Reliability Engineer at Nabors

Posted in Construction 4 days ago.

Type: Full-Time
Location: Houston, Texas





Job Description:

Are you seeking an opportunity to show your exceptional skills and knowledge?  Are you looking for a company which provides you with dynamic and challenging work environment every single day?  If yes, look no further.... We are probing for individuals who are skilled, knowledgeable and are ready to work in a fast-paced environment to deliver top notch solutions to cater business needs.

Company Overview

Nabors is a leading provider of advanced technology for the energy industry. With operations in about 20 countries, Nabors has established a global network of people, technology and equipment to deploy solutions that deliver safe, efficient and responsible hydrocarbon production. By leveraging its core competencies, particularly in drilling, engineering, automation, data science and manufacturing, Nabors aims to innovate the future of energy and enable the transition to a lower carbon world.

Nabors Drilling Solutions is an oil and gas service company and a division of Nabors Drilling Technologies USA, Inc.  With offices in Alaska, North Dakota, North East, Wyoming, East/South/and West Texas, we are positioned to service both the North American and International marketplaces. Our workforce, like our technology, is rapidly expanding and looking for a qualified Reliability Engineer.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

Provide effective support to field operations for products/services as a moderator for technical queries, analyze and respond to query content, escalating queries to Sustaining Engineering where needed. Execute corresponding queries through to closure, identify and report failure trends while encouraging the use of existing documentation by field operations. Responsible for creating, reviewing, and maintaining Technical Documentation for the products/services assigned and contributing to optimizing products and test processes.

The reliability engineer is responsible for tracking field failures and high maintenance costs; then finding ways to reduce these failures, losses or high costs. Prioritize focused effort on critical opportunities. Provides technical advice and strategic support to develop a plan to improve designs and operating efficiencies and expand the life cycle of the tools. Will play a critical role in the design and development stages for new products and the modification of the existing product.


  • Prepare technical failure reports, as needed, to include root cause analysis, operational/applications analysis on existing and new products

  • Validate incident tracking statistics (downtime, etc.) via S&R and RigLine. Audit various databases to ensure quality assurance and quality control, etc

  • Ensure that the assembly, inspection and disassembly procedures are being adhered to as per the Quality Management System

  • Assist in product and/or process improvement/enhancements and evaluate the field performance of prototype and existing or modified products, as required

  • Design and perform tests and experiments to enhance and understand product performance when required, and provide detailed technical reports intended for internal or external distribution

  • Assist in improving product reliability through collaboration with suppliers, as needed.

  • Respond to technical queries from the Field Operations in a timely manner as defined by product line.  This will include an on-call element; For all PL jobs, engineers must be available 24/7 to receive phone calls and work remotely.

  • Reliability engineers must respond to technical field queries within 24 hours for nonoperational queries. For field operation-related inquiries, they should be answered within one hour via telephone if network permits, if not by email.

  • Write all first-time operating procedures for operations and prepare draft WI.  The reliability engineer will also be responsible for first-time operations briefings and training of field personnel on hands-on products and operating procedures.

  • Analyze technical queries to determine trends and specific issues with products/services assigned.

  • Review and maintain the documentation with a particular focus on operating procedures, preventative maintenance, and work instructions

  • Analyze failure data on products/services assigned to determine trends.  Implement corrective actions as required. Once identified, these queries and issues should be addressed with corrective actions such as: PL quality documentation, training, and competency material. Changes to the documentation should also be controlled and released by the Reliability engineer.

  • Liaise with the engineering, automation & controls and development departments to assign priorities and follow up on technical queries assigned to them for review and execution.

  • Push the usage of the latest software available for acquisition systems in the field where applicable

  • Continuously assimilate with the products/services by self-training through working with R&D on developing products.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS


  • BS Mechanical, Industrial or Mechatronics Engineering

  • Strong interpersonal leadership skills for mentoring and consensus building

  • Commitment to safety, personal integrity, and ethical business

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS


  • Minimum 1 Year Experience in Failure Analysis/Root Cause Analysis

  • Minimum 1 Year Experience in a Repair and Maintenance Role

  • 1 – 3 years of Industry experience

  • Analytical experience in determining root cause failure and improving life cycle equipment cost

ESSENTIAL SKILLS / PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS / WORKING CONDITIONS


  • Strong analytical skills

  • Strong Troubleshooting Skills

  • Excellent written and oral communication skills

  • Advanced computer skills, including MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Teams

  • Detailed understanding of tool functionality

  • Detailed understanding of Field operations related the PL

  • Detailed understanding of Repair and Maintenance Procedures

Nabors is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants and prohibiting discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, religion, age, color, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.  This applies to all terms and conditions of employment including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.  To learn more about our Fair Employment practices, please refer to the Nabors Code of Conduct.





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