On-Site Maintenance Engineer — Reliability & Upgrades

Apex Systems; Dublin (VA); On-site; USD 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K plan

HSA

Professional development

ESPP

Job summary

Apex Systems is seeking an on-site Maintenance Engineer for our client in Dublin, VA. This full-time, first-shift role involves maintaining and improving industrial equipment, leading reliability projects, and supporting operations through data-driven maintenance and troubleshooting.

Responsibilities include developing PM/CBM strategies, analyzing downtime and failures, maintaining electrical drawings, and coordinating with suppliers and contractors to improve uptime and performance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or Electrical Engineering Technology.
• Associate degree in Electrical Engineering with significant industrial maintenance experience supporting automation, controls, robotics, and manufacturing systems.
• Experience supporting industrial equipment, maintenance engineering, reliability engineering, or electrical systems.
• Knowledge of equipment troubleshooting, reliability improvement, and preventive maintenance methodologies.
• Experience working with industrial electrical systems, controls, automation equipment, and manufacturing processes.
• Strong analytical and root cause problem-solving abilities.
• Ability to manage projects, coordinate stakeholders, and drive corrective actions to completion.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work effectively across maintenance, operations, engineering, facilities, and supplier organizations.

Responsibilities

• Improve equipment reliability through maintenance engineering, root cause analysis, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Develop and optimize preventive, predictive, and condition-based maintenance strategies for industrial equipment and automated systems.
• Analyze equipment failures, downtime events, and maintenance data to identify trends and improve system performance.
• Maintain equipment documentation, electrical drawings, schematics, and technical records, ensuring updates are completed following modifications.
• Recommend and manage critical spare parts inventories, including identification of obsolete components and replacement strategies.
• Participate in downtime review and emergency work order analysis to identify root causes and implement corrective actions.
• Generate KPI reports and performance metrics using maintenance systems and reporting tools.
• Partner with equipment manufacturers, suppliers, and contractors to improve equipment reliability and uptime.
• Lead and execute reliability improvement projects focused on eliminating recurring equipment failures.
• Provide technical support and troubleshooting assistance to maintenance and operations teams during equipment breakdowns.
• Develop technical specifications and requirements for new equipment purchases, upgrades, and major repairs.
• Design and implement improvements that reduce equipment vulnerabilities and increase reliability.
• Coordinate maintenance engineering projects, shutdown activities, and condition-based maintenance initiatives.
• Support equipment selection and project teams by ensuring maintainability, reliability, and plant standards are incorporated into new installations.

Job description

Apex Systems is seeking an on-site Maintenance Engineer for our client in Dublin, VA. This full-time, first-shift role involves maintaining and improving industrial equipment, leading reliability projects, and supporting operations through data-driven maintenance and troubleshooting.

Responsibilities include developing PM/CBM strategies, analyzing downtime and failures, maintaining electrical drawings, and coordinating with suppliers and contractors to improve uptime and performance.