Reliability Engineer (Savannah, GA)

Join LCE as a Reliability Engineer (RE) supporting our manufacturing client in Savannah, GA where you will be proactive in addressing strategic long-term issues affecting the organization.

You will identify and mitigate risks that could adversely affect plant or business operations; provide leadership and technical expertise in support of the asset management plan implementation and associated practices to ensure maximum equipment reliability at minimum life cycle cost; and assist in training and mentoring of mechanics in electrical, mechanical, hydraulic, and pneumatic maintenance and repair of assets. You will be responsible for evaluating asset/equipment conditions using invasive and non-invasive practices/technologies to monitor equipment for early signs of deteriorating condition allowing for early prediction and failure analysis as well as document and oversee mitigation and intervention of identified issues to ensure that the temporary/permanent resolution is planned, scheduled, and implemented.

Primary Responsibilities

• Guides efforts to ensure reliability and maintainability of equipment, processes, utilities, facilities, mechanical, electrical, control, and safety/security systems.
• Defines, develops, administers, and refines the asset management plan, maintenance plan, and preventive/predictive maintenance programs.
• Reduces and improves maintenance work wherever feasible assuring efficient and productive operation of processes and equipment. Protects and prolongs the economic life of assets at the lowest practical cost.
• Supports the capital project process to ensure the reliability and maintainability of new and modified installations.
• Participates in the qualification and validation of capital installations to ensure adherence to functional specifications.
• Guides designs to ensure reliability and maintainability of equipment and processes.
• Participates in the design review of capital additions and changes to ensure full life cycle maintainability of equipment, utilities, and facilities.
• Participates in approval of all new installations, including those done by contractors, to ensure their maintainability and reliability follows life cycle costing methods.
• Supports the Asset Operating Plan that provides standardized processes and procedures for proper operation and operator care of production, utility, and auxiliary assets.
• Develops engineered solutions to mitigate repetitive failures and problems that adversely affect plant availability, performance, capacity, quality, cost, or regulatory compliance.
• Facilitates root-cause and root-cause failure analysis (RCA & RCFA).
• Supports failure reporting, analysis, and corrective actions systems.
• Maintains the Asset Maintenance Plans that define the maintenance practices for production, utility, and auxiliary assets including the development and optimization of the predictive and preventive maintenance programs for assets.
• Works with all levels of maintenance and operations obtaining owner approval prior to implementation and changes.
• Analyzes planned idleness of operating equipment to develop and improve PM/PdM schedules.
• Periodically compares PM/PdM frequencies to downtime reports and equipment histories to identify where frequencies require adjustment. Refines the frequencies on an “economic” basis to avoid “over maintenance”.
• Regularly reviews equipment failures and determines what PM action might have been taken to prevent failure in order to protect against reoccurrence.
• Participates in the optimization of maintenance to maximize production capacity based upon analysis of preventive maintenance time needs, repair histories, inspection reports, etc.
• Develops standardization programs, which influence new equipment purchases including construction, materials, equipment, and spare parts.

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in reliability engineering related processes
• Expertise in multiple areas of maintenance and reliability, material management, planning and scheduling, and CMMS/EAM/ERP optimization
• Competent with data analysis techniques that can include:
• Statistical process control
• Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE)
• Reliability modeling and prediction
• RCFA fault analysis techniques
• Six Sigma (6s) methodology
• Competent in the implementation of predictive maintenance methods and technologies that include:
• Vibration sampling and analysis
• Lubrication sampling and analysis
• Thermography (mechanical and electrical)
• Ultrasonic thickness, ultrasonic sound (electrical, mechanical, air machine alignment & balancing)
• Demonstrated effective communication skills and practices and experience with office and reliability productivity tools
• Understanding of the RCM process, failure mode identification, defect analysis, cause and effect analysis, loss elimination, determination of probability, and consequences of failures along with the use of FMEA, RCFA decision logic, and writing tasks to mitigate identified failures
• Demonstrates knowledge of generic problem solving, and the RCA process
• Strong mechanical and electrical knowledge
• Solid knowledge of equipment assembly, installation, and repair
• Understanding of asset management and its various components and organization
• Understanding of condition monitoring principles, tools, and application
• Ability to communicate and teach reliability best practices, condition monitoring, and precision methods
• Capable of analyzing conditions, performing technical troubleshooting, and identifying the root cause(s)
• Ability to communicate and build consensus for solutions to issues
• Team player that champions and leads the reliability process and is able to communicate and build relationships with various functional, engineering, and business leaders in order to drive continuous improvement
• Self-starter capable of managing multiple priorities with minimal oversight working as a single entity with the ability to influence others to gain alignment

Preferred Qualifications

• At least one certification in reliability (CMRP, CRL, etc.) and willingness to continually pursue knowledge and certifications in reliability and predictive technologies

Physical Expectations

• Regular physical activity to include walking, climbing stairs, and standing; frequent periods of prolonged sitting may be required.
• Maneuvering around tight spaces in a confined environment.
• Ability to speak, read, hear, and write, with or without assistance.
• Ability to use phone and computer systems, copier, fax and other office equipment.

• Company funded Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) & company matched 401(k)
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Free life and disability insurance with supplemental coverage options
• Health Savings Account (HSA), Flexible Spending Plan, & Lifestyle Spending Account
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Paid vacation, holiday, and sick leave
• Flexible schedules, casual work environment, and relaxed dress code
• Continuing education and professional development programs at all levels
• Free access to online training library including certification preparation
• Bonus program, employee referral program, monetary recognition opportunities, and more…

Why Choose LCE?

• Employee Ownership (ESOP): Build financial stake in your work. Our 100% employee-owned model directly connects your contributions to company performance and long-term wealth creation.
• Award-Winning Culture: Join an organization repeatedly recognized as a “Best Place to Work” driven by integrity, mutual respect, and a supportive team environment.
• Impactful Mission: Support defense operations, waterfront engineering, cyber infrastructure, and asset reliability programs that keep fleets and operations mission ready.