Reliability Engineer

Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA); Boston (MA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

MBTA is seeking a Reliability Engineer to support Reliability and Asset Management programs, monitor assets, improve safety and reduce maintenance costs. The role reports to the Senior Manager of Reliability Engineering and collaborates across Engineering, Planning and Asset Management, E&M and Vehicle Maintenance.

You will lead RC modeling, failure analysis and data-driven decisions to improve performance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent
• Experience with reliability engineering principles and data analysis
• Knowledge of Enterprise Asset Management Systems (EAMS) and Asset Configuration Management (ACM)
• 3+ years in rail signaling, track maintenance, transit power, or facilities maintenance, or equivalent experience in performance monitoring and data auditing

Responsibilities

• Lead programs to improve reliability, availability, maintainability, and safety for all Infrastructure and Fleet asset classes.
• Apply maintenance, technology, and innovation strategies to minimize risks to levels of service.
• Cultivate relationships with asset class owners under E&M and Vehicle Maintenance.
• Collect asset performance data and document as part of the Asset Management Program.
• Apply Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM) methods to guide MBTA departments in maintaining assets.
• Identify root causes of failure to implement effective solutions.
• Monitor critical assets for failure trends and publish performance reports.
• Analyze asset data to support engineering and budget decisions.
• Develop and document condition-based assessments for asset types.
• Establish maintenance cycles and refurbishment criteria based on data-driven metrics.

Skills

Reliability Engineering

Asset Management

RCM

Data Analysis

Failure Analysis

Root Cause Analysis

EAMS

ACM

Reporting

Stakeholder Management

Education

Bachelor's degree in related field

Master's degree substitution for experience

Tools

EAMS

ACM

Job description

In line with 49 CFR 625, 630, and 673 requirements, the Reliability Engineer will assist in the Reliability and Asset Management program to monitor and manage public transportation capital and operating assets to enhance safety, reduce maintenance costs, increase reliability, and improve performance.

The successful candidate for this role will report to the Senior Manager of Reliability Engineering under Engineering, Planning, and Asset Management. The candidate will play a pivotal role in determining maintenance and engineering priorities within all modes of transportation through failure analysis and help develop a Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM) program. This role will act as the primary liaison to the Engineering and Maintenance Department (E&M) and Vehicle Maintenance (VM) to integrate reliability engineering efforts into an existing Preventative Maintenance Inspection program. This position will also be responsible for the development of the RCM branch of the Reliability Engineering department (interviewing, onboarding, forecasting, and establishing departmental policies for a new segment of the business).

• Serves as the lead on programs related to improving reliability, availability, maintainability, and safety for all Infrastructure and Fleet asset classes.
• Apply maintenance, technology, and innovation strategies for equipment, utilities, and facilities that minimize risks to levels of service.
• Cultivate strong relationships with all individual asset class owners under E&M and Vehicle Maintenance.
• Collect asset performance data, verify and document as part of the Asset Management Program.
• Apply Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM) methods to guide MBTA departments in maintaining assets using best practices.
• Leads efforts in determining root causes of failure of MBTA revenue and non-revenue assets to ensure problems are identified at the correct level so appropriate solutions can be implemented.
• Serves as a champion for all asset classes to ensure critical assets are monitored consistently for failure trends and performance.
• Utilizes analysis tools and methods to independently develop performance reports on a daily, weekly, monthly, or yearly basis as required to ensure timely and relevant performance reporting is published to asset owners.
• Analyzes projected product utilization and calculates the cumulative effect on final system reliability.
• Drafts failure mode and effect analysis reports, and formulates mathematical models to identify assets posing excessive failure risks
• Propose changes in design and develop work/maintenance plans to implement actions based on data analyses.
• Supports the implementation of the Enterprise Asset Management system (EAM), Asset Configuration Management (ACM), and the management of data across numerous databases to ensure the quality and integrity of the data.
• Advises and confers with engineers in design review meetings to give reliability findings and recommendations.
• Assist with the development and documentation of condition-based assessments for each individual asset type.
• Document determining inspection criteria for verifying the condition of assets and monitor maintenance practices and procedures.
• Establish criteria for component removal, refurbishment, and preventive maintenance cycles based on data-driven metrics.
• Measure the effectiveness of asset (both class and individual) maintenance programs.
• Prepare, author, and develop periodic detailed reports to Senior Managers, Directors, Managers, Superintendents, and Supervisors based upon data derived from the EAMS to identify instances requiring engineering improvement.
• Review inspections, test samples, reports, and other data to determine the Maintenance Condition of assets and components.
• Create, analyze, and interpret EAM reports and data to assist with engineering and budget decisions.
• Respond to each inquiry, whether from a customer, vendor, or co-worker professionally and courteously.
• Support the Asset and Quality Management division policies and procedures by monitoring that policies and procedures are followed as they relate to assets, audit requirements, and other MBTA manuals and directives.
• Uphold the rights and interests of the Authority while building and maintaining an effective relationship with employees.
• Assist in the management of a workforce by ensuring the fair and consistent application and strict adherence to the rules, regulations, collective bargaining agreements (if applicable), and policies of the Authority including the EEO, Anti- Discrimination and Anti-Harassment and Anti-Retaliation policies.
• Perform related duties and projects as assigned.
• Work effectively with a diverse workforce.

Additional responsibilities may include focus on one or more departments or locations. See applicable addendum for department or location specific functions.

Supervision

• None

Substitutions

• A high school diploma or GED with an additional seven (7) years of directly related experience substitutes for the bachelor’s degree requirement.
• An associate’s degree from an accredited institution and an additional three (3) years of directly related experience substitutes for the bachelor’s degree requirement.
• A master’s degree in a related subject substitutes for two (2) years of general experience.
• A nationally recognized certification, or statewide/professional certification in a related field substitutes for one (1) year of experience.

• Greater than three (3) years of experience in either/or rail signaling, track structure maintenance, transit power systems or buildings and facilities maintenance, facilities construction, and knowledge of civil specifications and drawings or strong experience in performance monitoring, performance reporting, data analysis or auditing.
• Experience with engineering and maintenance
• Knowledge of Systems Engineering methodologies.
• Knowledge of Risk Management.
• Knowledge of Spatial Analytics.
• Knowledge of Enterprise Asset Management Systems
• Knowledge of Reliability Engineering Principles or Data Analysis.