Reliability Engineer

Job Posting Start Date 12-05-2024 Job Posting End Date 02-10-2025Flex is the diversified manufacturing partner of choice that helps market-leading brands design, build and deliver innovative products that improve the world.

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Job Summary

To support our extraordinary teams who build great products and contribute to our growth, we’re looking to add a/an Reliability Engineer located in Austin, TX.

Reporting to the Reliability Engineering Manager the Reliability Engineer Acquire and analyze data in order to create and develop various analysis methods to determine reliability of components, equipment, processes and procedures with primary goal to increase MTBF (mean time between failure), reduce reactive stoppages/downtime events and implement and maintain a robust preventive and predictive maintenance culture.

What a typical day looks like:

• Conducts an analysis of reliability problems and investigates to determine the required reliability approach for the particular situation, with consideration given to the cost limitations for equipment uptime/downtime, repair/replacement costs and weight, size and availability of materials/equipment.
• Establishes preventive and predictive maintenance schedules. 
• Determines cost advantages of alternatives and develops action plans that comply with internal/external customer demands for reliability processes/equipment to avoid failures.
• Plans and performs engineering research, design development, or manufacturing/process engineering assignments, including responsibility for major subsections of complex projects using general engineering practices influenced by the general theme of reliability principles.
• Identifying and reporting on potential failures within a process
• Liaise with relevant teams on outcomes of tests/analysis

The experience we’re looking to add to our team,

• Requires an Bachelor’s degree, military training, equivalent vocational training, or equivalent experience.
• Typically requires 3 - 6 years of related engineering experience (Process engineering, manufacturing engineering, or similar)
• Failure mode and effects analysis (FMEA)
• Must have understanding of CMMS systems
• Root cause analysis; Accelerated testing
• Functional analysis and functional failure analysis
• Preventative/Planned Maintenance Optimization (PMO)

What you’ll receive for the great work you provide:

• Full range of medical benefits, dental, vision
• Life Insurance
• Matching 401K
• PTO
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Employee discounts at local retailers

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Job CategoryProduction Engineering

Relocation: Eligible for domestic relocation only

Is Sponsorship Available?

No

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