Senior Reliability Engineer

Role Summary

Senior Reliability Engineer responsible for enhancing reliability, design, and development of IG manufacturing and support equipment. Acts as a central liaison across operations, maintenance, manufacturing, automation, quality assurance, validation, and utilities engineering to drive cross-functional collaboration and continuous improvement in equipment performance and system reliability.

Responsibilities

• Develop maintenance strategies, plans, SOPs, parts lists, BOMs, and frequency schedules for new and modified equipment.
• Collaborate with safety, quality, and manufacturing teams to perform equipment importance level assessments.
• Review, improve, and update maintenance SOPs, parts lists, BOMs, and ensure CMMS data integrity for existing equipment.
• Analyze CMMS data to identify trends and prioritize areas for improvement.
• Conduct functional equivalency assessments for spare parts.
• Support or lead equipment troubleshooting efforts in collaboration with engineering, manufacturing, and maintenance teams.
• Lead and facilitate Root Cause Failure Analysis (RCFA) and Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA).
• Drive Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM) improvement initiatives within assigned areas.
• Serve as the Reliability Engineering subject matter expert (SME) during audits.
• Lead the implementation of predictive maintenance technologies to enhance equipment uptime.
• Participate in technical reviews for equipment design projects.
• Contribute to Factory Acceptance Testing (FAT) and commissioning of new or modified equipment as needed.
• Identify and lead cost, waste, and energy reduction opportunities.
• Manage assigned tasks related to change control, Quality CAPAs, and Safety CAPAs.
• Report project and operational metrics to upper management.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Required: Bachelor‚Äôs degree in an engineering discipline with 3‚Äì5 years of relevant experience
• Required: Minimum of 2 years of experience in a reliability engineering role
• Preferred: Familiarity with GMP environments

Skills

• Strong ability to manage and prioritize multiple tasks effectively
• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and MS Project
• Solid understanding of core engineering principles, including heat transfer, mass transfer, thermodynamics, and fluid mechanics
• Experience in a collaborative, team-based environment
• Familiarity with biotechnology manufacturing operations (cell culture, purification, aseptic filling, packaging, and supporting systems such as CIP, SIP, HVAC, plant and clean utilities)
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to work cross-functionally as a collaborative team member

Education

• Bachelor‚Äôs degree in an engineering discipline

Additional Requirements

• None specific beyond listed qualifications.