Sr. Asset Reliability Engineer | Life Sciences

Trinity Consultants Engineering & EHS Workforce Solutions; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 110,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

Trinity Consultants is seeking a Senior Asset Reliability Engineer to support a confidential life sciences manufacturing client in the Greater Philadelphia region. You will drive asset reliability, facility performance, and maintenance effectiveness across a regulated environment.

Collaborate with operations, maintenance, engineering, quality, and EHS teams to optimize facility systems, reduce downtime, and enable long‑term operational excellence.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant engineering discipline is required.
• 5–10 years of experience in reliability or facilities engineering within regulated manufacturing environments.
• Experience with RCA, reliability methodologies, mechanical integrity, and asset management programs.
• Strong knowledge of HVAC, boilers, chillers, compressed air systems, utilities, and facility infrastructure.

Responsibilities

• Lead reliability and asset performance improvement initiatives.
• Conduct Root Cause Analysis (RCA), failure investigations, and reliability assessments.
• Develop and optimize preventive, predictive, and condition-based maintenance programs.
• Support mechanical integrity, inspection, and compliance programs.
• Provide engineering support for critical facility systems, including HVAC, boilers, chillers, compressed air, utilities, and Building Automation Systems (BAS).
• Manage asset data, maintenance strategies, and performance metrics through SAP or equivalent CMMS platforms.
• Support capital projects, facility upgrades, equipment installations, and commissioning activities.
• Partner with maintenance teams to improve work management, planning, scheduling, and operational efficiency.
• Promote safety, environmental compliance, and engineering best practices.

Skills

Reliability engineering

Maintenance leadership

Data analysis

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering

Tools

SAP PM

SAP EAM

CMMS

AutoCAD

Power BI

Excel

Job description

Trinity Consultants is seeking a Senior Asset Reliability Engineer on to support a confidential life sciences manufacturing client. This is a direct hire role at our client, a globally recognized biomedical manufacturing company with its US Headquarters in the Greater Philadelphia Region.

This role is responsible for improving asset reliability, facility performance, maintenance effectiveness, and mechanical integrity across a highly regulated biomedical manufacturing environment. The successful candidate will partner with operations, maintenance, engineering, quality, and EHS teams to optimize critical facility and manufacturing systems, reduce downtime, and support long-term operational excellence.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead reliability and asset performance improvement initiatives.
• Conduct Root Cause Analysis (RCA), failure investigations, and reliability assessments.
• Develop and optimize preventive, predictive, and condition-based maintenance programs.
• Support mechanical integrity, inspection, and compliance programs.
• Provide engineering support for critical facility systems, including HVAC, boilers, chillers, compressed air, utilities, and Building Automation Systems (BAS).
• Manage asset data, maintenance strategies, and performance metrics through SAP or equivalent CMMS platforms.
• Support capital projects, facility upgrades, equipment installations, and commissioning activities.
• Partner with maintenance teams to improve work management, planning, scheduling, and operational efficiency.
• Promote safety, environmental compliance, and engineering best practices.

Qualifications

Required

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or related field.
• 5-10 years of experience in reliability engineering, facilities engineering, or maintenance leadership within biomedical, medical device, biotechnology, pharmaceutical, or other regulated manufacturing environments.
• Experience with Root Cause Analysis, reliability methodologies, mechanical integrity, and asset management programs.
• Strong knowledge of HVAC, boilers, chillers, compressed air systems, utilities, and facility infrastructure.
• Experience with SAP PM, SAP EAM, or comparable CMMS systems.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.

Preferred

• Experience with predictive maintenance, RCM, FMEA, and condition-monitoring technologies.
• Proficiency with AutoCAD, Power BI, and advanced Excel analytics.
• CMRP, CRE, PE, or similar professional certification.

Why Partner with Trinity Consultants?

Join a growing Life Sciences practice supporting innovative biomedical manufacturers. At Trinity, you'll work alongside multidisciplinary experts, solve complex reliability challenges, and help clients improve asset performance across critical manufacturing operations.