Sr. Reliability Engineer

Job Duties

The Senior Reliability Engineer provides technical leadership and reliability engineering support across manufacturing sites to improve product quality, reduce risk, optimize processes, and ensure supply continuity. This role partners with Manufacturing, Quality, Operations, Supplier Quality, Design Engineering, and Regulatory teams to investigate complex issues, implement corrective actions, and drive continuous improvement.

The ideal candidate has hands-on experience in manufacturing environments, root cause analysis, risk management, and statistical methods, with a proven ability to lead cross-functional teams and solve reliability challenges.

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary reliability engineering resource supporting manufacturing operations.

• Assess reliability risks and implement mitigation strategies for production, sustaining engineering, and product transfer activities.

• Lead investigations into manufacturing nonconformances, quality issues, field complaints, and reliability events.

• Conduct root cause analysis and implement effective corrective and preventive actions (CAPA).

• Perform reliability and risk assessments, including FMEA, FTA, statistical analysis, DOE, and process capability studies.

• Analyze manufacturing and field performance data to identify trends and improvement opportunities.

• Drive reliability-focused continuous improvement initiatives to enhance product performance and manufacturing efficiency.

• Partner with Manufacturing, Quality, Supplier Quality, Operations, and Design Engineering teams to resolve technical issues and improve processes.

• Support audits, inspections, and regulatory requirements, and communicate findings to leadership.

Minimum Education Required

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related technical discipline.

Minimum Experience Required

Required Qualifications

• Minimum 4 years of engineering experience (7+ years preferred) in reliability, quality, manufacturing, product development, or a related field.

• Experience supporting manufacturing operations in a regulated environment.

• Strong background in root cause analysis, CAPA, and statistical problem-solving.

• Knowledge of reliability engineering principles, risk management, and process improvement methodologies.

• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in medical device, pharmaceutical, biotechnology, aerospace, automotive, or other regulated industries.

• Familiarity with FDA, ISO 13485, ISO 14971, and GMP requirements.

• Experience using Minitab, JMP, ReliaSoft, SPC, and Design for Reliability (DfR) tools.

• ASQ Certified Reliability Engineer (CRE) or equivalent certification.

• Experience supporting multiple manufacturing sites and supplier quality activities.

Key Competencies

Manufacturing Reliability • Root Cause Analysis • Risk Management • Statistical Analysis • Failure Analysis • Process Improvement • Quality Systems • Cross-Functional Leadership • Continuous Improvement • Technical Problem Solving

Shift

First (Day)

Number of Openings

1

Public Transportation Accessible

Yes

Veterans Encouraged to Apply

Yes

Physical Required

No

Drug Test Required

Yes

Compensation

$45.00 - $60.00 / Hourly

Postal Code

55112

Job Type

Contract (W2)

Place of Work

On-site

Requisition ID

6771

Job Benefits

Health Insurance, Life Insurance, 401k retirement plan, paid sick time

Application Instructions

If interested and qualified, please submit your resume to [email protected] or visit our website to apply: http://dr-group.com/find-engineering-technical-jobs/