Reliability Engineer

DESCRIPTION:
The RE is responsible for providing the technical support and implementation activities described below to maximize the maintenance related uptime and operating efficiencies of equipment and facility assets. These activities help minimize costs and contribute to the profitability and performance of the business.

The RE is engaged in any or all of the below activities, often working in a team environment:

- The RE monitors the status of their reliability maintenance program evolution relative to corporate program strategies.
- The RE provides measurements of program progress and effectiveness such as the proportion of work that is planned/scheduled, emergency work, preventive maintenance, condition based monitoring work, equipment uptime, overall equipment effectiveness and mean time between failures.
- The RE implements reliability maintenance program improvements for the assets under their responsibility.
- The RE makes maintenance budget recommendations.
- The RE facilitates the identification and communication of the root causes of equipment/system failures. When the root cause of equipment/system failures can be attributed to operational practices, then the RE works with operations in the modification of that practice; When losses are maintenance related the RE initiates activities to eliminate the root causes.
- The RE is responsible for recommending to the Asset Manager the criticality ranking of the assets under their care, typically using Reliability Centered Maintenance approaches, and for defining the proactive maintenance approaches that are cost beneficial to the business. Typical "maintenance approaches" include run to failure, clock and run time based preventive maintenance, condition monitoring approaches such as vibration analysis and oil analysis and thermography and ultrasonic analysis, and inspection routines including their content, and on line alarm monitoring approaches where appropriate.
- When condition based monitoring approaches are used, the RE interprets the results of the condition based information. The RE then recommends and implements approved adjustments to the preventative maintenance tasks and frequency.
- The RE specifies parts, inventory quantities and the special storage requirements for critical spare parts.
- The RE provides reliability maintenance input to engineering to create designs which minimize life cycle costs.
- The RE develops procedures and specifications for the reliability maintenance aspects of existing and new equipment.

Assignment Requirements/qualifications:
- Bachelors or Masters level degree (in Engineering): Knowledge of respective techniques, practices, precedents, theory and principles.
- Associates level degree with 5+ years practical equipment design/maintenance experience
- Equipment reliability principles, mechanical integrity, and non-destructive testing (NDT) disciplines knowledge preferred
- Advanced computer use skills and knowledge of CMMS required; Use and knowledge of Reliability and NDT software tools preferred
- Demonstrated technical capabilities and understanding of maintenance work processes and the interfaces with other functional groups
- Previous maintenance engineering experience preferred. Project management experience and/or equipment reliability principles knowledge preferred.
- Good communication skills and the ability to interact with all levels of the organization.

Ideal candidate would have a Mechanical, Chemical or Industrial Engineering degree/experience..

*Candidate MUST be able to lift up to 40lbs and work (safety harnessed) up to heights of 30ft.

SKILLS
CMMS

Synectics is an Equal Opportunity Employer.