Reliability Engineer

Reliability Engineer (Contract)

Location: Arden, NC

Compensation: $50-$65/hour

Duration: 9+ Month Contract (Potential for Extension)

Benefits Available: Health, Dental, Vision, Onsite Health Clinic, Fitness Center, Profit Sharing Program

About the Opportunity

A growing manufacturing organization is seeking an experienced Reliability Engineer to support a highly complex production environment. This is an excellent opportunity for a reliability-focused professional who enjoys analyzing equipment performance data, improving asset reliability, and driving mechanical integrity initiatives.

This role will focus heavily on reviewing equipment and maintenance data, identifying reliability trends, improving preventive maintenance strategies, and supporting the long-term performance of complex manufacturing systems.

The facility produces advanced power generation equipment supporting rapidly expanding markets, including data center infrastructure. With continued growth and significant investment in operations, this is an opportunity to make a meaningful impact within a respected manufacturing organization.

Key Responsibilities

• Analyze equipment performance and reliability data to identify improvement opportunities
• Evaluate mechanical integrity and asset performance across manufacturing operations
• Develop and improve preventive maintenance (PM) programs and maintenance strategies
• Conduct reliability studies and failure analysis investigations
• Drive initiatives that improve uptime, equipment life, and overall plant reliability
• Review maintenance history and performance metrics to identify recurring issues
• Support warranty investigations and equipment performance reviews when necessary
• Partner with maintenance, engineering, and operations teams to implement corrective actions
• Recommend reliability improvements for complex manufacturing equipment and systems

Required Qualifications

• 7+ years of Reliability Engineering experience within a manufacturing environment
• Strong background in equipment reliability analysis and data-driven decision making
• Experience performing equipment performance studies and failure analysis
• Proven experience developing or improving preventive maintenance programs
• Experience working with highly complex machinery or products
• Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a related technical discipline

Preferred Qualifications

• Reliability-centered maintenance (RCM) experience
• Warranty analysis or product reliability experience
• Experience with predictive maintenance technologies
• Knowledge of asset management and maintenance best practices
• Background in large-scale manufacturing operations

Why Consider This Opportunity?

• Long-term contract with strong extension potential
• Competitive hourly compensation
• Opportunity to work on highly sophisticated equipment and manufacturing systems
• Stable and growing organization with a strong market position
• Excellent benefits package
• High-visibility role with direct impact on operational performance
• Join a team investing heavily in reliability and continuous improvement

Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate is a seasoned Reliability Engineer who enjoys digging into equipment data, identifying trends, and implementing solutions that improve performance and reduce downtime. Candidates with experience supporting complex manufacturing environments, creating PM schedules, and conducting reliability studies will be particularly successful in this role.

If you're looking for a challenging reliability-focused opportunity where your expertise can directly impact plant performance, we'd like to speak with you.