Machinery Engineer at Exxon Mobil Corporation

Exxon Mobil Corporation is one of the world’s largest publicly traded companies, an industry leader in the petroleum and petrochemical business and operates in virtually every region of the world. Mobil Producing Nigeria and Esso Exploration and Production Nigeria are affiliates of ExxonMobil Corporation and have operated in Nigeria for over 60 years and form one of the largest sources of revenue for the Nigerian government and economy.

At ExxonMobil, our vision is to lead in energy innovations that advance modern living and a net-zero future. As one of the world’s largest publicly traded energy and chemical companies, we are powered by a unique and diverse workforce fueled by pride in what we do and what we stand for. The success of our Upstream, Product Solutions and Low Carbon Solutions businesses is the result of the talent, curiosity and drive of our people. They bring solutions every day to optimize our strategy in energy, chemicals, lubricants and lower-emissions technologies.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Machinery Engineer

Location: Lagos with travel to offshore facilities.

Job Summary
What role you will play in our team:

• Machinery Engineers contributing to all stages of asset development and operation, inclusive of support to reliability and availability of machinery systems on the FPSOs. This includes providing machinery support to Nigeria DW assets . 
• The Machinery Engineer safeguards the reliability and availability of production machinery on the FPSOs. Responsible for providing engineering support in Machinery, Instrumentation, and Controls Engineering discipline. .
• Base: Lagos, Nigeria with travel to offshore facilities.

Responsibilities
What you will do:

• Understand the condition of all production machinery and improvement opportunities; perform daily reviews of equipment performance
• Identify potential risks, steward activities required to meet target machinery reliability and availability targets
• Support maintenance programs, monitor equipment performance, recommend improvements, ensure standards are met
• Work effectively with partners and contractors in pursuit of efforts on the projects and assets they support. 
• Support project development for growth opportunities and operations of producing assets to ensure asset machinery performance are meeting/exceeding targets 
• Apply understanding of asset operations, and teamwork, communication and presentation skills to develop and deliver cost effective technical support. 
• Document completed efforts such that others can leverage their work to enable efficient future similar efforts. 
• Identify opportunities to improve work processes including upgrades, replacements, automation, digitalization and use of new technologies
• Interface with all key stakeholders (partners, regulators, contractors, other functions) to coordinate machinery maintenance/repair programs and reliability performance targets
• Participate in brownfield verifications; review and update of specifications; engineering surveillance (QA/QC); specialized studies /assessments; risk assessments, design reviews, constructability reviews.
• Apply technical and engineering knowledge and best practices to project teams in compliance with approved Company standards and specifications. 
• Prepares documents required to incorporate changes or deviations to design practices and standards 
• Define requirements, evaluates alternatives, and recommends solutions for technical issues 
• Provide technical support for engineering services acquisition. 
• Equipment maintenance and inspection program design, periodic review and driving improvement actions 
• Technical lead for equipment troubleshooting and recovery, including root cause analysis for complex failures
• Clear and timely communication to asset leadership on equipment issues, exposures and opportunities
• Lead initial opportunity and exposure risk screening and assessments; participate in detailed risk assessments

Requirements
Skills and Qualifications:

• Minimum of Bachelor of Science / Engineering in any of the following degrees: Mechanical, Civil, Chemical, Electrical, Aerospace, Biomedical, Environmental, Computer, Industrial, Structural, Materials, Marine, Automobile, Petroleum, Nuclear, Geological, and Engineering Technology.
• NYSC Completion Certificate.
• Knowledge of:  Turbo machinery, Machinery controls and protection systems, material selection, Machinery monitoring, surveillance, optimization, commissioning and start-up, vibration, pulsation and noise analysis, Machinery troubleshooting, risk assessment, reliability investigation, machinery classes.

Preferred Qualifications/ Experience:

• Minimum of 5 years relevant oil & gas industry experience
• Minimum of 5 years mechanical engineering focused on machinery
• Proficient in Microsoft Office suite of software programs. 
• Behavioral expectations: Strong Team Player, Good Communication skills (written and verbal), Good Coordination and Collaboration skills, Good Technical, Problem solving and Analytical skills, Takes Initiative and Applies learning

Application Closing Date
15th April, 2025.