Reliability Engineer

AES Corporation; Salt Lake City (UT); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

The AES Corporation is seeking a Reliability Engineer to optimize MV/HV asset reliability across our power portfolio. You will analyze reliability, perform root cause analysis, lead major repairs, and drive continuous improvement in uptime and efficiency.

You will coordinate with OEMs, assess repowering opportunities, and help structure asset data in CMMS/ERP. Strong communication, planning, and breadth of technical knowledge are essential to advancing AES reliability goals.

Qualifications

• Extensive knowledge of MV/HV electrical equipment.
• Excellent communication and planning skills.
• Ability to work with minimal supervision and drive results.

Responsibilities

• Analyze reliability and availability of MV/HV hardware and components.
• Perform root cause analysis for equipment failures and recommend improvements.
• Lead major repairs to operational sites and coordinate with OEMs.
• Evaluate repowering opportunities with cost-benefit analysis.
• Improve uptime and efficiency through new practices.
• Oversee asset data structure in CMMS/ERP and develop asset hierarchies.

Skills

Reliability engineering

Root cause analysis

MV/HV systems

Asset management

Communication

Tools

CMMS/ERP

Asset hierarchies

Job description

Are you ready to be part of a companythat'snot just talking about the future, but actively shaping it? Join The AES Corporation, the largest US-based global power company witha teamof 8,300employees across 12 countries.

AES has beenranked #1 byBloombergNEFin renewable energy sales to corporations in the US and Americas for five consecutive years, providing electricityformillions of peopleworldwide.

We are proud to foster a strong workplace culture, earning prominent positions in Great Place to Work rankings across the markets where weoperate. AES was also named one of the World's Most Ethical Companies for the 13th consecutive year in 2026, highlighting our dedication to integrity, transparency, and responsible business practices.

Our spirit of innovation continues to earn industry recognition. AES is the only seven-time winner of the Edison Electric Institute's Edison Awards in the twenty-first century, a distinction honoringglobal leadership in advancing the electric power industry. Ifyou'reready to be part of a companythat'snot just adapting to change, but driving it, AES is the place for you.We'renot just building a more sustainable future,we'repowering it.

AES's mission is to improve lives by accelerating a safer and greener energy future. We are a global, agile, cohesive organization with an employee engagement level akin to a startup company. AES businesses throughout the world are often recognized as great places to work. Our people share a passion to help meet the world's current and increasing energy needs, while providing communities and countries the opportunity for economic growth due to the availability of reliable, affordable electric power. The role serves a pivotal responsibility to ensure that AES CE operates and maintains the portfolio to standards that exceed industry best-practice.

A day in the life of an AES Clean Energy Reliability Engineer will include, but is not limited to:

• Analyzing reliability and availability of MV/HV hardware and components
• Performing root cause analysis for equipment failures and developing recommendations to optimize asset reliability, coordinating remediation with OEMs as needed
• Leading and facilitating major repairs to operational sites
• Evaluating operational sites for repowering and retrofit opportunities including cost benefit analysis and long-term repower planning
• Implementing new practices to improve uptime and efficiency
• Oversee the development and structure of asset master data within the CMMS/ERP system, including assisting in developing new asset hierarchies, bill of materials, and criticality assessments.

The Reliability Engineer supports a larger operations team and serves as a domain expert for technical and engineering matters related to the reliable and available operation of MV/HV systems. Excellent communication, task management and planning skills needed, in addition to technical breadth. The Reliability Engineer is a skilled professional responsible for driving the development and implementation of a comprehensive reliability strategy for all installed and operating assets, working independently with minimal supervision, while fostering teamwork and continuous improvement within their area of expertise, to achieve strategic objectives.

The role will focus on the mechanical and electrical operation of MV/HV and related equipment/components. The successful applicant, will be comfortable with high-level review of all elements of practical system design.

The position is ideally located in Louisville, CO; other US AES offices are