Reliability Engineer

Pratt & Whitney; Asheville (NC); On-site; USD 86,800 - 165,200; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits package including medical/ded

Annual incentive program

Job summary

Pratt & Whitney, a RTX company, seeks a Reliability Engineer to mature the asset reliability program for a large aerospace manufacturing facility in Asheville. You will refine the PM strategy, act as the technical point of contact for the IFM provider, and ensure reliability keeps production uninterrupted.

The role requires a mechanical/electrical/industrial background with hands-on facilities maintenance experience.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Electrical, or related STEM field is required.
• Minimum 5 years in industrial/manufacturing facilities maintenance and reliability, or 3+ years with advanced degree.
• Demonstrated experience building a maintenance reliability program from early state to mature system.
• Hands-on knowledge of HVAC, compressed air systems, and electrical distribution.
• Must be a U.S. Person (U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident).

Responsibilities

• Refine PM task frequencies and failure mode logic within site criticality framework.
• Maintain and improve maintenance work standards across critical mechanical equipment.
• Track reliability KPIs and close data gaps for accurate reporting.
• Coordinate with IFM planning; coach planner on work order quality and parts staging.
• Conduct RCA and FMEA for significant or recurring equipment failures.
• Support regulatory/audit readiness (FAA, ISO, AS9100) and asset management practices.
• Identify critical spares and validate IFM's inventory levels against history.

Skills

Reliability focus

Facility maintenance

HVAC knowledge

Electrical distribution

PM/maintenance planning

Data/tracking metrics

IFM coordination

Root cause analysis

RCA/FMEA

Audit readiness

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Electrical, or related STEM field

Advanced degree with 3+ years related experience

Tools

SAP PM

Job description

Date Posted: 2026-07-22

Country: United States of America

Location: US-NC-ASHEVILLE-330 ~ 330 Pratt Whitney Blvd ~ PRATT WHITNEY

Position Role Type: Onsite

U.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status Requirements: U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are authorized to access information under this program/contract.

Security Clearance Type: None/Not Required

Security Clearance Status: Not Required

At RTX, the world's largest aerospace and defense company, 185,000 great minds are united by purpose and inspired to make a difference solving the world’s most complex problems. With our three market leading businesses, world-class operations and investments in research and development, we offer capabilities and opportunity no one else can. Together, we push the boundaries of known science and find new ways to connect and protect our world.

Pratt & Whitney is a world leader in the design, manufacture and service of aircraft engines and auxiliary power systems and has been revolutionizing modern flight for over 100 years. Join us and help shape the future of aerospace and defense.

What You Will Do:

We are looking for a Reliability Engineer to mature the asset reliability program for a 1.2 million square foot advanced aerospace manufacturing facility. This role suits a mechanical, electrical, or industrial engineering background, or equivalent hands‑on experience in facilities maintenance and reliability.

You will refine an existing framework, criticality and PM strategy that is already established, by strengthening the data and metrics that measure program performance, and by serving as the technical point of contact for our Integrated Facilities Management (IFM) provider, coaching their planner and validating asset assessments against real operating history. This work protects production continuity by ensuring building infrastructure never becomes the reason the line stops.

If you are a reliability professional who thrives in a high-growth industrial environment, and understands that the building feeds the machines, we want to hear from you. This role offers a direct line to leadership, a greenfield program to call your own, and the opportunity to establish the reliability foundation for one of the most significant manufacturing expansions in Pratt & Whitney's history.

Key Responsibilities:

• Support Criticality-Based Maintenance Strategy: Refine PM task frequencies and failure mode logic within the site's criticality framework. Apply differentiated maintenance logic to N+1 systems, including chillers, pumps, and air handlers.
• Maintain PM Program Standards: Maintain and improve maintenance work standards, including task scope, frequency, and failure modes, across critical mechanical equipment. Recommend program adjustments to leadership as operating data matures.
• Track and Report Reliability KPIs: Track core reliability metrics, including preventive to reactive ratio, schedule compliance, mean time between failures, and backlog age. Identify and close data gaps limiting accurate metric reporting.
• Coordinate with IFM Planning: Serve as technical point of contact for IFM planning and scheduling. Coach the IFM planner on work order quality, job scoping, and parts staging. Validate IFM asset replacement assessments against failure history and criticality.
• Conduct Root Cause and Failure Analysis: Conduct RCA and FMEA for significant or recurring equipment failures. Translate findings into PM strategy updates.
• Support Audit Readiness: Maintain maintenance records and failure history in a form that supports regulatory and quality audits, including FAA, ISO, and AS9100 requirements. Apply asset management principles, such as ISO 55000, to keep maintenance decisions traceable.
• Support Critical Spares Strategy: Identify critical spare parts based on failure modes, lead time, and redundancy. Validate IFM's spares inventory levels against criticality and failure history.

Qualifications You Must Have:

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Electrical, or a related STEM field
• Minimum 5 years of experience in industrial or manufacturing facilities maintenance and reliability OR and Advanced degree with 3+ Years of related experience.
• Demonstrated experience developing a maintenance reliability program from an early or undeveloped state into a fully structured, mature system.
• Hands‑on working knowledge of facilities equipment including HVAC, compressed air systems, and electrical distribution
• SAP PM module experience including functional location structure, equipment master record configuration, and maintenance task list development
• Must be a U.S. Person (U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident)

Qualifications We Prefer:

• Certified Maintenance and Reliability Professional (CMRP) through SMRP
• Experience in aerospace, defense, or other high-reliability manufacturing environments
• Experience supporting capital equipment commissioning and utility dependency documentationAdvanced degree in reliability, maintenance, or systems engineering

This position is classified as:

Onsite: Employees who are working in Onsite roles will work primarily onsite. This includes all production and maintenance employees, as they are essential to the development of our products.

Candidates will learn more about role type and current site status throughout the recruiting process. For onsite and hybrid roles, commuting to and from the assigned site is the employee’s personal responsibility.

As part of our commitment to maintaining a secure hiring process, candidates may be asked to attend select steps of the interview process in‑person at one of our office locations, regardless of whether the role is designated as on‑site, hybrid or remote.

The salary range for this role is 86,800 USD - 165,200 USD. The salary range provided is a good faith estimate representative of all experience levels. RTX considers several factors when extending an offer, including but not limited to, the role, function and associated responsibilities, a candidate’s work experience, location, education/training, and key skills.

Hired applicants may be eligible for benefits, including but not limited to, medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short‑term disability, long‑term disability, 401(k) match, flexible spending accounts, flexible work schedules, employee assistance program, Employee Scholar Program, parental leave, paid time off, and holidays. Specific benefits are dependent upon the specific business unit as well as whether or not the position is covered by a collective‑bargaining agreement.

Hired applicants may be eligible for annual short‑term and/or long‑term incentive compensation programs depending on the level of the position and whether or not it is covered by a collective‑bargaining agreement. Payments under these annual programs are not guaranteed and are dependent upon a variety of factors including, but not limited to, individual performance, business unit performance, and/or the company’s performance.

This role is a U.S.-based role. If the successful candidate resides in a U.S. territory, the appropriate pay structure and benefits will apply.

RTX anticipates the application window closing approximately 40 days from the date the notice was posted. However, factors such as candidate flow and business necessity may require RTX to shorten or extend the application window.

RTX is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability or veteran status, or any other applicable state or federal protected class. RTX provides affirmative action in employment for qualified Individuals with a Disability and Protected Veterans in compliance with Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act and the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act.