Reliability Specialist

Lonza•Vacaville, CA

3d•$93,000 - $155,000•Onsite

About The Position

Join Lonza's Vacaville site and play a key role in maximizing the reliability, performance, and life cycle management of critical manufacturing and utility assets. This is an exciting opportunity to combine engineering expertise, predictive maintenance technologies, and data-driven decision making to improve operational excellence and support the production of life-changing therapies. This is a fully site‑based role. Working together in person supports close, real‑time collaboration and the technical precision needed to manufacture medicines to the highest quality and safety standards.

Requirements

Experience in Reliability Engineering, Asset Management, Maintenance Engineering, or a related technical discipline within manufacturing, pharmaceutical, biotech, chemical, or highly regulated industries.
Strong understanding of reliability methodologies, including FMEA, RCFA, Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM), and asset criticality assessments.
Hands-on experience with vibration analysis and predictive maintenance technologies, including condition monitoring, ultrasound, and oil analysis techniques.
Demonstrated ability to assess equipment health, analyze complex performance and failure data, and develop data-driven maintenance strategies.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications; experience with SAP PM or other CMMS platforms is preferred.
Strong troubleshooting skills, mechanical aptitude, and the ability to communicate technical findings effectively to cross-functional stakeholders.
Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a related technical field, or equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.

Nice To Haves

experience with SAP PM or other CMMS platforms is preferred.

Responsibilities

Responsible for ensuring the health and reliability of rotating and critical industrial equipment by performing vibration testing, diagnostics, and condition monitoring.
Support the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of Reliability and Asset Management programs to enhance equipment performance, availability, and operational safety.
Analyze equipment reliability, downtime trends, and repetitive failures to identify risks, determine root causes, and recommend sustainable corrective and preventive actions.
Generate technical reports, communicate findings to stakeholders, and contribute to cross-functional reliability improvement initiatives across the site.
Implement Condition Based Equipment Monitoring program
Collect, monitor, and analyze vibration data using specialized diagnostic equipment, identifying mechanical faults such as misalignment, unbalance, looseness, or bearing defects.
Perform detailed data analysis, technical report generation, and consultation using various assessment technologies.