Evonik

Reliability Engineer

United States · Work style not stated · Full time

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EmployerEvonik
LocationUnited States
Work styleWork style not stated
Employment typeFull time
Employer posted6 Oct 2026

What we offer

Explore a world of opportunities with us. Look ahead with us and help shape innovative solutions to make our world more sustainable and life healthier, more vibrant and more comfortable. At Evonik, you have the chance to explore, thrive, and grow alongside 33,000 colleagues. Among attractive career paths and high-quality development programs, we not only offer performance-based remuneration and occupational health benefits but also hybrid and flexible working environments with #SmartWork. Bring your fresh perspective, develop your strengths, break out your mold, and find a career that fits your dreams with us.

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https://careers.evonik.com/en/about/meet-the-team/

As a Reliability Engineer, you will play an important role in improving the reliability, availability, and performance of plant equipment at our chemical manufacturing site in Chester, Pennsylvania. Working closely with Maintenance, Operations, Engineering, and other site teams, you will troubleshoot equipment and process issues, perform root cause analysis, and implement technical improvements that reduce failures, downtime, and maintenance costs.

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The role combines day-to-day plant support with longer-term reliability initiatives, including preventive maintenance, mechanical integrity, equipment and maintenance data, process improvement, and technical and regulatory compliance. You will also contribute to capital projects and reliability improvements that support the safe, efficient, and reliable operation of the plant.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Perform failure and root cause analysis and make technical recommendations for repairs and replacements, considering economics and plant availability risks.
Provide daily technical support for equipment and process problems. Initiate, plan, and implement long-term corrective actions to improve process and plant reliability.
Provide technical guidance and support to the maintenance team on a daily basis.
Ensure regulatory compliance for preventive maintenance of plant equipment and maintenance processes. Ensure adherence to Evonik GPS-PT documents for the maintenance department.
Maintain the mechanical integrity program for related devices and equipment, including records within SAP. Maintain records for safety devices, including the PSV book with inspection, testing, and calculation methods.
Support Management of Change processes and documentation.
Ensure compliance with corporate and OSHA requirements for maintenance contractors performing activities in the plant. Support the Contractor Safety Program.
Plan and participate in the maintenance budgeting process. Prepare outage schedules and shutdown work lists and support daily scheduling activities.
Work with the maintenance team to identify and resolve plant equipment reliability issues.
Maintain management systems including SAP, spare parts, mechanical integrity, and maintenance quality management. Ensure maintenance processes adhere to Evonik binding technical documents.
Scope and execute capital projects to support plant goals and initiatives.
Provide plant-specific technical expertise on the application of equipment innovations and developments and current maintenance techniques.

REQUIREMENTS

Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering or a related engineering discipline.
Minimum of 2 years of relevant engineering experience in a chemical process, manufacturing, industrial, or similar plant environment, including experience in equipment reliability, maintenance, or plant engineering.
Experience with equipment troubleshooting, failure and root cause analysis, preventive or predictive maintenance, mechanical integrity, or other reliability-related engineering activities.
Experience with SAP, Oracle, or a related computerized maintenance management system (CMMS) is highly valued.
Technical knowledge combined with strong analytical and practical problem-solving skills to address equipment, process, maintenance, and technical project challenges.
Ability to plan and organize technical work and manage multiple priorities in a plant environment.
Strong communication and collaboration skills with the ability to work effectively across Maintenance, Operations, Engineering, contractors, vendors, and other plant functions.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, particularly Excel. Experience with Power BI, Aspen Manufacturing Suite, or similar analytical or manufacturing software is a plus.

The Evonik Group adopts an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) approach. Candidates are assessed based on their educational qualifications, experience, job competencies and potential and shall not be discriminated against on the basis of race, ethnicity, age, gender, religion, nationality, disability or sexual orientation or other classifications protected by local, state, or provincial regulations.

Your Application

To ensure that your application is proceeded as quickly as possible and to protect the environment, please apply online via our careers portal. Further information about Evonik as Employer can be found at www.evonik.com/en/careers.html.

Please address your application to the Talent Acquisition Manager, stating your earliest possible starting date and your salary expectations.

Your Talent Acquisition Manager:

Wenda Cenexant [C]

Company is

Evonik Corporation

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