Reliability Engineer

At Syner-G, we enable our people to build careers that impact positively on their quality of life. Through our expertise, insight, consulting, and management skills, we accelerate breakthrough science and delivery of life-enhancing therapies to more patients. We work across a diverse range of clients and projects, supporting organizations from drug discovery through commercialization. Our work is meaningful, varied, and thought-provoking, with a strategic emphasis and solutions-driven approach.

Underpinning this mission is a culture that aligns with our goals. We enable our people to grow, support their learning, and reward them in many ways. Syner-G was recently honored with BioSpace's "Best Places to Work" 2026 award for the third consecutive year, reflecting our commitment to a positive and engaging work environment with a focus on culture, career growth, financial rewards, leadership, and innovation.

About the role

We are seeking a Reliability Engineer to support reliability, maintenance, and asset management activities within a regulated pharmaceutical or biotechnology manufacturing environment. The Reliability Engineer will work cross-functionally with Facilities, Engineering, Maintenance, Manufacturing, Quality, and other stakeholders to improve equipment reliability, optimize preventive maintenance strategies, reduce unplanned downtime, and support operational readiness. This position is internally classified as a Facilities Engineer with a primary focus on reliability engineering.

Travel to client sites may be required up to 100%, depending on project demands and client expectations.

Responsibilities

• Support reliability engineering activities for facility, utility, process, and manufacturing equipment in GMP and non-GMP environments.
• Develop, implement, and continuously improve preventive maintenance (PM) programs and asset maintenance strategies.
• Perform equipment and system criticality assessments to prioritize maintenance and reliability activities.
• Lead or support Root Cause Analysis (RCA), failure investigations, and failure mode assessments for equipment and system issues.
• Analyze equipment performance, maintenance history, downtime, and failure data to identify trends and improvement opportunities.
• Develop, maintain, and report reliability metrics and KPIs to measure equipment performance and identify potential failures or performance gaps.
• Support spare parts assessments, critical spare identification, inventory strategies, and risk mitigation planning.
• Recommend equipment life-extension strategies and reliability improvements for mechanical and electrical systems.
• Utilize Computerized Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS) to review equipment history, work orders, preventive maintenance activities, and asset data.
• Support operational readiness activities for new or modified equipment, systems, and facilities.
• Identify opportunities to improve equipment availability, maintainability, and overall asset performance.
• Apply Good Engineering Practices (GEP), reliability best practices, and maintenance best practices to engineering activities.
• Collaborate with Engineering, Facilities, Maintenance, Manufacturing, Quality, Validation, and other cross-functional stakeholders.
• Develop reports, presentations, and recommendations to communicate reliability performance and improvement initiatives.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Chemical, Mechanical, Electrical, or another related Engineering discipline.
• Minimum of 1 year of relevant engineering experience.
• Experience within oral solid dose, biotechnology, pharmaceutical, R&D, or another highly regulated manufacturing environment preferred.
• Experience in Reliability Engineering, Facilities Engineering, Process Engineering, Plant Engineering, Maintenance Engineering, or a related discipline.
• Experience developing, implementing, or improving preventive maintenance programs and asset maintenance strategies.
• Experience with or knowledge of Computerized Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS).
• Experience analyzing maintenance and reliability data and developing metrics, KPIs, dashboards, or reports to support engineering decisions.

Skills

• Working knowledge of reliability engineering methodologies, including Root Cause Analysis (RCA), failure mode assessment, equipment criticality, and preventive maintenance optimization.
• Knowledge of mechanical and electrical systems, equipment operation, common failure modes, and equipment life-extension strategies.
• Familiarity with spare parts assessments, equipment criticality reviews, and mitigation strategies designed to reduce unplanned downtime.
• Understanding of GMP requirements, Good Engineering Practices, and engineering expectations within regulated life sciences environments.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with demonstrated ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams and stakeholders.

Preferred Experience

• Experience supporting GMP manufacturing facilities, utilities, process equipment, or production systems.
• Experience with reliability-centered maintenance (RCM), FMEA/FMECA, predictive maintenance, or condition-based maintenance strategies.
• Experience supporting equipment commissioning, qualification, operational readiness, or maintenance program development for new or modified assets.
• Familiarity with CMMS platforms such as Maximo, Blue Mountain, SAP, or similar systems.
• Demonstrated ability to use reliability and maintenance data to identify performance gaps, reduce recurring failures, and improve asset availability.

Essential Functions

The physical demands described here are representative of those required to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these functions.

• Regularly required to use a computer keyboard and mouse; reach with hands and arms; talk and listen.
• Frequently required to walk and sit, as well as to lift and carry objects such as books and files weighing up to 25 pounds.
• Occasionally required to stand, stoop, or kneel.
• Specific vision abilities required include close vision and the ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.

• Moderate noise level.
• Indoor temperate environment with light levels bright and conducive to minimal eye strain, typical for an office environment.

Benefits

We define total rewards as compensation, benefits, remote work/flexibility, development, recognition, and our culture with programs that support each of these pillars.

• Market competitive base salary and annual incentive plan.
• Robust benefit offerings.
• Generous flexible paid time off program, company-paid holidays, and flexible working hours.
• Fully remote work options for most positions and the ability to work "almost anywhere."
• Office locations in Greater Boston; San Diego, CA; Boulder, CO; and India.
• Ongoing recognition and career development opportunities.

Currently, Syner-G is unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa.