The Reliability Engineer is responsible for designing, leading, and executing the plant’s asset reliability strategy throughout the entire lifecycle of equipment. This role focuses on advanced failure analysis, risk evaluation, and data‑driven maintenance optimization to ensure a preventive, high‑performance, and cost‑efficient operation. The position identifies and eliminates recurring failures, improves asset availability, and reduces total lifecycle cost (LCC) by integrating reliability principles into maintenance, operations, and engineering processes.
What You’ll DoLead and document Root Cause Failure Analysis (RCFA) for chronic failures and high‑impact events, ensuring permanent elimination of recurrence.
Establish, analyze, and communicate strategic reliability KPIs (availability, reliability, criticality, LCC, failures avoided).
Identify and prioritize critical assets based on safety, environmental, production, and lifecycle cost impact.
Conduct advanced data analysis on MTBF, MTTR, availability, downtime, and lifecycle cost to identify failure patterns and improvement opportunities.
Facilitate and apply optimization methodologies such as RCM, PMO, FMEA/FMECA, Weibull, and RAM analysis, integrating outcomes with Operations and Maintenance.
Develop, update, and maintain optimized preventive and predictive maintenance plans in collaboration with Maintenance Engineering and Operations.
Propose and drive improvements in equipment design, operation, and maintenance to eliminate failure modes and increase systemic reliability.
Ensure alignment of Condition Monitoring routes (vibration, thermography, ultrasound, oil analysis) with asset criticality and reliability strategies.
Coordinate with Projects Engineering to integrate reliability criteria into new equipment acquisitions and modifications.
Build and present technical and financial business cases to justify redesigns, replacements, or major asset improvements.
Consolidate historical data on failures, costs, downtime, and performance for future analysis and strategic decision‑making.
Promote a reliability‑driven culture through training, standardization, and documentation of best practices.
Serve as technical liaison with OEMs, external consultants, and corporate stakeholders.
Participate in risk analyses for critical assets and guide actions to mitigate operational, safety, environmental, and financial risks.
Reduction of chronic and high‑impact failures.
Improved equipment availability, reliability, and lifecycle cost performance.
Maintenance plans optimized and aligned with asset criticality.
Strong adoption of reliability tools across Operations and Maintenance.
Clear, executive‑level communication of findings and recommendations.
Reliability criteria embedded into new projects and capital decisions.
Education: Mechanical, Electrical, Mechatronics, Industrial Engineering or related field; desirable specialization in Reliability, Asset Management (ISO 55000), Maintenance Engineering, or Six Sigma.
Experience: 5–8 years in maintenance engineering, reliability, failure analysis, or continuous improvement roles within heavy industry, metallurgical processes, continuous processes, or similar.
Technical Expertise:
Advanced RCM, PM Optimization, FMEA/FMECA, RCA
Weibull analysis, probability of failure, RAM/Monte Carlo simulations
Lifecycle cost (LCC) analysis and replacement modeling
Mechanical/electrical/power/rotating systems knowledge
Experience integrating reliability into CAPEX engineering projects
Strong data analytics: Excel, Power BI; Python preferred
CMMS expertise (Maximo): criticality, asset hierarchy, PM configuration, failure history, backlog, KPIs
Solid understanding of condition monitoring technologies
Skills & Competencies:
Systems thinking and analytical mindset
Strategic orientation and long‑term vision
Cross‑functional influence and technical authority
Change management and preventive culture mindset
Executive communication skills
Languages: Technical English – 80%
Other Requirements: Travel required; no shift rotation; no relocation required.
On‑site role at the plant.
Travel as needed to support projects, audits, and external technical coordination.
About Clarios:
Clarios is the global leader in advanced, low-voltage battery technologies for mobility. Our batteries and smart solutions power nearly every type of vehicle and are found in 1 of 3 cars on the road today. With around 18,000 employees in over 100 countries, we bring deep expertise to our Aftermarket and OEM partners, and reliability, safety and comfort to everyday lives. We answer to the planet with a rigorous sustainability focus – advancing best-in-class sustainability practices and advocating for them across our industry. We work to ensure 100% of our products sold are recyclable, and we recycle 8,000 batteries an hour in our network. You can find more information here (PDF).
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Equal Employment Opportunity:
Clarios, LLC is an equal employment opportunity and affirmative action employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, protected veteran status, status as a qualified individual with a disability, or any other characteristic protected by law. For more information, please view EEO is the Law, EEO is the Law (supplement), and Pay Transparency Non-discrimination. If you are an individual with a disability and you require an accommodation during the application process, please email [email protected].
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Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Mechatronics, or Industrial Engineering
- 5-8 years of experience in maintenance engineering or reliability roles
- Advanced knowledge of RCM, PM Optimization, and FMEA
- Strong data analytics skills including Excel and Power BI
- Familiarity with CMMS, especially Maximo
Clarios Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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What We Do
Clarios creates the most advanced battery technologies for virtually every type of vehicle. We are a global leader in advanced energy storage solutions, powering one in three of the world’s vehicles. We produce more than 150 million batteries – one-third of the industry’s output – every year, and we continue to build and expand our capacity to meet our customer’s future demand.
