Reliability Engineer

Job Description

Description
A Reliability Engineer will be responsible for originating and developing analysis methods to determine reliability of components, equipment, and processes. Acquires and analyzes data. Prepares diagrams, charts, drawings, calculations and reports to define reliability problems and make recommendations for improvements. Conducts an analysis of reliability problems and investigates to determine the required reliability approach for the situation, with consideration given to the cost limitations for equipment uptime/downtime, repair/replacement costs and weight, size and availability of materials/equipment. Determines cost advantages of alternatives and develops action plans that comply with internal/external customers’ demands for reliability processes/equipment to avoid failures. Design and track maintenance, quality, and root cause metrics and analyses.

Responsibilities:

Works under general direction of project engineers or manager, or under general administrative instruction in performing detailed reliability studies and calculations of component/system reliabilities.
Considers impact of costs on recommended action plans for avoiding/correcting problems during the design phase or remedial action for correcting reliability problems on installed equipment; performs root cause failure analysis to help prevent failures.
Plans and performs engineering research, design development, or manufacturing/process engineering assignments, including responsibility for major subsections of complex projects using general engineering practices influenced by the general theme of reliability principles.
Recognizes that assignments are broad in nature and require appreciable originality and ingenuity to complete them and considerable latitude for unreviewed actions or decisions.
Read and interpret blueprints, technical drawings, schematics, and computer-generated reports.
Translate information related to machines in order to accomplish ISO regulations.
Qualifications
Job Qualifications

Required Work Experience/Skills & Education

Exceptional project management skills
Bachelor’s Degree required
At least five years experience
Process Validation
Risk Analysis, including use of FMEA
Proficiency with CAD software
Strong Mechanical troubleshooting skills