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Tate · 14 hours ago

Reliability Engineer

United States

Full-time

Remote

Mid, Senior Level

$105K/yr - $125K/yr

5+ years exp

Tate is an industry leader in data center infrastructure solutions and commercial office raised access floors, recognized for over 60 years of innovation. The Reliability Engineer will drive equipment reliability and asset availability across manufacturing operations, partnering with teams to implement strategies that enhance safety and operational performance.

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Responsibilities

Lead and support reliability improvement initiatives focused on increasing equipment availability, reducing unplanned downtime, and improving asset life

Partner with plant maintenance and operations leaders to identify reliability gaps and prioritize improvement opportunities

Facilitate critical asset identification and ranking based on risk, safety, production impact, and cost

Analyze failure modes and consequences for critical equipment using structured reliability tools (e.g., FMEA, RCA)

Develop, refine, and deploy maintenance strategies and tactics aligned to asset criticality, including preventive, predictive, and condition-based maintenance

Define, implement, and track key reliability KPIs (e.g., MTBF, MTTR, availability, PM compliance) to ensure sustainability of improvements

Use data and performance trends to enhance problem-solving capability, visibility, and decision-making within operations and maintenance teams

Lead or support capital equipment (CAPEX) and reliability-focused projects, including scope definition, justification, execution, and post-implementation review

Collaborate with plant leadership to ensure facilities, infrastructure, and utilities are maintained in a safe and reliable condition

Support the development, maintenance, and testing of business continuity and operational risk mitigation plans

Track and report project status, timelines, resources, budgets, and expected outcomes to stakeholders

Promote and reinforce a strong safety culture, ensuring reliability improvements align with safety and compliance requirements

Share best practices and standards across sites to support consistent reliability performance in a multi-plant environment

Work Environment: This is a full-time position with a combination of office work and frequent interaction with manufacturing operations. Travel (50% - 60%) will be required to various divisional sites, supplier locations, or customer facilities

Qualification

Reliability engineeringFMEARCACMMS systemsMaintenance strategiesData analysisPredictive maintenanceContinuous improvementCommunication skills

Required

Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering, Electrical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Reliability Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience)

5+ years of experience in a reliability, maintenance, or asset management role within a manufacturing or fabrication environment

Strong working knowledge of reliability engineering principles and tools (FMEA, RCA, criticality analysis)

Experience working with CMMS systems and asset performance data

Experience developing and improving maintenance strategies for critical production assets

Ability to analyze equipment performance data and translate insights into actionable improvements

Experience supporting or leading cross-functional improvement and capital projects

Strong communication skills with the ability to influence without direct authority

Willingness to travel (50–60%) to support multiple manufacturing sites