Rotating Equipment Engineer - Relocate to Saudi Arabia, Expat Family

Please note that this role is based in Saudi Arabia on a permanent, residential basis.

Description:

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.

We are seeking an experienced Rotating Equipment Engineer to join our Yanbu Refinery Department (YRD) under Reliability & Asset Management Unit. Yanbu Refinery Department (YRD) is a key refining facility within Saudi Aramco Reliability & Asset Management Unit (R&AMU) is responsible for delivering high-quality technical support to YRD’s processing plants. The unit ensures the safe, reliable, and efficient operation of critical rotating equipment through comprehensive performance evaluation, root cause failure analysis (RCA), and field troubleshooting.

Additionally, the unit supports maintenance activities including equipment overhaul, predictive maintenance, and the review and optimization of preventive maintenance procedures to ensure the highest standards of quality and reliability.

The primary role is to ensure the safe, reliable, and efficient operation of critical rotating equipment across the refinery. This includes leading the development and optimization of preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance strategies, conducting root cause analysis on complex equipment failures, and driving continuous improvement initiatives to enhance asset performance and reliability.

You will be required to perform the following:

• Provide technical support to the operation team during the entire lifecycle of the rotating equipment, analyzing their performances, operative conditions and boundaries, in order to ensure reliable and safe operations.
• Troubleshoot rotating equipment failures & performance particularly centrifugal and reciprocating compressors.
• Utilize knowledge and familiarity with the international standards in order to improve the equipment performance.
• Implement best-in-class solutions pertaining to the rotating equipment, as foreseen by international standards and other internal company standards.
• Lead efficiency improvement initiates, upgrading programs, & projects in the field of rotating equipment.
• Provide technical solutions whenever the machines experience failures, utilizing sound maintenance strategies to analyze, address and rectify the root causes in order to prevent reoccurrences.
• Propose changes in operating modes, or technological improvement, or maintenance strategies implementation, in order to support the company vision of continuous improvement throughout collaboration and people conversation.
• Supports proactive approach that identifies and addresses potential issues/ threats that could impact rotating equipment reliability
• Supports corrective maintenance practices such as balancing, alignment, special bearing and seal installations, shaft alignment criteria, and clearance measurements techniques.
• Support the development and optimization of preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance strategies
• Mentor and guide junior engineers and technicians, supporting workforce development and knowledge transfer.
• Utilize advanced diagnostic tools and engineering software to monitor equipment condition and performance…