Senior Facilities Reliability Engineer

BioSpace; City of Rensselaer (NY); On-site; USD 78,700 - 128,700; Full time

Job summary

A leading biotechnology company is seeking a Senior Facilities Reliability Engineer in Rensselaer, NY. The role is focused on ensuring the reliability of production equipment, minimizing failures, and maximizing uptime. Responsibilities include leading reliability improvements, conducting troubleshooting for technical issues, and analyzing failure data. The ideal candidate will have a BS/BA in Engineering along with hands-on experience in production environments and a strong compliance mindset. This full-time position offers a salary range of $78,700 - $128,700 annually.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of experience for Senior Reliability Engineer.
• Minimum 8 years of experience for Principal Reliability Engineer.

Responsibilities

• Lead reliability improvements and support maintenance events.
• Conduct troubleshooting for plant equipment issues.
• Analyze equipment failure data to identify trends.

Skills

Hands-on experience with production equipment

Ability to interpret P&IDs and wiring diagrams

Experience writing and executing test plans

Teamwork in a cross-functional environment

Strive for compliance with policies

Receptive to change and improvement

Education

BS/BA Degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Industrial, or Chemical)

Job description

Senior Facilities Reliability Engineer at BioSpace

We are looking to add a Senior Facilities Reliability Engineer to our growing team to ensure performance of production equipment by minimizing failures and downtime. We provide support, direction and expertise on equipment reliability issues to Facilities Production, Utilities and HVAC teams by evaluating current plant equipment for reliability and assessing alternative options. Identifying and preventing potential reliability issues & implementing reliability monitoring programs to provide maximum uptime of equipment are key to this role.

Typical day

• Leading reliability improvements such as Failure Modes, Effects & Criticality Analysis (FMECA) to proactively support planned and predictive replacement
• Providing support, direction, and subject matter expertise on equipment reliability issues
• Implementing site reliability procedures, ensuring all planned maintenance events are correctly specified and critical spares are available to allow the maintenance team to effectively complete tasks
• Conducting troubleshooting for sophisticated issues with plant equipment and associated systems, identifying and recommending corrective actions
• Analyzing equipment failure data to identify patterns and trends
• Managing critical metrics such as Run Hours, Mean Time Between Failure (MBTF) and Cost to repair of equipment and systems
• May supervise other FTEs or contractors

Qualifications & Skills

• Have hands‑on experience with production equipment, understanding how the equipment operates
• Can interpret P&IDs, equipment/system layouts, wiring diagrams and specifications in planning and performing maintenance and repairs
• Have experience writing and executing test plans and technical evaluations to demonstrate equipment suitability for change control documentation
• Enjoy working in a cross‑functional team environment
• Strive for compliance with regulatory, corporate, and site‑specific policies and procedures
• Are open and receptive to change, while looking for opportunities to continuously improve

Education: BS/BA Degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Industrial, or Chemical) with minimum years of experience in reliability engineering:

• Senior Reliability Engineer: 5+ years
• Principal Reliability Engineer: 8+ years

Salary Range (annually)

$78,700.00 - $128,700.00

Job Details

• Seniority Level: Mid‑Senior level
• Employment Type: Full‑time
• Job Function: Engineering and Information Technology
• Industry: Internet News

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