Reliability Engineer Jobs in Naperville, IL (NOW HIRING)

Location: Arizona, New Mexico, Nevada, various sites throughout the Southwest
Travel: Temporary relocation or extended on-site assignment required (M-F) for 6-12 months
Employment: W-2 or Independent Consultant (1099)

Implementation Engineers is expanding our Maintenance & Reliability practice and is seeking experienced Reliability Engineers to support upcoming heavy industrial and mining projects across the Southwest.

We are looking for engineers who enjoy solving complex reliability challenges, partnering closely with client operations teams, and delivering measurable improvements in equipment performance and asset reliability. Opportunities may range from individual project assignments to longer-term consulting engagements.

As a Reliability Engineer with Implementation Engineers, you'll work alongside client maintenance and operations teams to improve the reliability, availability, and performance of critical mining assets. Responsibilities may include:

• Develop, optimize, and sustain preventive maintenance (PM) strategies for mobile and fixed plant equipment.
• Lead Root Cause Failure Analyses (RCFA) to identify equipment failure modes and implement sustainable corrective actions.
• Improve asset reliability for crushing, conveying, grinding, flotation, dewatering, pumping, material handling, and other mineral processing systems.
• Analyze equipment performance, maintenance history, and reliability KPIs to identify improvement opportunities and reduce unplanned downtime.
• Partner with maintenance planners, supervisors, operations, and engineering teams to prioritize reliability initiatives and improve work execution.
• Support equipment criticality assessments, Failure Modes & Effects Analysis (FMEA), and Reliability-Centered Maintenance (RCM) activities.
• Utilize CMMS platforms (SAP PM, Maximo, or similar) to optimize maintenance strategies and improve asset performance.
• Participate in shutdown planning, reliability improvement projects, bad actor elimination, and defect elimination initiatives.
• Provide day-to-day reliability engineering support for heavy industrial equipment, including rotating equipment, conveyors, pumps, crushers, mills, and associated process systems.
• Promote safe work practices while delivering practical, data-driven solutions that improve equipment availability, maintenance effectiveness, and operational performance.

Required

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Industrial, Electrical, Mining, or related Engineering discipline,
• 10+ years of Reliability Engineering experience within heavy industrial environments.
• Experience supporting open-pit or underground mining operations, concentrators, mills, smelters, or other heavy industrial processing facilities.
• Experience with rotating equipment, conveyors, crushers, mills, pumps, slurry systems, mobile mining equipment, or mineral processing assets.
• MSHA certification or previous experience working at MSHA-regulated mine sites.
• Strong understanding of maintenance and reliability principles.
• Experience leading or facilitating Root Cause Failure Analyses (RCFA).
• Experience developing and optimizing Preventive Maintenance (PM) programs.
• Strong communication and client-facing consulting skills.
• Ability to work full-time on-site for the duration of the engagement.

Preferred

• Copper, gold, or other hard-rock mining experience
• MSHA certification (current or previous)
• Experience with CMMS platforms (SAP PM, Maximo, or similar)
• Vibration analysis, lubrication, predictive maintenance, or condition monitoring experience
• Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, or Continuous Improvement experience

We're looking for engineers who thrive in challenging industrial environments and enjoy solving complex reliability problems. The ideal candidate combines strong technical expertise with a practical, hands-on approach and the ability to build credibility with maintenance, operations, and engineering teams.

If you're someone who enjoys improving equipment performance, reducing downtime, and seeing your work make a measurable operational impact, we'd like to hear from you.

At Implementation Engineers, you'll do more than support projects -- you'll help transform operations. Our engineers partner directly with client maintenance, operations, and leadership teams to improve reliability, increase productivity, and deliver lasting operational improvements. We value practical problem solvers who enjoy being in the field, working with people, and seeing their ideas translate into measurable results.

Whether you're an experienced consultant looking for consistent, long-term project work or an engineer searching for a long-term home where you can grow your consulting career, you'll have the opportunity to work on challenging projects, make a measurable impact, and collaborate with some of the industry's best operations consultants.