Reliability Engineer, Maintenance CoE

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. Work with manufacturing sites, maintenance teams, engineering organizations, equipment suppliers and technical experts to improve equipment reliability and maintenance effectiveness .

Posted 10/2/2026full-timeRemote • Connecticut • United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $86,800 - $165,200 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in reliability engineering principles and maintenance best practices, with a strong focus on preventive, predictive, and condition-based maintenance strategies. Proficient in analyzing equipment performance data and facilitating root cause analysis to enhance equipment reliability and maintenance effectiveness.

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Reliability Engineering PrinciplesRoot Cause AnalysisCMMS/EAM SystemsPreventive MaintenanceFMEA

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Hard Skills

Equipment ReliabilityMaintenance Data AnalysisPredictive Maintenance TechnologiesMaintenance Metrics (MTBF, MTTR)Work-Order Management

Soft Skills

Problem SolvingCollaborationCommunication

Tools & Technologies

SAP PM/EAMVibration AnalysisThermographyUltrasoundOil Analysis

Certifications & Qualifications

CMRPPredictive-Maintenance Certifications

Industry Keywords

Manufacturing EngineeringIndustrial MaintenanceEquipment EngineeringMaintenance EffectivenessAsset Criticality

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Work with manufacturing sites, maintenance teams, engineering organizations, equipment suppliers and technical experts to improve equipment reliability and maintenance effectiveness
Apply reliability engineering principles and maintenance best practices to reduce recurring failures and develop preventive, predictive and condition-based maintenance strategies
Analyze equipment performance and maintenance data to identify bad actors, recurring failures and improvement opportunities
Use maintenance downtime, MTBF, MTTR, repeat failures, PM performance and maintenance history metrics to prioritize improvements
Perform and facilitate root cause analysis for significant and recurring equipment failures and help develop corrective actions
Apply FMEA, equipment criticality and reliability-centered maintenance principles to evaluate equipment risks and maintenance requirements
Review preventive maintenance programs and improve task content, frequencies and effectiveness
Support maintenance planning, scheduling, backlog management, work-order quality, job plans and failure coding using SAP or other CMMS/EAM systems
Improve maintenance and reliability data quality and support deployment of common standards across manufacturing sites
Participate in site maintenance assessments and identify gaps and improvement opportunities
Support predictive maintenance and asset-health initiatives, including vibration analysis, thermography, ultrasound and oil analysis
Partner with OEE and Industrial Engineering teams to translate equipment availability losses into maintenance and reliability improvements
Provide maintenance and reliability input for new and modified equipment and participate in design and maintainability reviews
Work with OEM technical and service organizations on troubleshooting, equipment repair, failure analysis and reliability improvement
Evaluate OEM and third-party maintenance providers and document lessons learned for sharing across sites

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering or another relevant technical discipline and 5 or more years of experience in manufacturing engineering, equipment engineering, industrial maintenance, equipment reliability or a related technical field OR a Master's degree in engineering and 3 or more years of prior relevant experience
U.S. citizenship is required
Experience working with industrial/manufacturing equipment and troubleshooting equipment problems
Experience participating in or facilitating root cause analysis and structured problem solving
Experience analyzing equipment and maintenance data and identifying trends and recurring problems
Working knowledge of equipment reliability principles and maintenance work-management fundamentals, including work orders, preventive maintenance, planning, scheduling and backlog management
Experience working with a CMMS/EAM system
Travel up to 50%
Familiarity with FMEA, RCM, asset criticality or PM optimization
Experience with SAP PM/EAM
Exposure to predictive or condition-based maintenance technologies
Reliability or maintenance training/certification, or interest in pursuing certifications such as CMRP or predictive-maintenance certifications

Benefits

Comp & perks

Medical insurance
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
Life insurance
Short-term disability
Long-term disability
401(k) match
Flexible spending accounts
Flexible work schedules
Employee assistance program
Employee Scholar Program
Parental leave
Paid time off
Holidays
Annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs may be available