Senior Reliability Engineer

Air Liquide USA LLC; Branchburg Township (NJ); On-site; USD 105,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Air Liquide USA LLC is seeking a Senior Project Reliability Engineer in Branchburg, NJ. This pivotal role involves ensuring the integrity and performance of critical assets in semiconductor production. Responsibilities include leading FMEA sessions, investigating equipment failures, and mentoring junior engineers. The candidate should possess a Bachelor's degree in engineering and at least 7 years of experience in a heavy industrial setting. The position offers a hybrid schedule and a salary range of $105k – $130k with an 8% annual bonus.

Qualifications

• 7+ years in a reliability or maintenance engineering role within a heavy industrial environment.
• Experience developing maintenance procedures and facilitating FMEA.
• Proficiency in generating critical spare part recommendations.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate and guide FMEA sessions for new capital projects.
• Investigate and analyze plant equipment failures.
• Develop approaches for projecting asset lifecycle costs.

Skills

Reliability Engineering

Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA)

CMMS proficiency

Technical mentorship

Problem-solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Chemical, or Electrical Engineering

Tools

eMaint

SAP

Maximo

Job description

Location

Branchburg, NJ (HO) – US Hwy 22 W – Advanced materials

The science of electronics is transforming exponentially through innovation and connectivity around the planet. Every day, breakthroughs are making technologies – from micro‑processors, memory chips and flat panels to photovoltaic cells – even smaller and more powerful, opening up countless new possibilities in how the world lives, works and connects. Air Liquide Advanced Materials grows by enabling our customers to innovate. Our ALOHA and Voltaix products are critical to the manufacturer of the newest computer chips required for Big Data and the Internet of Things.

The Position

The Senior Project Reliability Engineer will be a technical pioneer and mentor for ensuring the long‑term integrity and performance of critical assets within ALAM manufacturing facilities. In the high‑stakes environment of semiconductor chemical production, equipment uptime and precision are essential to our success. This position will create alignment between maintenance, operations, and capital projects, applying advanced reliability methodologies to mitigate risk and optimize lifecycle costs. This global role reports to the Reliability Engineering Manager (based in the US) covering all ALAM sites in the US and APAC. Preferred locations are US (Branchburg, New Jersey), South Korea (Hwaseong, Gyeonggi) or Taiwan (Taichung).

Salary Range $105k – $130k

Bonus 8% Annual

Travel Up to 20% based on business needs

Work schedule Hybrid 3 – 2

Recruiter Nardia Francis – [e-mail] – 908‑304‑5008

Key Responsibilities

Project Reliability Strategy & Design

• Facilitate and guide Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA) sessions for new capital projects and existing high‑criticality systems.
• Evaluate equipment design & layouts during the design phase for accessibility and maintainability and provide recommended design changes for identified improvements.
• Provide technical guidance to project teams in the identification of potential reliability concerns and design changes to improve all process reliability.
• Complete critical spare needs evaluations for new capital projects. Assist in quoting, procurement and tracking of critical spares.
• Develop initial inspection, testing and maintenance plans, including frequencies and required tasks, for all assets in new capital projects.
• Compile critical asset data for new projects and format for entry in CMMS (Computerized Maintenance System).
• Develop Process Capacity Mapping and initial project acceptance criteria for all new projects.

Existing Operations Support

• Investigate and analyze plant equipment failures by collecting failure causes, process data and equipment information. Develop and recommend solutions in design, maintenance procedures or equipment selections.
• Guide Root Cause Analysis of critical equipment failures. Use data‑driven methods to identify systemic issues, implement permanent corrective actions to prevent recurrence and leverage lessons learned across similar equipment globally.

Asset Lifecycle Cost

• Develop approaches for projecting asset lifecycle costs beginning in the design stages through asset end of life.
• Use KPIs (e.g., Equipment Availability, MTBF, MTTR), historical data and industry standards to inform and guide decisions on equipment selection.

Technical Mentorship

• Provide supportive guidance to junior engineers and maintenance technicians. Act as a subject‑matter expert for equipment selection to ensure reliability.
• Support Plant Operations & Maintenance functions by providing technical guidance on equipment operation and maintenance procedures as priorities and opportunities allow.

Global Support

• Provide remote support to all ALAM projects globally, guiding and participating in technical discussions outside normal business hours.
• Infrequent travel to international locations may be required.

Required Experience / Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Chemical, or Electrical Engineering.
• 7+ years in a reliability or maintenance engineering role within a heavy industrial environment (Semiconductor, Fine Chemical preferred).
• Experience facilitating FMEA (AIAG‑VGA method preferred).
• Experience developing maintenance procedures.
• Experience in generation of critical spare part recommendations based on failure analysis.
• Ability to travel domestically and internationally up to 20% of the time.
• Willing to have remote cross‑continental meetings (between US and APAC) especially during critical phases of projects.
• Proficiency in CMMS (eMaint, SAP, Maximo).

At Air Liquide, we are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace that embraces the diversity of our employees, customers, patients, community stakeholders and cultures across the world. We welcome and consider applications from all qualified applicants, regardless of their background. We strongly believe a diverse organization opens opportunities for people to express their talent, both individually and collectively, and it helps foster our ability to innovate by living our fundamentals, acting for our success and creating an engaging environment in a changing world.