Maintenance Reliability Engineer

About the role

We’re seeking a Reliability Engineer to lead reliability strategy and execution at our Waunakee, WI site. This role goes beyond reactive maintenance. You’ll drive failure elimination, optimize preventive maintenance programs, strengthen predictive maintenance capabilities, and influence capital investments that improve asset performance.

Responsibilities

• Lead Root Cause Analysis (RCA) for significant or repeat failures; drive corrective and preventive actions (CAPA) to closure
• Conduct FMEA on critical assets to identify failure modes and optimize maintenance strategies
• Identify and eliminate “Bad Actors” (chronic problem equipment) through structured improvement plans
• Analyze CMMS data to identify downtime drivers, reliability trends, and improvement priorities
• Own PM program technical strategy, including categorization, task optimization, and interval management
• Perform risk-based PM assessments (severity, occurrence, detection) and coordinate Quality-critical PM reviews with QA
• Develop and refine predictive maintenance (PdM) programs including vibration, thermography, oil analysis, and ultrasound
• Partner with Maintenance Planning to ensure PM content is technically sound and value-added
• Provide reliability input to capital projects, including design reviews, commissioning plans, and acceptance criteria
• Identify, propose, and lead capital projects that improve equipment reliability or eliminate chronic failure modes
• Support Asset Lifecycle Management (LCAM) processes for new or modified equipment installations
• Lead change control efforts for reliability improvements on GMP equipment
• Provide technical leadership to Engineering Technicians and experienced maintenance personnel
• Guide complex troubleshooting efforts and promote reliability best practices
• Partner with Production, Maintenance, Quality, and Engineering to drive sustainable reliability improvements
• Report reliability performance insights and recommendations to Maintenance, Facilities & Asset Systems leadership

Requirements

• Associate’s degree or higher in Engineering (Mechanical, Electrical, Chemical, Industrial, Reliability) or related discipline — or equivalent hands-on experience
• 2+ years of reliability, maintenance engineering, or related experience
• Experience performing or leading RCA, FMEA, or structured problem-solving methodologies
• Strong analytical skills and ability to interpret CMMS data
• Working knowledge of maintenance strategies within a regulated manufacturing environment

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Engineering
• 10+ years of reliability or maintenance engineering experience
• Experience in pharmaceutical, biologics, or GMP-regulated manufacturing
• Experience implementing predictive maintenance technologies

Skills

• Data-driven problem solving
• Technical initiative leadership
• Regulated manufacturing environment expertise

Benefits

• Competitive compensation package including base salary and recognition programs
• 401(k) with company match
• Generous paid time off (PTO) and paid holidays
• Career development and leadership growth opportunities
• High quality of life in Waunakee, WI

Pay

Competitive compensation package including base salary and recognition programs

Schedule

Full-time