Reliability Engineer - Vibration

DuPont•Midland, MI

1d•Remote

About The Position

At DuPont, our purpose is to empower the world with essential innovations to thrive. We work on things that matter. Whether it’s providing clean water to more than a billion people on the planet, producing materials that are essential in everyday technology devices from smartphones to electric vehicles, or protecting workers around the world. Discover the many reasons the world’s most talented people are choosing to work at DuPont. DuPont is seeking a highly experienced Maintenance & Reliability Engineer to serve as the Company's global subject matter expert (SME) and program owner for vibration analysis and Machinery Condition Monitoring. This role will serve as the governance leader and program owner responsible for the strategy, standardization, technical excellence, and deployment of vibration and other condition monitoring applications across DuPont global asset base. Core skills that will bring success to the role are technical leadership for vibration analysis (primary) and related predictive maintenance technologies including online monitoring, wireless condition monitoring, intelligent predictive maintenance, lubrication analysis, thermography, ultrasound, motor diagnostics, and machinery health analytics. This Engineer will be responsible for the creation and deployment of asset strategies at plant sites, identifies gaps in a site's maintenance strategies and helps define the business value for improvements. Performs technical consulting in various offerings while interacting with plant/business stakeholders, suppliers and contractors to accomplish business improvements.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Reliability Engineering, Maintenance Engineering, or related technical discipline
Minimum 10 years industrial reliability or maintenance experience
Minimum 5 years experience in vibration analysis and machinery diagnostics
Vibration Analysis Certification (ISO Category II minimum)
Demonstrated expertise in rotating equipment reliability
Extensive experience with vibration monitoring technologies
Experience leading enterprise or multi-site improvement initiatives
Strong communication and influence skills

Nice To Haves

ISO Category III or IV Vibration Certification
Reliability Engineering certification (CRL, CMRP)
Experience with online monitoring systems
Experience with AI-enabled predictive maintenance technologies
Experience with Emerson AMS, Augury, or equivalent platforms

Responsibilities

Develop and maintain DuPont's global strategy, roadmap, and standards for vibration monitoring (primary) and other machinery condition monitoring
Lead the global vibration analysis network across all businesses and manufacturing sites
Develop and govern corporate standards, best practices, procedures, and implementation guidance
Establish program metrics and KPIs to measure effectiveness, compliance, and business value
Provide technical leadership and direction regarding route-based vibration monitoring, online vibration monitoring systems, wireless vibration monitoring systems, Intelligent Predictive Maintenance (IPM), machinery health monitoring platforms, rotating equipment diagnostics, dynamic balancing, laser alignment, reliability analytics, artificial intelligence and machine learning applications.
Evaluate emerging technologies and determine applicability for deployment across DuPont manufacturing sites
Develop, maintain, and administer corporate standards for vibration monitoring hardware including portable analyzers, wireless sensors, accelerometers, online monitoring systems, and data acquisition technologies
Develop, maintain, and administer corporate standards for software platforms including vibration databases, machinery health software, analytics tools, AI-based diagnostic systems, and enterprise integration platforms
Develop, maintain, and administer corporate standards for service providers including contract vibration analysis providers, technology suppliers, training providers, and equipment vendors
Develop, maintain, and administer corporate data standards including asset hierarchy, equipment information requirements, alarm management, reporting requirements, asset criticality integration, and KPI definitions
Build training and certification roadmaps for analysts
Conduct workshops and technical training
Coach site reliability engineers and vibration analysts
Develop technical resource networks and communities of practice
Mentor engineers, technicians, and condition monitoring specialists