Sr Reliability Engineer

Socket.dev; Orange (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Solstice Advanced Materials is seeking a Sr. Reliability Engineer to drive reliability strategy and champion predictive maintenance across plant equipment. You will lead RCFA investigations, develop criticality assessments, and mentor engineers while coordinating with maintenance planning, operations, and OEMs.

The role emphasizes deep technical judgment, data-driven improvements, and a proactive culture shift toward world-class maintenance practices.

Qualifications

• Senior-level reliability expertise with deep technical judgment.
• Experience collaborating with maintenance planning, rotating/fixed equipment engineering, and plant operations.
• Ability to mentor engineers and technicians.
• Experience with RCFA and MOC processes is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Own and continuously improve reliability strategies for assigned equipment families.
• Lead RCFA on significant failures and unplanned downtime; drive corrective actions.
• Develop equipment criticality assessments (FMEA-based) to prioritize investment.
• Champion predictive maintenance technologies and translate findings into actionable work.
• Analyze MTBF, PM compliance, and backlog to identify reliability gaps.
• Maintain SAP RISE master data and BOM accuracy.
• Mentor engineers and technicians; support MOC and capital projects.
• Coordinate with OEMs and service providers on repairs and inspections.

Skills

RCFA

PdM planning

Vibration analysis

Infrared thermography

Data analysis

Mentoring

Cross-functional influence

Tools

SAP RISE

CMMS

Job description

As a Sr Reliability Engineer here at Solstice, you will be a driving force in ensuring the reliability and optimal performance of our products. Leading a skilled team of reliability engineers, you will instill a culture of excellence and continuous improvement.

The Sr. Reliability Engineer is the site’s technical authority for equipment reliability, serving as the bridge between Maintenance Planning/Scheduling, Rotating and Fixed Equipment Engineering, and plant Operations. This role owns the reliability strategy for assigned equipment families — developing and refining PM/PdM programs, leading root cause failure analysis (RCFA), and driving corrective and preventive actions that reduce unplanned downtime. The Senior Maintenance Engineer maintains accurate SAP RISE technical master data (equipment records, BOMs, task lists, and maintenance plans), mentors less experienced engineers and technicians, and represents Maintenance in management of change (MOC), turnaround scope development, and capital project reviews. This is an individual-contributor role requiring deep technical judgment, cross-functional influence, and a relentless focus on moving the plant from reactive to proactive, world-class maintenance.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Reliability Engineering & Strategy

• Own and continuously improve reliability strategies (PM/PdM frequencies, task content, and criticality rankings) for assigned rotating and/or fixed equipment families.
• Lead root cause failure analysis (RCFA) on significant equipment failures, chronic bad actors, and unplanned downtime events; drive corrective actions to closure.
• Develop and maintain equipment criticality assessments (FMEA-based) to prioritize maintenance strategy investment and spare parts stocking levels.
• Champion predictive maintenance technologies — vibration analysis, infrared thermography, oil analysis, and guided wave ultrasonic testing on buried piping — and translate findings into actionable work.
• Analyze MTBF, PM compliance, and backlog trends to identify systemic reliability gaps and recommend targeted improvement plans.

SAP RISE Technical Administration

• Maintain and audit equipment master data (IE01/IE02), functional location structure (IL01/IL02), and BOM accuracy (CS01/CS03) for assigned areas.
• Build, revise, and standardize maintenance task lists (IA01/IA05) and maintenance items/plans (IP30/IP17) to reflect current best practice and OEM guidance.
• Configure and monitor measuring points and counters (IK11/IK17) supporting condition-based and predictive maintenance programs.
• Review notification trends (IW29/IW28) and technical backlog (IW38) to identify recurring failure modes and planning gaps.
• Partner with Maintenance Planning to ensure job plans, task lists, and BOMs align with field-verified equipment configuration.

Turnaround, Project & MOC Support

• Develop technical scopes for turnarounds and major maintenance campaigns for assigned equipment, including inspection and repair specifications.
• Represent Maintenance/Reliability in management of change (MOC) reviews, providing technical risk assessment on equipment or procedure modifications.
• Support capital and reliability improvement project development, including cost justification, equipment specification review, and commissioning support.
• Coordinate with OEMs, engineering contractors, and NDE/NDT service providers on complex repairs and inspections.

Safety, Quality & Compliance

• Ensure reliability programs and repair recommendations comply with OSHA process safety management (PSM), mechanical integrity, and site SOP requirements.
• Review PM/PDM completion quality in the field; escalate recurring deficiencies and coach crews on procedure adherence.
• Support incident investigations and quality escapes involving equipment failure, providing technical root cause input.
• Ensure job packages and repair procedures (per JPS-OR-001) reflect current engineering standards and lessons learned.

Mentorship & Technical Leadership

• Serve as a technical mentor to Engineers-in-Training, junior engineers, and craft leads on reliability principles and troubleshooting methods.
• Deliver technical training on failure modes, PDM technologies, and SAP RISE best practices to planners, supervisors, and technicians.
• Model and reinforce a culture of accountability, best-practice execution, and continuous improvement across the maintenance organization.
• Recommend maintenance strategy and staffing adjustments to the Maintenance Manager based on reliability data and workload forecasts.

About Solstice Advanced Materials

Solstice Advanced Materials is a leading global specialty materials company that advances science for smarter outcomes. Solstice offers high-performance solutions that enable critical industries and applications, including refrigerants, semiconductor manufacturing, data center cooling, nuclear power, protective fibers, healthcare packaging and more. Solstice is recognized for developing next-generation materials through some of the industry's most renowned brands such as Solstice®, Genetron®, Aclar®, Spectra®, Fluka™, and Hydranal™. Partnering with over 3,000 customers across more than 120 countries and territories and supported by a robust portfolio of over 5,700 patents, Solstice’s approximately 4,000 employees worldwide drive innovation in materials science. For more information, visit Advanced Materials.