Principal Consultant Engineer (Consulting: Asset/Reliability Background)

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The Role

We are looking for a Principal Consultant to join our APM Professional Services team. You will lead the implementation of predictive maintenance and analytics solutions that help industrial clients improve asset reliability, reduce downtime, and optimize maintenance strategies. This is a highly customer-facing role requiring a combination of engineering expertise, data analytics, and consulting leadership.

Your Impact

• Delivery consulting services including solution design, implementation, training, and advisory, primarily for Mtell (with exposure to Fidelis and ProMV).
• Lead end-to-end deployment of predictive maintenance solutions, from data onboarding and modeling to production rollout and adoption.
• Design and integrate data-driven decision systems using industrial data sources (e.g., historians, databases).
• Translate asset knowledge and data analysis into effective monitoring strategies to detect anomalies and predict failures.
• Collaborate with product management and client teams to deliver projects on time, scope, and budget.
• Advise customers on embedding analytics into daily operations to drive measurable business impact.
• Continuously improve solution performance by refining models and increasing trust in analytics outputs.
• Build strong client relationships and identify opportunities for service expansion

What You'll Need

Experience

• 8–10 years in industrial environments (oil & gas, chemicals, mining)
• Background in Mechanical, Chemical, Electrical, or Industrial Engineering
• Experience in reliability, maintenance, or operations

Data & Analytics

• Strong experience with industrial time-series data (data quality, signal validation, pattern recognition)
• Experience with predictive or condition monitoring models

Reliability Knowledge

• Understanding of failure modes, maintenance strategies, and root cause analysis (FMEA)
• Knowledge of common industrial assets: rotating and static equipment

Technology

• Experience with industrial data systems (PI, IP21, OPC, SAP, etc.)
• Familiarity with APM, analytics platforms, or Python-based tools

Consulting Skills

• Ability to translate analytics into business value and operational actions
• Strong customer engagement and communication skills

Nice to Have

• Experience with APM or predictive maintenance platforms (e.g., Mtell)
• Knowledge of alerting or decision-support systems
• Programming (Python, SQL)

Key Attributes

• Spanish, English language required, Portuguese a plus
• Strong problem-solving and analytical mindset
• Self-driven and adaptable in fast-paced environments
• Collaborative, customer-focused, and results-oriented

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