Reliability Engineer

About the role

Airbus Aerosystems is looking for a Reliability Engineer to join our Engineering department based in Kinston, NC. Reporting to the Head of Jigs & Tools, Robotics, Design, Acquisition & Maintenance, the Reliability Engineer will lead improvements in asset safety, reliability and availability for composite aerostructures manufacturing assets, ensuring legislative compliance and comprehensive asset care.

Responsibilities

• Define maintenance strategy for new technologies and critical assets within the Airbus Aerostructures in the Kinston Plant.
• Create a spare parts strategy for the most critical assets.
• Protect the safety of maintenance personnel and asset users.
• Support deployment of maintenance strategies and tactics to deliver cost-effective asset safety and reliability aligned to customer needs.
• Manage effective asset performance measurement and develop tailored improvement plans for each asset group.
• Support cost savings through employee engagement and technical input into improvement ideas.
• Develop cost-of-maintenance reduction projects balanced with asset reliability and safety.
• Prepare business cases to support improvement and risk-reduction projects.
• Develop and produce effective and timely asset performance metrics.
• Project manage simple, low-cost refurbishment projects and provide technical maintenance support for large refurbishment, acquisition, and change projects.
• Seek technological improvements to transition from reactive to proactive maintenance provision.
• Contribute to the development of robust predictive instruments and proactive maintenance practices.
• Support management of component obsolescence to ensure asset availability.
• Maintain the standard of Asset Care Plans including criticality and risk identification.
• Work with the commercial team to support the technical aspects of contracted maintenance services.
• Support significant and/or complex asset recovery plans.
• Lead technical problem solving and lessons learned activities; embed structured root cause analysis to minimize re-occurrence of breakdowns.
• Deploy maintenance tools and methodologies to maximize reliability (e.g., Condition Based Maintenance, Preventative Maintenance, Reliability Centered Maintenance, Autonomous Maintenance).
• Champion Total Productive Maintenance (TPM).
• Contribute actively to the overall management of the Industrial Maintenance business.

Outputs

• Compliance to FU.IN.07 process.
• Asset reliability meets required Technical Availability.
• Successful implementation of strategy and improvement projects.
• Customer satisfaction and service level achieved.
• Proactive way of working via governance, controls and continuous improvement.

Requirements

• Five or more years of experience with a Bachelor’s degree, OR
• Two or more years of relevant experience with a Master’s Degree.

Physical Requirements

• Vision: able to see and read computer screens and other electronic equipment, able to read documents, reports and engineering drawings.
• Hearing: able to hear in conversations in person and via teleconference or phone, and to hear sounds on the production floor including safety warnings or alarms.
• Speaking: able to speak in conversations and meetings, deliver information and participate in communications.
• Equipment Operation: able to operate office and personal electronic equipment and some tools, including production tools such as hydraulic lifts.
• Carrying / Lifting: able to carry and lift documents, tools, drawings, electronic equipment up to 30 lbs / 14 kg.
• Pushing / Pulling: able to push and pull small office furniture and some equipment and tools.
• Sitting / Standing / Walking: able to sit for long periods in meetings or working on a computer; able to stand for discussions in offices or on the production floor; able to walk through office and production areas including uneven surfaces.
• Squatting / Kneeling: able to squat or kneel to retrieve or replace items stored on low shelving.
• Travel: able to travel independently and at short notice.
• Required PPE includes safety shoes, safety glasses, hearing protection, respirators/masks, and/or protective gloves as required by site and/or customer site.

Benefits

• Competitive pay with incentive compensation which may include profit sharing schemes.
• Retirement savings plan and participation in an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP).
• Paid time off including personal time, holidays and a paid parental leave program.
• Comprehensive insurance coverage including medical, prescription, dental, vision, life, disability, Employee Assistance Plan (EAP) and other supplemental benefit coverages.
• Upskilling and development opportunities through global Leadership University, including unlimited access to 10,000+ e-learning courses, certifications, career pathing, accelerated development programs, and both national and international mobility.

Schedule

• Standard schedule.
• Travel required: 5% domestic and international.