Reliability Engineer

Position Summary

The Reliability Engineer is responsible for improving the reliability, availability, and maintainability of manufacturing equipment and facility systems. This position works closely with Operations, Maintenance, Quality, and Engineering teams to reduce equipment failures, improve production uptime, optimize maintenance strategies, and support continuous improvement initiatives. The Reliability Engineer will utilize data analysis, root cause failure analysis, predictive maintenance technologies, and reliability-centered maintenance principles to maximize asset performance and support safe manufacturing operations.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Lead reliability improvement initiatives for forging presses, heat treat furnaces, machining centers, cranes, compressors, utility systems, and other critical manufacturing equipment.
• Perform Root Cause Failure Analysis (RCFA) on significant equipment failures and implement corrective actions.
• Develop and maintain preventive and predictive maintenance programs.
• Monitor equipment performance using reliability metrics including:
• Identify chronic equipment issues and develop sustainable solutions.
• Analyze maintenance and production data to improve asset performance.
• Support vibration analysis, thermography, oil analysis, ultrasonic testing, and other predictive maintenance technologies.
• Develop maintenance procedures, equipment standards, and best practices.
• Collaborate with maintenance planners to improve PM effectiveness and spare parts strategies.
• Support capital improvement projects and equipment upgrades.
• Participate in Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA) and risk assessments.
• Assist in developing equipment criticality rankings and asset management strategies.
• Ensure compliance with safety, environmental, and quality requirements.
• Provide technical guidance and training to maintenance technicians and operations personnel.
• Support Lean Manufacturing and Continuous Improvement initiatives.

Qualifications

Required

• Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or related technical field.
• Three to seven years of reliability, maintenance, or manufacturing engineering experience.
• Experience in heavy manufacturing, metal fabrication, forging, aerospace, or industrial environments.
• Strong understanding of mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic, and electrical systems.
• Experience conducting Root Cause Failure Analysis.
• Proficiency using CMMS systems such as SAP, Maximo, or similar maintenance software.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel and data analysis tools.

Preferred

• Certified Maintenance & Reliability Professional (CMRP).
• Lean Manufacturing and/or Six Sigma certification.
• Knowledge of predictive maintenance technologies.
• Experience with aerospace manufacturing requirements and quality systems.
• Experience supporting large industrial presses, furnaces, CNC equipment, or material handling systems.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Strong troubleshooting and diagnostic skills.
• Ability to interpret engineering drawings and technical documentation.
• Understanding of reliability-centered maintenance (RCM) principles.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
• Ability to prioritize multiple projects in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
• Strong project management capabilities.

Physical Requirements

• Frequent work in manufacturing and industrial environments.
• Ability to walk production floors and inspect equipment.
• Ability to work around heat, noise, moving machinery, and other industrial conditions.
• May require occasional lifting up to 25 pounds.
• Occasional travel between company locations may be required.

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

• Reduction in unplanned downtime.
• Improvement in MTBF.
• Reduction in maintenance costs.
• Improved OEE performance.
• Completion of reliability improvement projects.
• PM/PdM program effectiveness.
• Reduction in repeat equipment failures.

With more than 120 operations and approximately 20,000 employees worldwide, Precision Castparts Corp. is the market leader in manufacturing large, complex structural investment castings, airfoil castings, forged components, aerostructures and highly engineered, critical fasteners for aerospace applications. In addition, we are the leading producer of airfoil castings for the industrial gas turbine market. We also manufacture extruded seamless pipe, fittings, and forgings for power generation and oil & gas applications; commercial and military airframe aerostructures; and metal alloys and other materials for the casting and forging industries. With such critical applications, we insist on quality and dependability – not just in the materials and products we make, but in the people we recruit.

PCC is relentless in its dedication to being a high-quality, low-cost and on-time producer; delivering the highest value to its customers while continually pursuing strategic, profitable growth.

In 2016, Berkshire Hathaway, led by Chairman and CEO Warren E. Buffett, acquired Precision Castparts Corp.