Full-Time
Condition-Based Maintenance Engineer
Updated on 8/23/2026
Quest Global
10,001+ employees
Engineering services, digital transformation, asset management
No salary listed
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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- At least 8 years of experience in condition monitoring of turbomachines and rotating equipment, including online and periodic offline monitoring of heavy-duty compressors and turbines.
- Expertise in reliability engineering, technical specialist support, maintenance, troubleshooting, condition and performance monitoring, advanced diagnostics, and reliability and performance enhancement in large oil and gas, LNG, and petrochemical plants.
- ISO 18436 CAT-3 certification and experience with System 1 Evo, operation and maintenance support, asset condition and performance monitoring, vibration analysis, fault finding, availability calculations, equipment-health surveillance, corrective actions, bad-actor elimination, and reliability and performance enhancement implementation.
- Technical authority experience in SAFE chart analysis, cause-and-effect analysis, risk analysis using RAM matrices, PFD and P&ID review, HAZOP analysis, FEA analysis, alarm and trip logic, and startup, shutdown, control, and trip sequences for major rotating equipment, systems, and auxiliaries.
- Proficiency in rotor dynamics and stability analysis, rotor integrity testing, installation, commissioning, acceptance testing, and approval.
- Experience developing FAT and SAT procedures and acceptance criteria, and complying with international standards, local regulations, company policies, and procedures.
- Experience in root cause failure analysis, MTBF, FME(C)A, criticality analysis, RCM, review of existing maintenance practices, major-equipment trip analysis, and reliability and performance improvement recommendations.
- Experience with online monitoring, offline monitoring, bearing analysis, maintenance, basic RCFA, oil analysis, rotor dynamics, modal analysis, MTBF, reliability, ultrasound, bump testing, dynamic balancing, asset optimization, troubleshooting, laser alignment, basic NDT testing, and thermography.
- Support and maintain reliable day-to-day operations while minimizing equipment outages.
- Develop and manage rotating preventive-maintenance programs, evaluate equipment performance, and recommend improvements and new technologies.
- Review and update critical spare-parts lists and perform cataloguing activities.
- Provide technical support for dismantling, diagnosing, assembling, testing, repairing, and overhauling rotating equipment, and prepare related technical reports.
- Support field installation, maintenance, and repair of rotating equipment.
- Investigate repair jobs to identify failure root causes and corrective repair actions, and share lessons learned with stakeholders.
- Provide technical input for purchasing specifications and evaluate technical proposals.
- Provide lifecycle technical support to operations teams by analyzing rotating-equipment performance, operating conditions, and boundaries to ensure reliable and safe operation.
- Perform reliability studies and prepare management-of-change proposals to improve system effectiveness and reliability.
- Manage vibration-data analysis using Prognost, GE System 1, and MHM to investigate and troubleshoot rotating-equipment problems.
- Build and manage a rotating-equipment database from a condition-monitoring perspective.
- Periodically monitor machinery-vibration levels and diagnose faults.
- Monitor field parameters for lubrication and seal systems, including seal leaks, low lubricant levels, abnormal sounds, oil leaks, and process leaks, to assess overall rotating-asset condition.
- Collaborate with customer reliability specialists and central planners to prioritize repairs for identified equipment deficiencies.
- Prepare weekly and monthly machine-condition flash reports.
- Report major changes in equipment condition and generate remedial-action reports.
- Assist with site acceptance-test runs and commissioning of new rotating equipment.
- Conduct lubricating-oil analysis for critical rotating equipment and generate recommendation reports.
- Troubleshoot bad-actor equipment at the plant.
- Troubleshoot and monitor wet mechanical seals and dry gas seal performance.
QuEST Global provides engineering and lifecycle services for aerospace, automotive, energy, healthcare, and transportation, focusing on digital transformation and asset management. It helps clients design, develop, and maintain products and systems using edge computing, cloud, AI/ML, and industrial IoT, typically through long-term partnerships and project-based work. It differentiates itself with a global delivery model and broad industry reach, plus a stated commitment to sustained partnerships and workplace culture. Its goal is to improve operational efficiency and drive business growth by transforming engineering processes and assets with data-driven digital tools.
Company Size
10,001+
Company Stage
Growth Equity (Venture Capital)
Total Funding
$581M
Headquarters
Greenville, South Carolina
Founded
1997
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- Hillhouse’s February 2026 minority investment validates demand and funds strategic expansion.
- The May 2025 bp Bengaluru center expands energy work into upstream and transition programs.
- Quest Global is hiring aggressively in 2026, signaling utilization and demand across U.S. engineering hubs.
What critics are saying
- Quest Global depends on large OEMs; any aerospace or semiconductor program cuts hit revenue quickly.
- Integrating BITSILICA and Alpha-Numero during 2026 strains execution, retention, and delivery quality.
- A failed pre-IPO exit after Hillhouse’s 2026 stake leaves Carlyle trapped and valuation fragile.
What makes Quest Global unique
- Quest Global spans concept-to-silicon-to-software engineering across 18 countries, April 2026.
- Its Babcock relationship, expanded October 2025, shows sticky, multi-year critical-infrastructure work.
- BITSILICA acquisition strengthens semiconductor design depth, especially IP, verification, and physical design.
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