Reliability Engineer

TrinityRail is searching for a Reliability Engineer to join our Railcar Fleet Engineering team at our corporate headquarters in Dallas, Texas .

What you'll do :

• Analyze data from various quality inputs (including, but not limited to nonconformance reports, customer complaints, and internal quality data) to determine trends and identify areas for systemic improvements. Prepare and issue reports on a weekly, monthly, and / or quarterly basis
• Extract, compile, and analyze data using standard statistical tools
• Perform reliability analyses for railcar design and components
• Recommend changes to maintenance plans, inspection intervals, and component selection based on reliability analyses
• Work with customers, suppliers, and shops to improve data collection processes
• Facilitate root cause investigations to gain support from key stakeholders for implementation of corrective actions
• Serve as a liaison for researching, analyzing, and communicating on quality-related issues
• B.S. in Mechanical or Reliability Engineering or other relevant engineering discipline required
• 5+ years' experience of reliability analysis or quality assurance; emphasis on heavy industrial environment preferred
• Demonstrated ability to program and create data visualizations
• Knowledge of railcar operating environment, regulations, and standards preferred
• Outstanding communication skills - both written and verbal
• Excellent working knowledge of SQL, R, Python, DataBricks, or PowerBI required
• Demonstrated ability to perform data analysis and reliability analysis
• Ability to multi-task / handle multiple projects of differing scale
• Demonstrated ability to execute all phases of root cause analysis, recommend and implement corrective actions.
• Experience in a manufacturing or repair plant in a Mechanical Engineer, Reliability Engineer, or Quality Engineer position with a custom product, freight and / or tank car maintenance preferred.