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AYMAN TAIRA

AYMAN TAIRA

Instrument Engineer
Yanbu,Al Madinah

Work Preference

Work Type

Full Time

Location Preference

On-SiteRemoteHybrid

Important To Me

Career advancementWork-life balanceTeam Building / Company Retreats

Summary

Position in Area of instrument & control systems & Reliability Engineering. To seek and maintain full-time position that offers professional challenges utilizing interpersonal skills, excellent time management and problem-solving skills.

Overview

18
18
years of professional experience
8
8
years of post-secondary education
28
28
Certifications
2
2
Languages

Work History

Instrument and Control Foreman

SWRO & BWRO, Marafiq
Yanbu
09.2013 - Current
  • Reporting to (supervisor)
  • Carry and supervise instrumentation & control maintenance activities for water production Units
  • With objective of increasing unit efficiency, reliability, availability, and maintainability
  • Implemented PPM on Electrical and Instrumentation equipment and carried out installation work to required standards
  • Employed exceptional problem-solving abilities working through electrical drawings to rectify issues
  • Completed routine inspection and undertook preventative maintenance work as part of preventative maintenance management, to ensure equipment was consistently in good condition
  • Maintained clean, organized workspaces to facilitate efficient workflow
  • Special assignment such as:
  • SWRO 4 investigation team
  • SWRO DCS upgrade project FAT and Commissioning
  • Solving chronic issues

Instrument Technician

Marafiq
Yanbu
03.2012 - 10.2013
  • Reporting to (Foreman)
  • Execute field services in area of instrument maintenance, ensuring instrumentation is maintained to operate according to specifications and to meet all functional requirements through carefully planned maintenance processes and immediate action if irregularities and failure occurs
  • Calibration, trouble shooting and preventive maintenance & corrective maintenance.

Joiner

Project Eng, Cube Technologies
Jeddah
06.2011 - 02.2012
  • Design and write program for SATIC switch gear control panel
  • Including Panel check, Panel test, FAT (factory acceptance test), writing FDS (functional design specification) & and updating instrumentation and control drawings to AS Built.

E&I Draftsman

United Sugar Company
Jeddah
04.2008 - 12.2010
  • Design and Draw P&ID, Wiring Diagram, Loop Drawings, IOs, Panel layout, Network drawings, single line diagram, DCS drawings (includes gathering information and writing reports) Ps: all design and Drawings are made according NEC & ISA standard
  • Involved with commissioning team and test
  • Responsible for deliver and submit (hand over document) to involved departments
  • Implemented projects:
  • Centrifugal drive upgrade
  • Electrical Room design
  • Local control room design
  • Orsi Upgrade
  • Robot loading arm
  • Firefighting system
  • Fiber optics test and update to as built.

Instrument & Control Reliability Engineer

Tronox
Yanbu, Al-Madina
08.2024 - Current

• Develop and maintain the I&C Reliability Plan aligned with corporate asset management strategy and ISO 55000 principles.
• Lead RCM and FMECA studies for instrument and control assets to improve reliability and reduce unplanned downtime.
Establish and monitor reliability KPIs including MTBF, PM compliance, bad-actor elimination, and SIS proof-test performance, reporting results to management.
• Manage instrument lifecycle and asset integrity within CMMS/IMMS, ensuring data accuracy and traceability.
• Drive critical spare parts strategy, obsolescence management, and long-term vendor agreements to mitigate operational risk.
• Review new projects and MOC packages to ensure maintainability, reliability, and lifecycle cost optimization.
• Define and optimize calibration, proof-test, and condition-monitoring intervals using risk-based methodologies (IEC 61511 / ISA TR84).
• Implement predictive maintenance techniques including valve signature analysis, loop diagnostics, and radar echo monitoring to identify early failure trends.
• Continuously optimize PM programs based on failure history and performance data.
• Lead Root Cause Analysis (RCA, 5-Why, Fishbone) for recurring instrument and control valve failures; implement corrective and preventive actions.
• Facilitate cross-functional Bad-Actor Elimination programs with Operations, Maintenance, and Process Engineering teams.
• Manage Safety Instrumented Systems (SIS) compliance, including SIL verification, proof-testing programs, and PFDavg monitoring.
• Review bypass and spurious-trip data to reduce nuisance trips and improve process safety performance.
• Champion digital reliability initiatives including asset health dashboards, historian analytics, and smart device diagnostics integration.
• Ensure compliance with ISA, IEC, API, NFPA, ISO 9001 & ISO 14001 standards and support internal/external audits.
• Provide advanced troubleshooting support for DCS/PLC systems, loop tuning, and smart instrumentation diagnostics.
• Develop technical training programs and competency matrices for technicians and junior engineers.
• Forecast reliability OPEX requirements and prepare CAPEX justifications for system upgrades using total lifecycle cost analysis.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Electronics Engineering, Electronic and Control

Technical And Vocational Training Corporation
Al Madinah, 01
01.2020 - 01.2022

Associate of Science - Electrical & Electronics Engineering Technology, Instrumentation Technologies

Yanbu Industrial Collage
Yanbu, 03
01.2001 - 11.2006

Skills

IT SkillsSAPQuality control testingTroubleshooting techniquesGadget maintenanceInstrument design and maintenanceInstrumentation principlesFault finding and diagnosticsStock control standards

Certification

Certified Reliability Engineer (CRE) Preparation Guide (2022- Engineering Tracks).

Affiliations

Electronics Engineering membership with the Saudi Council of Engineers (SCE).

Work Availability

monday
tuesday
wednesday
thursday
friday
saturday
sunday
morning
afternoon
evening
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Software

SAP

Languages

English
Advanced (C1)

Timeline

Instrument & Control Reliability Engineer

Tronox
08.2024 - Current

Bachelor of Science - Electronics Engineering, Electronic and Control

Technical And Vocational Training Corporation
01.2020 - 01.2022

Instrument and Control Foreman

SWRO & BWRO, Marafiq
09.2013 - Current

Instrument Technician

Marafiq
03.2012 - 10.2013

Joiner

Project Eng, Cube Technologies
06.2011 - 02.2012

E&I Draftsman

United Sugar Company
04.2008 - 12.2010

Associate of Science - Electrical & Electronics Engineering Technology, Instrumentation Technologies

Yanbu Industrial Collage
01.2001 - 11.2006
AYMAN TAIRAInstrument Engineer