Sr. Maintenance & Reliability Engineer

LANXESS Corporation•North Fayette Township, PA

2d•Onsite

About The Position

LANXESS is seeking a Sr. Maintenance & Reliability Engineer to evaluate site maintenance management systems and work processes against LANXESS standards and industry best practices. This role will lead activities in reviewing how maintenance work is identified, prioritized, planned, scheduled, executed, and closed out. The engineer will identify performance gaps, systemic issues, and improvement opportunities impacting asset reliability, safety, compliance, and cost. Utilizing asset performance data, KPIs, and reliability metrics, the engineer will support fact-based assessments and recommendations. This position acts as a senior technical authority for maintenance and reliability, leading rotating equipment improvement initiatives, failure reduction programs, and lifecycle cost evaluations. The role involves providing technical leadership, developing specifications and standards, driving root cause-based reliability solutions, and mentoring early-career engineers. The engineer will leverage best practices across sites to continuously improve asset management tools and programs, identify and drive targeted improvement opportunities through performance analysis, and build strong, collaborative relationships across sites and functions to deliver results through effective teamwork and cross-functional engagement.

Requirements

BS Mechanical Engineering
>10 yrs experience
Mechanical & Reliability Engineering Expertise
Strong foundation in mechanical engineering with hands-on experience in rotating equipment and asset reliability within an industrial or chemical manufacturing environment.
Condition Monitoring & Diagnostics: Proficient in vibration analysis, oil analysis, infrared thermography, and other inspection and predictive maintenance techniques; familiarity with non-destructive testing methods.
Reliability & Failure Analysis Methods: Practical experience applying RCM, FMEA, and Root Cause Analysis to improve equipment reliability and prevent recurring failures.
Standards, Safety & Compliance Knowledge: Working knowledge of machinery safety standards (e.g., ANSI B11 series) and best practices for safe equipment operation.
Industry-Specific Technical Understanding: Understanding of common process equipment damage mechanisms in the chemical industry.

Nice To Haves

Preferred certifications in vibration analysis, lubrication, reliability (CMRP), and professional engineering (PE), demonstrating technical depth and professional rigor.

Responsibilities

Evaluate site maintenance management systems and work processes against LANXESS standards and recognized industry best practices.
Lead activities on reviewing how maintenance work is identified, prioritized, planned, scheduled, executed, and closed out.
Identify performance gaps, systemic issues, and improvement opportunities impacting asset reliability, safety, compliance, and cost.
Use asset performance data, KPIs, and reliability metrics to support fact‑based assessments, recommendations, and execution of agreed deliverables.
Acts as a senior technical authority for maintenance and reliability, leading rotating equipment improvement initiatives, failure reduction programs, and lifecycle cost evaluations.
Provides technical leadership, develops specifications and standards, drives root cause–based reliability solutions, and mentors early‑career engineers to strengthen long‑term asset performance and organizational capability.
Leverages best practices across sites to continuously improve asset management tools and programs, identifies and drives targeted improvement opportunities through performance analysis, and builds strong, collaborative relationships across sites and functions to deliver results through effective teamwork and cross‑functional engagement.