Reliability Engineer

Location:

Tate Columbia MD, 7001 Columbia Gateway Dr, Columbia, MD 21046, USA

Pay range: $105,000 - $125,000 USD. The estimated range is the budgeted amount for this position. Final offers are based on various factors, including skill set, experience, location, qualifications, and other job‑related reasons.

Job Type
:
Full‑time

Duration of role
:
Permanent

Position
: 1

Report to
:
Divisional Director of Engineering

Location
:
Remote (United States)

About Us

At Tate we are passionate about everything we do. As an independent brand operating within Kingspan Group, a global plc group of companies, Tate has been recognized worldwide as an industry leader in the development and manufacture of data center infrastructure solutions and commercial office raised access floors for over 60 years. With revenues of over $600m and growing, Tate plays a pivotal role in offering expertise in cutting‑edge design engineering in order to craft solutions, by working collaboratively with clients as a trusted partner.

Tate continues to grow and expand, operating multiple manufacturing and commercial sites across the US, Europe, the Middle East, Asia, and Australia. We are excited about our fresh, dynamic, and inclusive team of experts working on new innovations and forward‑thinking designs, as we remain a market‑leading player within our industry. We continue to invest heavily in the best available manufacturing tools and equipment needed to adhere to Tate’s world‑class standards and in keeping with our Planet Passionate sustainability strategy, our focus is on having minimal climate impact.

We are excited to potentially welcome you as part of our team as we continue to grow on a worldwide scale.

About the Role

The Reliability Engineer is responsible for driving equipment reliability, asset availability, and risk reduction across Tate’s manufacturing operations. This role partners closely with plant leadership, maintenance, engineering, and operations teams to develop and implement reliability strategies that improve safety, uptime, cost control, and operational performance.

The role combines hands‑on reliability engineering, data‑driven analysis, and project leadership, with a strong focus on critical asset management, failure prevention, and sustainable improvement.

• Lead and support reliability improvement initiatives focused on increasing equipment availability, reducing unplanned downtime, and improving asset life
• Partner with plant maintenance and operations leaders to identify reliability gaps and prioritize improvement opportunities
• Facilitate critical asset identification and ranking based on risk, safety, production impact, and cost
• Analyze failure modes and consequences for critical equipment using structured reliability tools (e.g., FMEA, RCA)
• Develop, refine, and deploy maintenance strategies and tactics aligned to asset criticality, including preventive, predictive, and condition‑based maintenance
• Define, implement, and track key reliability KPIs (e.g., MTBF, MTTR, availability, PM compliance) to ensure sustainability of improvements
• Use data and performance trends to enhance problem‑solving capability, visibility, and decision‑making within operations and maintenance teams
• Lead or support capital equipment (CAPEX) and reliability‑focused projects, including scope definition, justification, execution, and post‑implementation review
• Collaborate with plant leadership to ensure facilities, infrastructure, and utilities are maintained in a safe and reliable condition
• Support the development, maintenance, and testing of business continuity and operational risk mitigation plans
• Track and report project status, timelines, resources, budgets, and expected outcomes to stakeholders
• Promote and reinforce a strong safety culture, ensuring reliability improvements align with safety and compliance requirements
• Share best practices and standards across sites to support consistent reliability performance in a multi‑plant environment
• Work Environment:
  This is a full‑time position with a combination of office work and frequent interaction with manufacturing operations. Travel (50% - 60%) will be required to various…