vibration analysis, thermography, and oil analysis.
- Collaborate with operations, maintenance, and OEM vendors to improve equipment lifecycle management.
- Develop and maintain SOPs, technical guidelines, and best practices.
- Train and mentor engineers and technicians on machinery systems and reliability practices.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering or equivalent.
- 15+ years of experience in machinery engineering within the Oil & Gas industry.
- Strong expertise in rotating equipment (compressors, turbines, pumps) and auxiliary systems.
- Hands on experience in condition monitoring tools such as vibration analysis and oil analysis.
- Familiarity with international standards such as API 610, API 617, API 618.
- Experience with CMMS/EAM systems (e.g., SAP PM, Maximo).
- Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem solving capabilities.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
Preferred Skills
- Certifications such as Vibration Analyst (ISO Category II/III) or CMRP.
- Knowledge of digital tools, predictive analytics, and asset performance management (APM).
- Exposure to offshore/onshore plant operations and maintenance
Services at AVEVA
- Our dynamic global team of 700+ engineers, developers, consultants, solution architects and project managers are at the forefront of delivering AVEVA cutting edge solutions to customers.
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