Reliability Engineer

Linde; Alabama; On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Educational and professional growth

Job summary

Linde is seeking a Reliability Engineer to collaborate with reliability and operations teams to resolve long-term asset issues and reliability threats, and to lead root cause analysis for major failures.

You will analyze data to justify life-cycle cost and reliability improvements, support projects to maximize reliability, and update maintenance procedures. Travel domestically 20–25% is expected.

Qualifications

• Degree in Mechanical, Electrical, or Chemical Engineering (BS).
• Minimum of five years’ experience in maintenance or reliability engineering in an industrial setting.
• Hands-on experience maintaining mechanical equipment (compressors, heat exchangers, pumps, chillers, cooling towers, piping, hydraulic and pneumatic systems).
• Ability to read Piping and Instrumentation Diagrams and machinery drawings with confidence.
• Apply preventive and predictive maintenance methodologies and technologies.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with reliability and operations teams to resolve long-term asset issues and reliability threats.
• Analyze data to justify life-cycle cost and reliability improvements.
• Lead Root Cause Analysis for major failures to prevent recurrence.
• Support engineering, design, specification, and execution of projects to maximize reliability and operability.
• Review and update Standard Maintenance and Operating Procedures.

Skills

Reliability engineering

Maintenance experience

P&ID interpretation

Preventive maintenance

Predictive maintenance

Team collaboration

Self-starter

Microsoft Office

Communication

Education

Bachelor of Science in Mechanical/Electrical/Chemical Engineering

Job description

• You will collaborate with reliability and operations teams to identify and resolve long-term asset issues and reliability threats
• Analyze data from various sources to recommend and justify life-cycle cost and reliability improvements
• Lead Root Cause Analysis for major failures to prevent recurrence
• Support engineering, design, specification, and execution of projects to maximize reliability and operability
• Further, you will review and update Standard Maintenance and Operating procedures
• Conduct and assist with Reliability Assessments of facilities and equipment
• Apply Six Sigma methodologies to drive continuous reliability improvements
• Support the setup of new facilities and reliability programs
• Lead key reliability programs and initiatives to enhance asset performance
• Also, you will assist in identifying critical spares and creating Bills of Materials for essential assets
• Accessibility during off-hours (laptop and cell phone) is occasionally required

What Makes You Great:

• You hold a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical, Electrical, or Chemical Engineering
• Bring a minimum of five years’ experience in maintenance or reliability engineering within an industrial manufacturing environment
• Further, you demonstrate hands‑on experience with maintenance and engineering of mechanical equipment including compressors, heat exchangers, pumps, chillers, cooling towers, piping, hydraulic, and pneumatic systems
• Interpret and understand Piping and Instrumentation Diagrams and machinery drawings confidently
• You apply knowledge of preventive and predictive maintenance methodologies and technologies
• Design, specify, and engineer mechanical systems, assets, and projects effectively
• Also you communicate clearly and collaborate well within teams, delivering presentations as needed
• Work independently and lead or contribute actively to cross‑functional teams
• Manage multiple tasks efficiently as a self‑starter, achieving results with minimal supervision
• Utilize computers and standard software packages such as Microsoft Office and email proficiently
• This position typically requires approximately 20-25% travel domestically

Why you will love working with us:

Linde is a leading global industrial gases and engineering company with 2025 sales of $34 billion. We live our mission of making our world more productive every day by providing high‑quality solutions, technologies and services which are making our customers more successful and helping to sustain, decarbonize and protect our planet.

Linde serves a variety of end markets such as chemicals & energy, food & beverage, electronics, healthcare, manufacturing, metals and mining. Linde’s industrial gases and technologies are used in countless applications, enabling space exploration and launch technologies, delivering ultra‑high‑purity and specialty gases for semiconductor manufacturing, providing life‑saving medical oxygen and enabling clean hydrogen production and carbon capture to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Linde also delivers state‑of‑the‑art gas processing solutions to support customer growth, efficiency improvements and emissions reductions.

What we offer you!

At Linde, the sky is not the limit. If you’re looking to build a career where your work reaches beyond your job description and betters the people with whom you work, the communities we serve, and the world in which we all live, at Linde, your opportunities are limitless. Be Linde. Be Limitless.

• Linde offers competitive compensation and an outstanding benefits package. Enjoy access to health, dental, disability, and life insurance, paid holidays and vacation, 401(k) matching, pension benefits, an employee discount program, and opportunities for educational and professional growth.
• Additional compensation may vary depending on the position and organizational level. Build your future with us while making an impact every day!

Linde thanks all applicants in advance for their interest; however, only those applicants who are being considered for an interview will be contacted.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression or any other reason prohibited by applicable law.

Linde Inc. acts responsibly towards its shareholders, business partners, employees, society and the environment in every one of its business areas, regions and locations across the globe. The company is committed to technologies and products that unite the goals of customer value and sustainable development.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of employees assigned to this position. Therefore employees assigned may be required to perform additional job tasks required by the manager.