Reliability Automation Engineer

Jobtailor; Brooksville (FL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor seeks a Senior Reliability Engineer for its Florida manufacturing site. You will lead RCA projects and drive reliability improvements across electrical/instrumentation systems, automation, and cybersecurity assets. Collaborate with IT and operations to optimize maintenance programs and SOPs.

Requires 12+ years in engineering and reliability in manufacturing, strong data analysis, and proven cross-functional teamwork. Spanish a plus.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical, Electronic, Computer, or Networking engineering.
• 12+ years of experience in engineering, maintenance, reliability, automation, networking, and CyberSecurity in an industrial manufacturing environment.
• Proven experience with preventive and predictive maintenance methodologies.
• Experience leading RCA, FMEA, downtime analysis, or fishbone analyses.
• Engineering/specification/design of electrical/instrumentation/automation/networking systems and assets.
• Excellent communication, teamwork and presentation skills.
• Ability to work independently and lead cross-functional teams.
• Knowledge of regulatory and industrial standards for electrical/instrumentation/automation networks.
• Experience with CMMS and reliability strategies (RCM, TPM, spare parts management).
• Proficiency with SAP, AutoCAD, and PLC/HMI systems.

Responsibilities

• Maintain safety as a top priority and ensure activities meet all requirements and SOPs.
• Analyze data to justify life-cycle cost and reliability improvement actions.
• Assist in engineering, design, specification, and technical support of electrical/instrumentation assets.
• Assist or manage execution of projects for reliability improvement in coordination with IT.
• Identify and resolve long-term electrical asset concerns.
• Lead Root Cause Analysis (RCA) for major failures and track corrective actions.
• Monitor and optimize Predictive and Preventive Maintenance programs.
• Review and update SMPs and SOPs.
• Identify, pilot and implement new technologies for reliability improvement.
• Drive high-impact issue resolution with urgency and integrity.
• Utilize Six Sigma methodologies for continuous improvement of reliability.
• Track and report on KPIs and key initiatives.

Skills

Root Cause Analysis

Reliability engineering

Data analysis

Communication skills

Cross-functional teamwork

Independent work

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical, Electronic, Computer, or Networking Engineering

Tools

SAP

AutoCAD

PowerPoint

Visio

Excel

Rockwell PLCs

Modicon PLCs

HMIs

CMMS

Job description

Responsibilities

• Maintain safety as a top priority and assures that everyday activities meet all requirements, standard safety procedures, hazards assessments, work permits, etc
• Analyze data and information from multiple sources to identify, recommend and justify life‑cycle cost and reliability improvement activities
• Assist in engineering, design, specification, assessment and technical support of electrical, instrumentation, automation, networking and Cybersecurity equipment, and assets
• Assist in or Manage execution and commissioning of expense/capital projects or initiatives for electrical, instrumentation, automation, networking, and Cybersecurity reliability improvement in coordination with the IT department
• Identify and resolve long‑term or chronic electrical asset concerns
• Own and lead the Root Cause Analysis (RCA) process for major failures to ensure prevention of re‑occurrence and follow ups on pending tasks to support the BU’s until it’s get done
• Monitor and Optimize Predictive and Preventive Maintenance programs at operating facilities
• Review and update Standard Maintenance Procedures (SMP) and Standard Operating Procedures (SOP)
• Identify, pilot and implement new technologies for reliability improvement
• Drive resolution of highest impact issues with a strong sense of urgency and integrity
• Utilize Six Sigma methodologies for continuous improvement of Reliability
• Track and report on KPI’s, metrics and key initiatives

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical, or Electronic, or Computer, or Networking Engineering with a minimum of 12 years of experience in areas of engineering, maintenance, reliability, automation, networking, CyberSecurity in an industrial manufacturing environment
• Proven experience in maintenance and engineering of electrical, instrumentation, automation, networking equipment such as low/medium/high voltage switchgear, transformers, motors, distribution systems, MCCs, VFDs, PLCs, HMIs, Process Control Network, Cybersecurity, and CEMS/DAHS systems
• Proven knowledge of Preventive and Predictive maintenance methodologies and technologies
• Proven experience in execution of Reliability methodologies such as RCA, RCI, FMEA, Statistical downtime analysis, Fishbone analysis etc
• Proven experience in engineering, specification and design of electrical/instrumentation/automation/networking systems, assets and projects
• Excellent communication, team interaction and presentation skills
• Proven ability to work independently as well as lead/participate on cross functional teams.
• Proven experience as a self-starter who effectively manages multiple tasks and achieves results with minimal supervision
• Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
• Proven understanding of electrical/instrumentation/automation/networking/cybersecurity regulatory and industrial standards and codes
• Proven understanding of control and instrumentation systems in an industrial manufacturing environment
• Proven experience in CMMS systems
• Proven knowledge of Six Sigma methodologies and techniques
• Proven knowledge of reliability methodologies and strategies such as RCM, TPM, Spare Parts Management, Planning & Scheduling and CMMS optimization
• Proven skills with software such as SAP, AutoCAD, Power Point, Visio, Excel, Word, Rockwell PLCs, Modicon PLCs, HMIs, Networking, PIMs, Cybersecurity
• Bilingual in Spanish a plus