Engineer - Reliability Rotating

RAM engineer is responsible for carrying out Reliability Availability & Maintainability Studies for various businesses and Projects.

• Working as a LEAD RAM model engineer involved in reliability studies, RAM (Reliability, Availability and Maintainability) Modeling using various software and related improvement activities with dedicated assets.
• Lead technical discussions with regards to Reliability Availability & Maintainability Modeling   as a subject matter expert with global experts, site maintenance leads/technical authorities & OEMs/Vendors and create models from P&ID, PFD and Drawings provided by Asset Owners.
• Design and Define methodologies to gather/request necessary data from Asset Owners to create effective and correct RAM Models
• Understand the need of Asset owners/Asset Reliability Engineers for various Sensitivity studies and Scenarios to be stimulated in Basic RAM Model
• Present and Interpret results of RAM Modeling, major concerns and Blaming factors for low Reliability/Availability
• Calculate various Reliability Parameters from raw Maintenance activity Data and use it in RAM Model
• Learn from old case studies- the engineering solutions to repetitive failures and all other problems that adversely affect plant operations. These problems include capacity, quality, cost, or regulatory compliance issues.

Principal Accountabilities:

• Develop good understanding and building skills as per the Reliability engineer’s competency.
• Help and coordinate with the Senior Reliability engineers, various activities for analyzing gaps and improving reliability of the assets.
• Working with dedicated assets to understand the requirements and helping them identify gaps with the guidance from senior reliability engineers.
• Steep learning curve to develop skills for various reliability tools is high desirable.
• Complete reliability certifications like CMRP/CRE as agreed with the line manager.
• Constantly engage with site maintenance leads, original equipment manufacturers, vendors and conduct reliability studies in consultation with site maintenance personnel/senior reliability engineers.
• Interact and communicate with the site focal for reliability studies and maintenance strategies, understanding the intricacies about how the actual maintenance activities for heavy duty rotating equipment and other machinery have been planned and performed in various Units of Shell.
• Understanding the functions of the various equipment and instruments and thorough knowledge of reading/ interpreting the engineering drawings (P&IDs, PEFS, PFDs).
• Managing stakeholders/ representatives of various operating units through effective communication and identifying & resolving the bottlenecks for data analysis, maintaining issue logs and use the same in implementing changes/improvements in the processes.
• Network with counterparts and other levels of organization across the different operating units, data centers and develop external networks outside of FOD and Shell.
• Inspire and develop the team members.
• Coordinate, monitor and improve the quality and timeliness of the delivery of RAM Modeling projects and other reliability improvement tasks as a hands-on foreman.
• Ensure the team has a good understanding of the expectations of the stakeholders/ representatives of various operating units and is actively managing those through effective communication and identifying & resolving challenges and issues.
• Interact and communicate with the site focal/maintenance leads for reliability related issues / initiatives / development needs and maintenance strategies, understanding the intricacies.
• Make timely decisions under ambiguity.

Financial Dimensions

• In partnership with Process Managers and stakeholders, can demonstrate the advantages of RAM Modeling at various Life Cycle Stages for the equipment within their appointed sites, plants and locations or OUs.

Business Dimensions

• Perform reliability engineer role and other technical functions, with scope covering technical data and documents of the operating units, manufacturing sites, chemical plants, supply chain and distribution locations.
• This role is expected to help Site Reliability engineers in measuring the current Reliability/Availability of Current Asset, Reliability of upcoming/under construction projects and   identifying the Bad Actors in current/future installations of various equipment uniformly in various operating units across the globe.

Skills & Requirements:

• University Degree in Mechanical /Electrical/Instrument/Chemical Engineering or related full-time university degree.
• Minimum 5 to 8 years of overall working experience in in Oil & Gas/ Petrochemicals with experience in One or more than one of following areas: -

Erection & commissioning/ operations and maintenance of heavy rotating equipment like turbines, engines (preferably natural gas engines), compressors (preferably reciprocating compressors), centrifugal pumps etc., / inspection & maintenance of static equipment like columns, safety valves, pressure vessels, heat exchangers etc. Experience is reliability studies and study of maintenance strategies.

Following Skills in Field of RAM Modeling:

• Able to understand and explain basic reliability concepts, calculations and definitions. Able to understand and explain RAM analysis methodology. Able to understand and explain benefits of RAM analysis, when it should be performed and describe what are the input data and typical outputs. Has detailed understanding of at least one RAM software/tool. Has performed minimum of 5 RAM Studies (some of which with high complexities) with limited supervision. Basic knowledge of various statistical tools, Probability calculations and various distributions.

Desirables:

• Experience in Technical Data and Documents management including processes and tools. For example, experience in SAP PM & MM module implementation, skill in MS Office tools like Excel and Access etc.
• Proficiency in working with AutoCAD etc., shall be an added advantage.
• Experience in leading team/process/projects is highly desirable.
• Knowledge of SAP PM/MM is preferable.
• Effective communication skill and stakeholder management is a necessary skill for the job.
• Knowledge of Lean CI methodology is an added value.
• Able to multi-task, prioritize and ensure delivery of priorities as promised, work without close supervision, and work through others to deliver results.
• Virtual working experience is highly desirable.
• Professional Engineering certification is an added value.
• Risk Management: Another role of the reliability engineer is to manage risk to the achievement of an organization’s strategic objectives in the areas of environmental health and safety, asset capability, quality and production. Some tools used by a reliability engineer to identify and reduce risk include:
• PHA – Preliminary hazards analysis
• FMEA – Failure modes and effects analysis
• CA – Criticality analysis
• SFMEA – Simplified failure modes and effects analysis
• MI – Maintainability information
• FTA – Fault tree analysis
• ETA – Event tree analysis
• Life Cycle Asset Management