Reliability Engineer

Job description / Role

Aramco energizes the world economy

Aramco occupies a special position in the global energy industry. We are one of the worldu2019s largest producers of hydrocarbon energy and chemicals, with among the lowest upstream carbon intensities 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 Aramcou2019s value to society.

Headquartered in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and with offices around the world, we combine market discipline with a broad spanning view of the future, born of our nine decades experience as responsible stewards of the Kingdomu2019s 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.

Overview

We are seeking an experienced reliability engineer to join our Global Manufacturing Excellence organization under the Downstream Assets Reliability Solutions Department (RSD).

Reliability Solutions Department (RSD) provides engineering support to Saudi Aramco Global Manufacturing wholly owned and affiliatesu2019 facilities (refining, NGL processing, and petrochemicals). This includes reliability, inspection, corrosion management, static equipment, rotating equipment, electrical equipment, instrumentation and control support.

Your primary role as a reliability engineer is to support Global Manufacturing portfolio to achieve the highest level of reliability for plantsu2019 assets through a systematic approach and coordinated efforts. You will also administer a holistic system to benchmark, identify gaps and deploy comprehensive solutions to enhance asset reliability.

Key responsibilities

As the successful candidate you will be required to perform the following:

• Collaborate with organization management as well as with facilities management to drive reliability initiatives and programs systematically.
• Design, build and drive strategies to enhance reliability performance in order to minimize downtime and increase availability.
• Promote and enhance reliability culture in the organization and portfolio facilities.
• Have the ability to manage an initiative from the inception of the idea to the deployment of the full program.
• Oversee a system that proactively identifies and addresses potential issues or threats that could impact normal operation or equipment reliability.
• Own the availability enhancement cycle ensuring that major reliability or availability events are properly reported, tracked, investigated and measures are taken to avoid reoccurrence.
• Serve as a consultant to the different organization entities concerning reliability matters.
• Communicate effectively with all stakeholders to provide updates on the progress of reliability initiatives, related challenges as well as the roadmap for future programs.
• Ensure alignment and adherence to corporate standards, processes and guidelines.
• Collaborate with corporate entities on reliability initiatives and programs to ensure full alignment.
• Establish reliability KPIs and related KPIs structure that different levels of the organization need to oversee.
• Analyze reliability metrics and identify areas of improvement and provide cost effective recommendations to uplift the overall reliability of the portfoliosu2019 plants.
• Develop requirements for training, certifications and professional development opportunities for reliability professionals and related fields.
• Work with the different organizations and entities to develop digital solutions and tools concerning reliability.

Minimum requirements

As a successful candidate you will hold a:

• Bacheloru2019s degree in engineering; advanced degree in reliability is preferable.
• 15 years of experience in reliability engineering in the oil and gas industryu2019s downstream sector. Twenty years is preferable.
• Previous experience in managing and driving reliability projects.
• Demonstrate knowledge in the use of various reliability and root cause analysis (RCA) / investigation software.
• Black-belt Six Sigma certification is a plus.
• Demonstrate strong leadership qualities and team building skills to drive and liaise with people at all levels.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills in English.
• Demonstrate an in-depth knowledge in change management and problem-solving techniques.

Job post duration

Job posting start date: 07/01/2025
Job posting end date: 12/31/2025

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 worldu2019s 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 u2013 one of the largest in the world.