Reliability Engineer (Pharmaceutical Manufacturing)

Location: Waterford, Ireland; standard day shift

Salary: €54,800–€73,067 per year

Company

hirify.global is an R&D-driven, AI-powered biopharmaceutical company developing medicines and vaccines.

What you will do

• Lead reliability improvement initiatives for Fill and Finish equipment, including filling lines, lyophilizers, and ancillary systems.
• Develop predictive, preventive, and condition-based maintenance strategies to improve uptime and OEE.
• Provide troubleshooting and technical support to production, maintenance, quality, and engineering teams.
• Conduct RCA, FMEA, and reliability analyses for equipment failures and chronic issues.
• Analyze MTBF, MTTR, availability, and other reliability KPIs to drive continuous improvement.
• Support qualification, validation, deviations, CAPAs, change controls, audits, and GMP-compliant documentation.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Industrial, or related Engineering.
• Significant experience in reliability engineering, preferably in pharmaceutical or sterile manufacturing.
• Strong knowledge of reliability engineering methods including RCA, FMEA, and RCM.
• Experience with data analysis, statistical methods, CMMS, and predictive maintenance technologies such as vibration analysis, thermography, or oil analysis.
• Understanding of GMP and pharmaceutical manufacturing standards, with experience supporting compliant qualification and validation activities.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, project management, communication, and cross-functional collaboration skills.

Nice to have

• Experience with Fill and Finish operations or aseptic processing.
• Microsoft Office and data visualization experience.
• Lean Six Sigma Green Belt or higher certification.

Culture & Benefits

• Work in Manufacturing & Supply to support the delivery of life-changing treatments.
• Opportunities to develop skills and explore cross-functional roles.
• Support a global product pipeline with more than 30 planned launches by 2030.
• Access to company employee benefit programs, subject to eligibility.
• Work in an environment focused on growth, discovery, inclusion, and equal opportunity.