Reliability Engineer
Job details
- Employment
- Full-time
- Level
- Senior
- Experience
- 5+ years
- Education
- Bachelor's degree
- Posted
- Sep 14, 2026
- Last confirmed open
- Oct 30, 2026
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About this role
As a Reliability Engineer at ResMed, you will be responsible for improving the reliability, availability, maintainability, and performance of manufacturing equipment, processes, and products.
Working closely with Product Development, Quality, Operations, and Manufacturing teams, you will drive reliability initiatives, resolve technical issues, conduct validation activities, and implement continuous improvement programs to minimize failures, reduce downtime, and enhance product quality and operational efficiency.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop, implement, and optimize manufacturing processes, equipment, facilities, and documentation to meet production, quality, reliability, safety, and cost objectives.
- Partner with Product Development to ensure robust, reliable, and manufacturable product designs throughout the product lifecycle.
- Conduct reliability assessments, failure investigations, Root Cause Analysis (RCA), and Failure Mode & Effects Analysis (FMEA) to identify and mitigate risks.
- Support prototyping, verification, process validation, and new product introduction (NPI) activities.
- Monitor and analyze reliability and manufacturing performance metrics to identify trends and drive improvements.
- Recommend equipment, process, and design enhancements to improve performance, reduce downtime, and increase product reliability.
- Develop and support preventive and predictive maintenance strategies where applicable.
- Lead and participate in Lean, Six Sigma, GMP, and continuous improvement initiatives to improve quality, yield, and operational efficiency.
- Maintain compliance with Quality Management Systems, GMP requirements, and Occupational Health & Safety (OH&S) standards.
- Provide technical training and guidance on new equipment, processes, and procedures, while building strong cross-functional relationships.
Qualifications & Experience
Required
- Bachelor's Degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Manufacturing, Industrial, Electrical, Biomedical, or related discipline).
- Minimum 5 years of engineering experience in a manufacturing, medical device, or other regulated environment.
- Experience in process validation, manufacturing support, reliability analysis, and technical problem-solving.
- Strong knowledge of root cause analysis, data analysis, and continuous improvement methodologies.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
Preferred
- Experience with reliability engineering methodologies, including RCA, FMEA, statistical analysis, and reliability modeling.
- Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, SPC, GMP, and ISO 13485.
- Experience supporting equipment reliability, asset performance improvement, and preventive maintenance programs.
Joining us is more than saying “yes” to making the world a healthier place. It’s discovering a career that’s challenging, supportive and inspiring. Where a culture driven by excellence helps you not only meet your goals, but also create new ones.
We focus on creating a diverse and inclusive culture, encouraging individual expression in the workplace and thrive on the innovative ideas this generates. If this sounds like the workplace for you, apply now! We commit to respond to every applicant.