Principal Reliability and Maintenance Engineer

Solstice Advanced Materials

Principal Reliability and Maintenance Engineer at Solstice optimizing maintenance strategies and enhancing manufacturing reliability. Leading a central excellence team supporting global operations across manufacturing sites.

Posted 5/2/2026full-timeHouston • Illinois, Louisiana, New Jersey, Texas, Virginia • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $176,000 - $220,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Provide technical leadership for manufacturing sites across Solstice Advanced Materials’ manufacturing network
Develop and implement strategies to enhance the reliability of manufacturing systems
Optimize maintenance strategies to ensure efficient maintenance cost spending
Mentor, train, and coach other reliability and maintenance professionals on reliability tools
Participate in maintenance work process assessments to evaluate site maintenance performance
Drive continuous improvement initiatives in maintenance practices
Monitor and maintain key performance indicators (KPIs) to monitor reliability & maintenance effectiveness

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or a related field
Minimum of 10 years of experience in maintenance and reliability engineering, within a manufacturing environment.
Strong analytical skills and experience with data analysis tools to support decision-making.
Excellent leadership and interpersonal skills with the ability to work effectively in cross-functional teams.
Familiarity with industry standards and regulations related to maintenance and safety.
Technical subject matter expertise in reliability and maintenance of rotating equipment
Experience with common reliability tools such as FMEA, RCM, Criticality analysis, RCA, LCCA, Weibull statistical analysis, CROW-AMSAA (Reliability Growth) analysis, reliability block diagram modeling
Experience with SAP and Meridium / GE APM.
Proficiency in Lean and Six Sigma methodologies and certification is a plus.
Preference for candidates with experience supporting manufacturing operations within oil & gas, petrochemicals or specialty chemicals.

Benefits

Comp & perks

employer-subsidized Medical, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance
Short-Term and Long-Term Disability
401(k) match
Flexible Spending Accounts
Health Savings Accounts
EAP
Educational Assistance
Parental Leave
Paid Time Off (for vacation, personal business, sick time, and parental leave)
12 Paid Holidays

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Hard Skills & Tools

maintenance engineeringreliability engineeringdata analysisFMEARCMCriticality analysisRCALCCAWeibull statistical analysisreliability block diagram modeling

Soft Skills

analytical skillsleadershipinterpersonal skillscross-functional teamworkmentoringcoachingcontinuous improvement

Certifications

Lean certificationSix Sigma certification