Engineering - Maintenance & Reliability Engineer

Location: Warrenville, IL / Remote Travel Required: 40% - 60% Salary: $115k - $150k based on experience What You'll Do: Lead enterprise-wide maintenance and reliability initiatives that improve asset performance, reduce unplanned downtime, extend equipment life, and lower maintenance costs across multiple manufacturing facilities Analyze equipment failures, maintenance data, and operational trends to identify reliability improvement opportunities, facilitate root cause investigations, and drive corrective actions to completion Develop, standardize, and optimize preventive and predictive maintenance programs, leveraging technologies such as vibration analysis, thermography, oil analysis, and other condition-monitoring tools Serve as the enterprise subject matter expert for CMMS strategy, data governance, maintenance processes, KPI reporting, spare parts optimization, and maintenance best practices Partner with plant leadership, engineering, and maintenance teams to support capital projects, mentor site-level reliability resources, and lead training, workshops, and continuous improvement initiatives What You'll Bring:  Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or a related technical discipline 7+ years of maintenance, reliability, or plant engineering experience within a manufacturing, industrial, or process-driven environment, including experience leading reliability improvement initiatives Strong knowledge of Reliability-Centered Maintenance (RCM), Root Cause Failure Analysis (RCFA), preventive and predictive maintenance programs, and equipment reliability strategies Experience with CMMS platforms (such as SAP PM, MVP-One, or similar systems), maintenance KPI reporting, and data analysis tools including Excel and Power BI Proven ability to influence and collaborate across multiple sites, mentor technical teams, communicate effectively with all organizational levels, and drive continuous improvement in complex manufacturing environments