Equipment Reliability Engineer

Flex; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Flex is seeking an Equipment Reliability Engineer located in Austin, TX. You will lead reliability initiatives across high-volume manufacturing, leverage CMMS data, and partner with Operations and Maintenance to boost OEE.

This role requires strong MTBF/MTTR analysis, predictive maintenance strategies, and mentoring of reliability staff to drive continuous improvement. If you excel at data-driven problem solving and coordinating cross-functional projects, join Flex to deliver reliable equipment

Qualifications

• BS in Mechanical, Industrial or Manufacturing engineering or equivalent.
• Manufacturing maintenance experience totaling 3 to 5+ years desirable.
• At least 2 years working directly with a CMMS system including configuring new assets therein.
• Knowledge of predictive and preventive maintenance tools and world class asset care.
• Proven track record of engineering and maintenance with the ability to apply engineering and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to prioritize and multi-task under continuously changing business priorities.
• Demonstrated leadership in the deployment of reliability engineering best practices within a complex manufacturing operation.
• Experience in implementing reliability initiatives in an automated manufacturing facility.

Responsibilities

• Coach, develop, and mentor reliability engineering staff to strengthen technical capabilities and team performance.
• Analyze equipment failure and downtime data to identify trends and drive improvements in overall equipment reliability.
• Develop and implement predictive maintenance strategies, procedures, and tools to enhance asset performance and reduce unplanned downtime.
• Perform and communicate MTBF and MTTR to support data-driven decision-making.
• Provide technical leadership in troubleshooting efforts and lead initiatives to implement effective corrective and preventive actions.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams—including engineering, operations, and maintenance—to optimize Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE).
• Manage and prioritize multiple projects, adjusting priorities as needed to align with business goals and operational demands.
• Continuously improve the utilization and effectiveness of CMMS and other downtime tracking systems, including reporting and analytics.
• Conduct Root Cause Failure Analysis and lead implementation of sustainable corrective actions to prevent recurrence.
• Maintain strong customer relationships through effective communication, technical support, and performance delivery.
• Serve as a role model by demonstrating leadership, accountability, and the ability to deliver results through team collaboration.
• Independently handle complex issues with minimal supervision, while escalating only the most complex issues to appropriate staff.

Skills

CMMS

Predictive maintenance

MTBF/MTTR

OEE analysis

Leadership

Cross-functional teamwork

Data analysis

Problem solving

Education

BS in Mechanical/Industrial/Manufacturing engineering

Tools

CMMS configuration

Job description

Flex is the diversified manufacturing partner of choice that helps market-leading brands design, build and deliver innovative products that improve the world. A career at Flex offers the opportunity to make a difference and invest in your growth in a respectful, inclusive, and collaborative environment. If you are excited about a role but don't meet every bullet point, we encourage you to apply and join us to create the extraordinary.

At Flex, we welcome people of all backgrounds. Our employees thrive here by living our values: we support each other as we strive to find a better way, we move fast with discipline and purpose, and we do the right thing always.

Through a respectful, inclusive and collaborative culture, a career at Flex offers the opportunity to make a difference, invest in your career growth and join our purpose -- to make great products that create value and improve people’s lives.

Job summary: To support our extraordinary teams who build great products and contribute to our growth, we’re looking to add an Equipment Reliability Engineer located in Austin, TX LUSA.

Reporting to Manager, as part of the site engineering team, the Equipment Reliability Engineer is responsible for Equipment Reliability Engineering across a diverse manufacturing operation.

This role provides technical leadership for inputs, data structure, and reports & analysis within the Corrective Maintenance Management System (CMMS) and other systems used to calculate OEE, Downtime, Line & Machine Utilization metrics. The role will work closely across functions including Operations, Engineering, and Maintenance to champion projects to improve equipment availability & performance. Reliability analysis with recommendations to senior management are a key part of this role as part of continuous improvement. Strong organizational skills are required to successfully optimize the availability of the high-volume production lines.

What a typical day looks like:

• Coach, develop, and mentor reliability engineering staff to strengthen technical capabilities and team performance.
• Analyze equipment failure and downtime data to identify trends and drive improvements in overall equipment reliability.
• Develop and implement predictive maintenance strategies, procedures, and tools to enhance asset performance and reduce unplanned downtime.
• Perform and communicate MTBF and MTTR to support data-driven decision-making.
• Provide technical leadership in troubleshooting efforts and lead initiatives to implement effective corrective and preventive actions.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams—including engineering, operations, and maintenance—to optimize Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE).
• Manage and prioritize multiple projects, adjusting priorities as needed to align with business goals and operational demands.
• Continuously improve the utilization and effectiveness of CMMS and other downtime tracking systems, including reporting and analytics.
• Conduct Root Cause Failure Analysis and lead implementation of sustainable corrective actions to prevent recurrence.
• Maintain strong customer relationships through effective communication, technical support, and performance delivery.
• Serve as a role model by demonstrating leadership, accountability, and the ability to deliver results through team collaboration.
• Independently handle complex issues with minimal supervision, while escalating only the most complex issues to appropriate staff.

The experience we’re looking to add to our team:

• BS in Mechanical, Industrial or Manufacturing engineering or equivalent.
• Manufacturing maintenance experience totaling 3 to 5+ years desirable.
• At least 2 years working directly with a CMMS system including configuring new assets therein.
• Knowledge of predictive and preventive maintenance tools and world class asset care.
• Proven track record of engineering and maintenance with the ability to apply engineering and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to prioritize and multi-task under continuously changing business priorities.
• Demonstrated leadership in the deployment of reliability engineering best practices within a complex manufacturing operation.
• Experience in implementing reliability initiatives in an automated manufacturing facility.

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