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

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in equipment reliability and maintenance strategies, utilizing data analysis and root cause analysis to enhance manufacturing processes. Proficient in implementing predictive maintenance technologies and managing maintenance work using CMMS/EAM systems.

Highest-signal resume keywords

Equipment Reliability PrinciplesRoot Cause AnalysisCMMS/EAM System ExperiencePredictive Maintenance TechnologiesData Analysis for Maintenance Improvement

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Hard Skills

Mechanical EngineeringElectrical EngineeringIndustrial EngineeringManufacturing EngineeringFMEAReliability-Centered MaintenanceMTBF AnalysisMTTR AnalysisPreventive MaintenanceCondition-Based Maintenance

Soft Skills

Problem SolvingCollaborationCommunication

Tools & Technologies

SAP PM/EAMVibration AnalysisInfrared ThermographyUltrasound AnalysisOil Analysis

Certifications & Qualifications

CMRPPredictive-Maintenance Certifications

Industry Keywords

Manufacturing EngineeringIndustrial MaintenanceEquipment ReliabilityMaintenance PlanningOEE

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
Develop and improve equipment maintenance and reliability strategies across manufacturing sites
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 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 risks and maintenance requirements
Review preventive maintenance programs and improve task content, frequencies and effectiveness
Identify opportunities to transition time-based preventive maintenance to condition-based and predictive maintenance
Improve connections between equipment failure modes and maintenance tasks
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 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 improvement opportunities
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 provider technical performance
Document lessons learned and share successful practices across sites
Travel up to 50%

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
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
U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are authorized to access information under this program/contract
Preferred: Experience with SAP PM/EAM
Preferred: Familiarity with FMEA, RCM, asset criticality or PM optimization
Preferred: Experience analyzing MTBF, MTTR, equipment downtime or other reliability metrics
Preferred: Exposure to predictive or condition-based maintenance technologies such as vibration analysis, infrared thermography, ultrasound or oil analysis
Preferred: Experience with automated or complex manufacturing equipment
Preferred: Experience working with OEMs or third-party equipment-service providers
Preferred: Exposure to maintenance planning and scheduling or maintenance work-management improvement
Preferred: Understanding of OEE and equipment availability
Preferred: Experience participating in equipment installation, commissioning or capital-equipment projects
Preferred: Familiarity with equipment maintainability, spare-parts requirements or maintenance-readiness reviews
Preferred: 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 (eligibility dependent on position and collective-bargaining coverage)