Job Description

Flowserve is presently recruiting a Reliability Engineer to support our Innovation & Product Development initiatives reporting to the Director Application Development & Emerging Technologies.

This is an opportunity to take a lead role on supporting engineering design and consultancy activities on all aspects related to technical risks and reliability strategies. The Reliability Engineer will be part of a multidisciplinary team working on diverse projects, as well as supporting Reliability and Integrity Management programs on existing practices & facilities.

Responsibilities:

• Support the growth and development of the Reliability Engineering as a practice.
• Implementing and executing Design for Reliability (DfR) process
• Provide support to projects and operational teams by identifying technical risks and developing reliability studies for production/ processing systems and new product development.
• Supporting design and development teams by developing, assessing, and verifying Reliability & Maintainability-related requirements for mission-critical product and systems
• Develop reliability engineering studies to specific project requirements, including Failure Modes, Effects and Criticality Analysis (FMECA); Reliability, Availability and Maintainability analysis (RAM); Technical Risk Categorization (TRC); Technology Readiness Level Assessment (TRL); Life Data Analysis; Fault Tree Analysis (FTA) and Life Cycle Cost (LCC); as well as other methodologies and techniques related to Reliability Analysis and Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM).
• Determine asset availability forecasting using applicable software.
• Produce asset Reliability Performance reports and work with failure investigation teams on Root Cause Failure Analysis (RCFA).
• Develop technical reports as necessary.
• Liaise with other disciplines for applicable engineering interfaces.

Required Skills / Qualifications:

• Engineering Degree, BS, MS Mechanical or Equivalent
• Minimum 10-years professional experience.
• Experience developing FMECA, RCM, TRC, TRL, RAM, and LCC studies as applicable.
• Knowledgeable on RCFA and risk reduction initiatives associated with field failures.
• Familiar with international codes and standards, including API (RP 17N / 17Q), ISO 14224, ISO 20815 and ASME to the extent required.
• Familiar with technical and operational reliability requirements, including evaluation of novel technology initiatives and prototype qualification procedures.
• Experience in the use and application of failure rate and reliability databases
• Familiarity with industry known reliability and maintainability tools/software such as Reliasoft, Windchill, or Express to perform analyses.
• Developing Reliability Allocations and Predictions (hardware and software), Maintainability Allocations and Predictions, Failure Modes, Effects & Criticality Analysis (FMECA), Testability Analysis, Failure Reporting Analysis and Corrective Action System (FRACAS), Maintainability/Built-In Test (M/BIT) Demonstration
• Supporting Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM), Condition-Based Maintenance Plus (CBM+), and Integrated Health Management System (IHMS) programs
• Planning and executing Reliability testing, e.g., Highly Accelerated Life Testing (HALT), Highly Accelerated Stress Screening (HASS), reliability growth testing (RGT)
• Proven track record of program design, implementation, and management
• Willingness to travel domestically and internationally up to 25 % of time as and when required.

Preferred Skills

• Working with industry standards and handbooks such as MIL-HDBK-217F (Reliability Predictions for Electronic Equipment), 217Plus, MIL-HDBK-470A (Designing and Developing Maintainable Products and Systems), MIL-HDBK-338B (Electronic Reliability Design Handbook), MIL-HDBK-454B (General Guidelines for Electronic Equipment), MIL-HDBK-781A (Reliability Test Methods), MIL-HDBK-2155 (FRACAS), MIL-HDBK-2165 (Testability Handbook), Software reliability per IEEE 1633-2016.
• Broad knowledge of O&G production and processing equipment.

About Flowserve:

Our history began over 200 years ago, and today Flowserve employs more than 15,000 associates in 300-plus locations around the world, including over 180 quick-response centers that provide aftermarket parts and services to customers. Flowserve offers more than 100 distinct pump models and a wide range of valve and seal products. Through our unmatched combination of products, engineering and aftermarket services, we help our customers achieve tangible business results: lower operating costs, optimized performance, prolonged equipment life, mitigated risks and higher productivity. Draw on our industry expertise to help address your most pressing challenges while reducing expenses, minimizing risk and maximizing performance.

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