Predictive Maintenance Engineer Jobs in Energy: Demand & Skills
Part of Plutarch’s ongoing analysis of skill demand in energy hiring — last updated 29 October 2026, based on 16 tracked postings.
As of 29 October 2026, Plutarch tracked 16 unique open Predictive Maintenance Engineer postings at energy employers.
This is a small, US-centered market for predictive maintenance roles, with a handful of postings also appearing in Australia, Belgium, France and Mexico. Most titles give no explicit seniority level, while a smaller cluster signals senior, lead or managerial scope, and only one posting is aimed at entry-level talent. The mix spans engineering, technician, sales and data-science flavored titles rather than a single clear profile.
AI-written summary, 29 October 2026. The figures below are counted from the postings and updated weekly.
Seniority
Only 1 of 16 titles are early career. 4 are senior or above, and 11 state no level.
- Early career 1
- Senior, lead, staff or manager 4
- Level not stated in title 11
Where
The United States has 7 of 16 postings (44%). 5 are in other countries or state none.
- United States 7
- Australia 1
- Belgium 1
- France 1
- Mexico 1
- Other or not stated 5
How many employers state pay
| Country | Postings we could read that state pay |
|---|---|
| United States | 0 of 3 |
| Australia | 0 of 1 |
| France | 0 of 1 |
| Mexico | 0 of 1 |
Counted from the same open postings as above, leaving out postings whose text we could not read for pay. Pay disclosure tracks local pay-transparency law more closely than employer policy, so a low rate is not evidence that employers here pay less.
Who is hiring
Barrick Mining Corporation has 4 of 16 postings (25%).
| Employer | Open postings |
|---|---|
| Barrick Mining Corporation | 4 |
| ABB | 3 |
| Commercial Metals Company | 1 |
| ENGIE | 1 |
| Ingredion Incorporated | 1 |
| Keppel | 1 |
| National Power Supply | 1 |
| NRG | 1 |
| Sensorfact | 1 |
| TotalEnergies | 1 |
| Vertiv Holdings Co | 1 |
How these roles are titled
Every open posting uses a different title, so there is no standard wording for this role. A search that looks for one title will miss most of this market.
- Carlin - Predictive Maintenance Technician
- Cortez - Underground Predictive Maintenance (PdM) Technician (General Services)
- Data Scientist, AI/ML Predictive Maintenance Platform
- Digital Sales Leader for Predictive Maintenance SaaS Solutions
- Digital Sales Leader-Digital Sales Leader - Predictive Maintenance SaaS Solutions
- Industrial Digital Sales Lead, Predictive Maintenance
- Internship: Data Predictive Maintenance
- Junior Predictive Maintenance Consultant (Italian speaker)
- Phoenix - Predictive Maintenance Technician
- Predictive Maintenance and Reliability Lead
- Predictive Maintenance Engineer (Mechanical / Electrical / Automation)
- Predictive Maintenance Specialist - Power Technical SME
- Predictive Maintenance Supervisor
- Senior Reliability & Predictive maintenance Engineer
- Sr. Industrial Mechanic (Predictive Maintenance - PdM)
What employers ask for
Skills and tools named in the text of 8 open postings we could read in full, most named first.
Vibration analysis / condition monitoring is named in 38% of the postings we read.
| Skill or tool | Postings naming it | Employers |
|---|---|---|
| Vibration analysis / condition monitoring | 3 of 8 | 3 |
A skill counts when the posting names it anywhere — requirements, role description or the employer’s own introduction. A skill is shown only when at least 3 postings from at least two employers name it. Postings whose full text we did not read are left out of these counts rather than counted as asking for nothing.
Patterns in the job titles
- Digital sales expertise tied to predictive maintenance SaaS offerings
- Reliability engineering paired with predictive maintenance responsibility
- Field technician work focused on predictive maintenance equipment
- Underground predictive maintenance technician experience
What the postings suggest about filling this role
Because titles span sales, engineering, data science and hands-on technician work, employers are effectively competing in several different talent pools at once rather than one consistent one. The scarcity of senior or lead-level postings relative to unspecified-level ones suggests most hiring is aimed at working-level roles, which should be comparatively easier to fill, though specialized underground or reliability-focused technician roles may narrow the usable candidate pool.
AI-written, 29 October 2026. Read from employer demand only. These sources show what employers advertise, not how many people are available to hire, so this is a reading of the vacancies rather than a measure of scarcity.
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