Reliability Engineer

• Develop and optimize Preventive Maintenance (PM) programs for industrial equipment and machinery.
• Apply Reliability-Centered Maintenance (RCM) methodology to evaluate assets and determine appropriate maintenance strategies.
• Break down equipment into individual components/parts and evaluate potential failure modes, consequences, and maintenance requirements.
• Review OEM manuals and maintenance recommendations and determine whether they adequately address the equipment’s actual operating conditions and reliability requirements.
• Establish maintenance activities and frequencies designed to prevent equipment failures and maximize uptime.
• Evaluate both standard and highly specialized/proprietary equipment where established maintenance strategies may not exist.
• Work with maintenance and operations teams to translate reliability strategies into practical PM requirements.
• Utilize a CMMS to document, manage, and optimize maintenance strategies and asset information.
• Support continuous improvement of maintenance and reliability programs as equipment performance and operating history develop.

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering - required.
• Hands-on experience with Preventive Maintenance development and optimization.
• Practical experience with Reliability-Centered Maintenance (RCM).
• Experience evaluating industrial assets, equipment components, failure modes, and maintenance requirements.
• Experience developing maintenance strategies with the goal of preventing equipment failure and improving reliability.
• Experience working with a CMMS or computerized maintenance management system.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with eMaint or similar CMMS platforms.
• Reliability engineering experience in a chemical, petrochemical, process, industrial, or manufacturing environment.
• Experience working with specialized, proprietary, or newly developed equipment.
• Experience evaluating OEM maintenance recommendations and developing site-specific maintenance strategies.

Recruiter Focus

MUST HAVE: Mechanical Engineering degree + PM Development + PM Optimization + RCM + asset/component evaluation + CMMS experience.

The ideal candidate is an engineer who understands why equipment fails and how to prevent it, rather than someone who simply manages an existing maintenance schedule.