Reliability Engineer

Job Description Job Summary: Enhance equipment reliability and drive plant-wide continuous improvement across maintenance, operations, safety, quality, and training. Implement reliability-centered maintenance practices to reduce downtime and improve asset performance. 1 onsite contract position in San Leandro, CA; 1st shift M-F 8 AM 5 PM; 40 hours/week. Essential Functions and Responsibilities:

• Conduct root cause analysis (RCA) on high-cost failures, high-downtime, and repetitive issues to identify engineering solutions.
• Lead RCA and failure mode effects analysis (FMEA) to eliminate chronic equipment problems.
• Develop/optimize preventive and predictive maintenance programs using CMMS and condition monitoring tools.
• Analyze equipment trends and downtime data for reliability improvement opportunities.
• Support maintenance planning/scheduling for efficient execution with minimal disruption.
• Collaborate with OEMs/vendors to enhance equipment design, maintainability, and spare parts strategies.
• Facilitate cross-departmental initiatives aligning maintenance, operations, safety, quality, and training goals.
• Champion lean manufacturing and Six Sigma to reduce waste, stabilize processes, and boost uptime.
• Integrate operator care and autonomous maintenance into training and routines.
• Review CMMS/production data; trend performance and modify collection procedures.
• Develop KPIs/dashboards for reliability and improvement progress.
• Conduct life-cycle cost analysis and asset criticality assessments for capital/maintenance strategies.
• Review PPM data vs. histories; adjust frequencies/tasks and verify quality.
• Lead predictive maintenance techniques (vibration, thermography, ultrasound, corrosion, fatigue analysis).
• Participate in capital equipment/modification reviews for maintainability.
• Analyze spare parts for standardization/interchangeability.
• Support skills evaluation/training strategy for plant personnel.
• Improve drawing files and maintenance work productivity analysis.
• Partner with production for reliability improvements.

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Industrial Engineering, or related field required.
• 3 7 years in manufacturing or industrial maintenance environment.
• Experience with reliability principles (RCM, FMEA, RCA, TPM).
• Proficiency in CMMS, data analysis (Excel, Power BI), lean/Six Sigma.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: Technical Skills:

• Strong reliability engineering principles including RCM, FMEA, RCA, TPM.
• Proficiency with CMMS platforms and data analytics tools.

Functional Skills:

• Equipment performance trending, downtime analysis, maintenance program optimization.
• Cross-functional collaboration with production, quality, vendors.

Behavioral Skills:

• Excellent communication and leadership with collaborative mindset.
• Ability to promote ownership, accountability, proactive problem-solving.

Licenses and Certifications:

• Certified Maintenance & Reliability Professional (CMRP) preferred.
• Six Sigma Green/Black Belt preferred.
• Certified Reliability Engineer (CRE) preferred.