Remote Hydraulics Reliability Engineer

Norsk Hydro; Moon Township (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 111,132 - 152,101; Full time

Job summary

Norsk Hydro in Moon Township, PA seeks a senior reliability engineer to tune hydraulic extrusion equipment and monitor non-destructive testing to optimize performance across ENA sites. The role requires extensive travel (up to 80%), with a home office in the United States.

You will report to the Director of Reliability, collaborate with Maintenance and Supply Chain, and lead root-cause analyses and equipment upgrades.

Qualifications

• Minimum 10 years industrial hydraulics experience.
• Proficient in hydraulic systems and reading hydraulic drawings.
• PLC experience in hydraulic systems.
• Basic controls and electrical systems knowledge.
• PLC programming knowledge for the purpose of tuning hydraulic systems.
• Demonstrated engineering experience in Asset Strategy, PdM, PM, and Problem Solving.
• Experience applying change management principles to successfully shift organizational culture.

Responsibilities

• Perform testing and tuning to ensure no hydraulic shock is occurring during operation that can result in early hydraulic system failures.
• Tune hydraulic equipment to OEM standards ensuring dead cycle times are maintained at design levels for productivity and equipment reliability.
• Troubleshoot hydraulic issues when plant resources require support.
• Coordinate all activities through the local Maintenance Manager, and coordinate with the Supply Chain Manager in the event of required scheduled outages.
• Perform root‑cause analysis on hydraulic failures with emphasis on preventing and/or delaying future failures to increase mean time between failure.
• Support hydraulic equipment upgrades across ENA as needed.

Skills

Hydraulics

Hydraulic drawings

PLC programming

Controls knowledge

Electrical systems

Asset Strategy

Preventive maintenance

Change management

Leadership

Communication

Travel readiness

Education

BS in Engineering

Tools

CAD

Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

Project

Job description

Norsk Hydro in Moon Township, PA seeks a senior reliability engineer to tune hydraulic extrusion equipment and monitor non-destructive testing to optimize performance across ENA sites. The role requires extensive travel (up to 80%), with a home office in the United States.

You will report to the Director of Reliability, collaborate with Maintenance and Supply Chain, and lead root-cause analyses and equipment upgrades.