Specialist - Engine Engineering; Reliability

SWJ Technologie specializes in providing engineering, planning, and project management services across various industries. We are currently seeking a Specialist - Engine Engineering (Reliability) for a client in the automotive industry. This is a Direct-hire role based in Montgomery, AL that requires onsite presence. If you’re eager to grow your career and make a meaningful impact on exciting projects, we look forward to your application.

Responsible for the support of the Engine Maintenance Section – Reliability Engineering staff in day‑to‑day department activities ensuring clients policies and procedures are carried out to achieve established business company goals and objectives in an automotive manufacturing environment. Perform reliability engineering improvement duties in planning, scheduling, and designing improvements to tools, engines, machines, and other functioning equipment. Oversee installation, project improvement, preventative maintenance, and repair of such equipment.

• Implement and track cost saving. Increase equipment reliability and uptime; develop preventive maintenance strategies and schedules. Manage capital equipment projects. Perform economic evaluation/justification analysis in reliability & maintainability investments.
• Maintain and manage spare part inventory, prioritize/plan and procure spare parts, plan for obsolete part replacement, and review cost and reliability savings of substitute part replacements.
• Failure elimination (preventable chronic failures). Investigate equipment failures and difficult to diagnose issues to make recommendations to maintenance crew. Lead countermeasure and improvement activity.
• Provide technical training, create lessons and training sessions for skills improvements of maintenance and engineering personnel to design, evaluate, install, operate, maintain, and troubleshoot equipment systems.
• Research and analyze customer design proposals, specifications, manuals, and other data to evaluate the feasibility, cost, and maintenance requirements of designs or applications.
• Communicate and coordinate directly with contractors and OEM on all types of projects or issues. Conduct research that tests and analyzes the feasibility, design, operation, and performance of equipment, components, and systems.
• Administer, coordinate, and comply with all BMS, EMS, and SMS requirements.
• Meet all other requirements as assigned.

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent in an engineering (Mechanical, Electrical, Industrial) discipline preferred.
• 0 – 10 years of job related experience preferred.

• Minimum of 5 years job related experience preferred.
• Maintenance experience desired.
• Programming experience with CNC metal cutting equipment desired.
• Experience in supervising the improvement and repair of CNC and automated equipment desired.
• 5 years controls experience with Siemens, Fanuc, AB, and other controls with the ability to modify and troubleshoot PLC, CNC, and robotics system programs desired.

• Work is normally performed in an office, laboratory, manufacturing floor, or machine shop setting where physical work includes, but is not limited to, sitting, standing, reaching, kneeling, bending, and lifting up to 25 lbs.
• Must be able to understand and comply with all relevant safety practices.

• Location: Montgomery, AL
• Schedule: Day shift, 40 h/w with flexibility in working hours to include weekends, holidays, and off shift. Position may require on‑call duty or overtime due to overall responsibility.
• Assignment Start: ASAP, direct‑hire

This job description is a high‑level overview of general expectations of this position. It is not intended to list every responsibility of the position, nor does it represent an employment contract of any kind.

SWJ TECHNOLOGY and all of its subsidiaries are Equal Opportunity Employers and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.