Sr. Reliability Engineer

COMPANY DESCRIPTION:

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POSITION OVERVIEW:

We are looking for a Sr. Reliability Engineer to join our team. CMMS Maintenance Planning is a technically focused role responsible for advancing the Reliability Engineering Program at ARE's San Diego facilities. The successful candidate will drive continuous improvement of the MRI Angus CMMS platform, optimize preventive maintenance execution, and support the full suite of reliability engineering activities. This role sits at the intersection of CMMS administration and reporting, maintenance strategy, and reliability engineering, directly supporting uninterrupted research and manufacturing operations for multi-tenant life sciences properties.

WORK LOCATION:

Travel to client sites may be required up to 100% based on project phase and client needs.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

(This list is not exhaustive and may be adjusted as needed.)

CMMS Program Administration (MRI Angus)

Own and maintain the MRI Angus CMMS database, ensuring accuracy and integrity of asset records, work order data, PM schedules, and equipment documentation.

Lead continuous improvement of CMMS workflows, including work order creation, routing, closure, and reporting to increase efficiency and data quality.

Configure and maintain PM task libraries aligned to RCM-based maintenance strategies; transition tasks from calendar-based to condition-based where applicable.

Develop and maintain equipment asset hierarchies, spare parts linkages, and vendor/service contract records within the CMMS.

Generate, analyze, and distribute regular reporting on work order volumes, PM compliance, corrective action cycle times, and shared utility uptime metrics.

Train facilities team members (Managers, Technicians) on CMMS processes, data entry standards, and work management workflows.

Maintenance Planning Scheduling

Plan, schedule, and coordinate preventive and corrective maintenance work orders in alignment with asset criticality rankings and service level agreements (SLAs).

Develop and maintain efficient daily and weekly dispatch plans for the facilities maintenance team.

Coordinate vendor and subcontractor scheduling for specialized maintenance activities including condition monitoring services.

Monitor open work orders, escalation patterns, and repeat service calls; proactively alert Facilities Management to emerging trends.

Support spare parts assessment activities, maintaining critical spare parts inventory records and minimum stock levels in the CMMS.

Reliability Engineering Support

Support execution of condition monitoring programs including vibration analysis, infrared thermography, oil analysis, steam trap inspection, utility water chemistry monitoring, and compressed gas leak detection.

Assist with asset criticality ranking activities maintaining criticality tier assignments in the CMMS and ensuring maintenance strategies are aligned.

Support Root Cause Failure Analysis (RCFA) investigations for repeat or high-impact failures using structured methods (5 Whys, cause-and-effect); document and track corrective actions through CMMS closure.

Support NFPA 70B-compliant electrical maintenance program activities, including doc…