Machinery Diagnostics & Condition Monitoring Engineer

About the role

The Machinery Diagnostics & Condition Monitoring Engineer is part of the Reliability Engineering team at the Chevron Engineering and Innovation Excellence Center (ENGINE) in Bengaluru. The role covers advanced diagnostics, failure investigations and reliability improvement of critical and complex rotating equipment, using process and performance data to detect faults early and recommend interventions before functional failure.

Key responsibilities

• Perform advanced diagnostics and failure investigations on gas turbines, centrifugal and reciprocating compressors, steam turbines, turbo expanders, blowers and pumps.
• Run vibration and condition-based diagnostics to find early-stage faults, abnormal behaviour and degradation mechanisms.
• Support major equipment overhauls, commissioning, startup and post-overhaul condition assessments.
• Work with operations, maintenance and engineering teams to implement actions.
• Mentor condition monitoring engineers and junior diagnostics staff.
• Write diagnostic reports with clear recommendations focused on risk reduction, reliability and availability.
• Help standardize diagnostics methods, share best practices and support workflows such as condition monitoring, preventive maintenance optimization, history briefs, lubrication analysis and BOP offline vibration management.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering.
• At least 10 years of overall experience, including 8+ years in machinery diagnostics and condition monitoring.
• Proven experience with complex, high-energy machinery in oil & gas, refining, petrochemical, LNG or power generation.
• Vibration Analyst Category II (VCAT II) certification is mandatory.

Preferred qualifications

• Hands-on experience in rotating equipment overhauls, field troubleshooting and diagnostics.
• VCAT III and Machinery Lubrication Analyst Level II certifications.
• Training in machine diagnostics methodology from Baker Hughes / GE Oil & Gas or equivalent.

Working hours are Monday to Friday, 8:00am to 5:00pm or 1:30pm to 10:30pm, aligned to business requirements. Chevron does not sponsor employment visas or consider candidates on time-limited visa status. Apply through the online application form.