Reliability Engineer: Spare Parts & Preventive Maintenance

Us Modules; College Station, Northern (TX, KY); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

US Modules in College Station, TX is seeking a Reliability Engineer – Spare Parts & Preventive Maintenance to improve uptime and availability of critical production equipment in our solar module facility. You will lead preventive maintenance, spare parts management, and PM procedures, working closely with Maintenance, Engineering, Production, and Supply Chain to reduce downtime and optimize inventory.

The role emphasizes data-driven reliability, RCA, and continuous improvement to support safe,

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or related field.
• 5+ years of reliability/maintenance engineering experience.
• Experience with preventive maintenance programs and industrial equipment.
• Experience with spare parts, MRO inventory, or maintenance materials.
• Experience using a CMMS or maintenance management system.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

Responsibilities

• Develop, implement, and optimize preventive and predictive maintenance programs for production and facility equipment.
• Analyze equipment failures, downtime, MTBF, MTTR, and other reliability metrics.
• Develop equipment criticality assessments and reliability strategies for key production assets.
• Perform and support root cause analysis (RCA) for recurring equipment failures.
• Develop and maintain critical spare parts lists, minimum/maximum inventory levels, and reorder points.
• Partner with Maintenance, Purchasing, and Supply Chain to ensure critical MRO parts are available.
• Maintain accurate equipment, BOM, spare parts, and PM information within the CMMS.
• Create and improve PM work orders, maintenance procedures, inspection checklists, and job plans.
• Analyze maintenance history and spare-parts usage to identify trends and reduce recurring failures.
• Support equipment commissioning and establish maintenance requirements for new equipment.
• Identify opportunities to improve equipment uptime, OEE, maintenance costs, and overall manufacturing performance.
• Work with equipment OEMs and vendors on equipment reliability, replacement parts, and maintenance requirements.
• Promote a proactive, data-driven maintenance culture across the organization.

Skills

Analytical skills

Problem-solving

Communication skills

Manufacturing environment adaptability

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Reliability Engineering, or related field

Tools

CMMS

SAP

Maximo

Fiix

eMaint

Job description

US Modules in College Station, TX is seeking a Reliability Engineer – Spare Parts & Preventive Maintenance to improve uptime and availability of critical production equipment in our solar module facility. You will lead preventive maintenance, spare parts management, and PM procedures, working closely with Maintenance, Engineering, Production, and Supply Chain to reduce downtime and optimize inventory.

The role emphasizes data-driven reliability, RCA, and continuous improvement to support safe,