Senior Condition Monitoring Engineer – CAT-3

About the role

Technomax Middle East is looking for an experienced Senior Condition Monitoring Engineer (CAT-3) in Abu Dhabi to support equipment reliability and industrial maintenance operations. The successful candidate leads advanced diagnostic assessments, investigates equipment failures and develops condition-based maintenance strategies to improve operational efficiency.

Key responsibilities

• Perform advanced vibration analysis, Operating Deflection Shape (ODS) analysis, modal analysis, dynamic balancing and laser alignment.
• Lead Root Cause Failure Analysis (RCFA) investigations for rotating equipment.
• Develop and optimise condition-based maintenance programmes.
• Analyse data from vibration analysis, ultrasound, thermography, Motor Current Signature Analysis (MCSA) and oil analysis.
• Recommend corrective, preventive and predictive maintenance actions and prepare technical reports and reliability improvement proposals.
• Train and mentor junior and mid-level engineers, and support condition monitoring audits and reliability assessments.
• Collaborate with clients, OEMs and maintenance teams and ensure compliance with engineering standards, best practice and site safety requirements.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering.
• At least 8 years of experience in condition monitoring or rotating equipment reliability.
• Mandatory ISO Vibration Category III (CAT-3) certification.
• Proven experience diagnosing compressors, turbines, pumps and motors.

Required skills

• Vibration analysis software such as CSI/AMS, Bently/GE, Prüftechnik, SKF or ADASH.
• Laser alignment, ODS, modal analysis, dynamic balancing, RCFA and predictive maintenance.
• Analytical, problem-solving, leadership, technical reporting and client communication skills.

What we offer

• Estimated monthly salary of AED 10,000 to 15,000.
• Opportunity to contribute to industrial maintenance and reliability improvement programmes.
• Professional development through advanced engineering diagnostics and reliability projects.