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How much do reliability maintainability engineer jobs pay per year?

As of Sep 13, 2026, the average yearly pay for reliability maintainability engineer in the United States is $117,973.00, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $102,500.00 and $129,000.00 per year, depending on experience, location, and employer.

What is a reliability maintainability engineer?

Reliability Maintainability Engineers are professionals who focus on ensuring that products, systems, or equipment are both reliable and easy to maintain throughout their lifecycle. Their work involves analyzing failure data, developing strategies to improve product reliability, and designing maintenance processes that reduce downtime and costs. They often collaborate with design, manufacturing, and quality teams to create robust products that meet industry standards and customer expectations. Reliability Maintainability Engineers also use various tools and methodologies, such as Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA) and Root Cause Analysis (RCA), to proactively address potential issues.

What skills and qualifications are needed to thrive as a reliability maintainability engineer?

To thrive as a Reliability Maintainability Engineer, you need a strong background in engineering principles, data analysis, and reliability modeling, often supported by a degree in mechanical or electrical engineering. Familiarity with reliability analysis software (such as ReliaSoft), statistical tools, and maintenance management systems is commonly required. Excellent problem-solving skills, attention to detail, and effective communication are vital soft skills in this role. These skills ensure the ability to design, evaluate, and improve systems for optimal performance and longevity, reducing downtime and costs for organizations.

How does a reliability maintainability engineer typically collaborate with other departments to improve system performance?

Reliability Maintainability Engineers work closely with design, production, and quality assurance teams to ensure systems are both reliable and easy to maintain. They frequently participate in cross-functional meetings to review failure data, propose design improvements, and establish maintenance protocols. This collaboration is crucial for identifying potential issues early and implementing solutions that enhance overall equipment effectiveness. Effective communication and teamwork are essential, as these engineers often need to balance technical recommendations with practical constraints from other departments.

What is the difference between Reliability Maintainability Engineer vs Maintenance Engineer?

AspectReliability Maintainability EngineerMaintenance Engineer
Primary FocusEnsuring system reliability and maintainability through analysis and design improvementsPerforming routine and corrective maintenance to keep equipment operational
CertificationsReliability engineering, maintenance planning, sometimes engineering degreesTrade certifications, technical diplomas, or associate degrees
Work EnvironmentDesign phases, analysis labs, field reliability assessmentsOn-site equipment repair, troubleshooting, preventive maintenance
Industry UsageManufacturing, aerospace, energy, defenseManufacturing, facilities management, industrial plants

Reliability Maintainability Engineers focus on designing and analyzing systems to improve long-term performance, while Maintenance Engineers handle day-to-day repairs and upkeep. Both roles are essential but differ in scope and responsibilities.

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Infographic showing various Reliability Maintainability Engineer job openings in the United States as of August 2026, with employment types broken down into 92% Full Time, 2% Part Time, and 6% Contract. Highlights an 87% Physical, 4% Hybrid, and 9% Remote job distribution, with an average salary of $117,973 per year, or $56.7 per hour.

Reliability and Maintainability Engineer

Everett, WA • On-site

Accord Technologies Inc.
IT Services • 51 - 200 employees
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$113K - $142K/yr

Contractor

Posted 11 days ago

Job description

JR-053542
Reliability and Maintainability Engineer
Location: Everett, WA- Onsite work only
Fulltime/ Contract
Visa: USC / GC only
No of positions: 5


Position #1 Reliability and Maintainability Engineer– with Mechanical Background
Position #2 Reliability and Maintainability Engineer–with Embedded Background

Job Description Summary

Applies an interdisciplinary, collaborative approach to plan, design, develop and verify a lifecycle balanced system of systems and system solutions. Evaluates customer and /operational needs to define and coordinate system performance requirements, integrate technical parameters and assure compatibility of all physical, functional and program interfaces. Performs various analyses to optimize total system of systems and/or system architecture. Performs analyses for affordability, safety, reliability, maintainability, testability, human systems integration, survivability, vulnerability, susceptibility, system security, regulatory, certification, product assurance and other specialties quality factors into a preferred configuration to ensure mission success. Develops the planning, organization, implementation and monitoring of requirements management processes, tools, risk, issues, opportunity management and technology readiness assessment processes. Resolves cross-functional technical issues.

The selected candidate will help design, certify & support commercial airplanes by applying state-of-art reliability and maintainability engineering design, modeling and analysis principles. R&M Engineering is a key functional discipline that supports the airplane development for optimal performance, lifecycle economics & compliance to safety and airworthiness requirements.

Position Responsibilities:                                                      

Use modeling, simulation and data analytics methodologies & tools including statistical and probabilistic analyses.

Serve as a technical specialist supporting other functional design groups during all stages of the airplane product development and support lifecycle.

Responsible for aiding in determining program technical performance measures (TPMs) such as schedule reliability, airplane operational availability & maintenance cost.

Provide support in the following areas:

Design for Reliability & Safety (airplane and system design reliability requirements validation & verification, reliability requirements allocation to suppliers, failure modes, rates, effects, propagation and detection analysis, architecture & operational provisions, safety & certification analysis, certification support, reliability & durability testing).

Interaction with airplane system suppliers, business partners, airline customers, airplane development program leaders, and functional management is typical, as is a high level of communication between the rest of the R&M Engineering internal organization, program teams, and functional design areas. Team involvement and individual effort, problem solving, and managing multiple actions and assignments will be regular duties for an R&M engineer.

Education/experience typically acquired through advanced technical education from an accredited course of study in engineering, computer science, mathematics, physics or chemistry (e.g. Bachelor) and typically 9 or more years' related work experience or an equivalent combination of technical education and experience (e.g. PhD+4 years' related work experience, Master+7 years' related work experience). In the USA, ABET accreditation.

Preferred Qualifications: 

Experience with propulsion or airplane systems

Reliability engineering experience.

Fault Tree Analysis (FTA) experience.

Commercial Airplane Certification experience.