Reliability Vibration Engineering Lead 2026-280

Location: Newark, New Jersey
Relocation Assistance: No

Experience Required: 5–10+ years of experience in reliability engineering, condition monitoring, or rotating equipment analysis

Education Requirements: Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience

Certification Requirements:

• ISO Category I, II, III, or IV Vibration Analysis certification required. Category III or IV certification is preferred. Category I or II certification will be considered if you have at least 10–15 years of strong predictive maintenance and vibration analysis experience.
• Infrared Thermography certification (Level I, II, or III) or equivalent experience is preferred but not required.

Work Authorization: Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States without requiring current or future employer-sponsored visa support.

Please note – the client does not allow us to post the salary range, nor the company name. Please contact Tom@TheHiringCatalyst.com if you have questions.

We are working with a leading Facilities Engineering firm that is seeking an experienced Reliability Vibration Specialist to act as Engineering Team Lead to support a Life Sciences client in the Newark, New Jersey area.

Your Role:

You will serve as a technical expert in condition monitoring and reliability engineering, with a strong focus on vibration analysis and infrared thermography. You will play a critical role in advancing asset reliability programs by diagnosing complex equipment issues and driving proactive maintenance strategies.

The position partners closely with Maintenance, Engineering, and Operations to improve equipment uptime, reduce lifecycle costs, and enhance overall system performance. In addition to hands-on diagnostics, you will contribute to long-term reliability strategy and continuous improvement initiatives.

This is a highly technical role requiring deep expertise, analytical thinking, and a proactive approach to failure prevention.

What You’ll Do:

• Perform advanced vibration analysis on rotating equipment including motors, pumps, fans, compressors, and gearboxes
• Conduct infrared (IR) thermographic inspections across electrical, mechanical, and process systems
• Diagnose complex failure modes (e.g., bearing failures, misalignment, imbalance, electrical anomalies) and recommend corrective actions
• Lead and support root cause failure analysis (RCFA) and implement failure elimination strategies
• Develop and refine predictive maintenance (PdM), condition-based monitoring, and reliability-centered maintenance (RCM) programs
• Partner with engineering and operations teams to support capital projects, equipment upgrades, and reliability improvements
• Mentor junior analysts and support training initiatives to promote reliability best practices

Key Duties:

• Act as back-up to the General Manager and supervise the account as the #2 manager, with full responsibility including supervision of other managers
• Responsible for entire account when the Director of Facilities Ops is not present
• Manage other managers; manage by walking around (rounding)
• Staff, train, and be responsible for employee development
• Act as the client interface
• Provide payroll oversight, and budgetary oversight on some services
• Oversee and coordinate projects
• Manage work orders/CMMS
• Manage mechanicals such as HVAC
• Manage QA and Safety

Required Skills:

• Strong expertise in vibration analysis techniques (FFT, waveform, phase, resonance) and failure diagnostics
• Experience with predictive maintenance tools, IR/vibration software, and CMMS systems
• Ability to work in regulated environments (pharma, life sciences, or similar) with strong documentation practices

Required Experience:

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience
• 5+ years experience in management
• 3 years work experience in facilities maintenance, plant operations, or engineering services

To apply be sure to refer to Job 2026-280 and click here.
Or, email an updated resume to Tom@TheHiringCatalyst.com and be sure to include Reliability Vibration Engineering Lead and Job 2026-280.