Reliability Engineers / Remote

Job Title :

Reliability Engineers Location:

Remote Overview Meeting to review the SOW / bid defense for 2226 (Swiftwater vaccine site): a site‑wide, multi‑tiered reliability & instrumentation initiative.

Project goal:

~$3.0M in cost avoidance through EM strategy updates, obsolescence mitigation, spare parts optimization and reliability improvements; 11 LTAPs ongoing this year.

Expected engagement:

1 year activity, team of 2-4 reliability/instrumentation engineers (no more than 4), on‑site 5 days/week ;

SAP S/4HANA

+ Indiesoft integration for maintenance/calibration.

Procurement timeline and process:

proposals delivered in Sales Graphs (plus the Excel attachment in the SOW); proposal deadline May 4 ; review window 48 hours ; shortlisted suppliers will present 30‑minute bid defense calls; target kickoff June 1 / mid‑June (subject to blackout adjustments). Project scope Work focuses on reliability engineering and instrumentation to reduce maintenance costs across the Swiftwater vaccine site.

Primary activities called out:

update EM (equipment maintenance) strategies, identify unnecessary calibrations, review spare parts inventory, assess material master functional equivalency, and create an obsolescence strategy for components. The SOW is a broad LTAP‑driven program (multiple sections) rather than a single deliverable; the approach is multi‑faceted to accumulate savings. Deliverables must include documented activities and quantified savings estimates so leadership can evaluate the ROI. Team & Staffing Required skill sets: reliability engineering, instrumentation, calibration, preventive maintenance, program management, SAP S/4HANA (maintenance), and Indiesoft (calibration) experience.

Staffing expectations:

propose 2-4 on‑site contingent resources that can multi‑task across skill areas; suppliers should provide aggregate candidate profiles (not named individual résumés). Resources are expected on‑site 5 days/week with limited flexibility for absences; vendor teams will be managed as contingent workers by the supplier but the client (John's team) will provide day‑to‑day direction. The engagement will extend existing internal reliability/maintenance staffing and include upskilling/handovers where needed. Systems & data Current maintenance systems:

SAP S/4HANA

for maintenance activities, with calibration executed through Indiesoft (recent conversion from ProCal). The opportunity is optimization of existing digital platforms (no platform migration planned); SAP and Indiesoft expertise is a critical skill set.

Data required for assessments:

spare parts inventory, LTAP sections (availability of materials, obsolescence), maintenance/calibration schedules and APM metrics. Savings, risk & compliance The program is cost‑driven (not primarily compliance‑driven) and expects multi‑staged savings across streams (routine calibrations, PM elimination, improved APM, reduced scope, uptime gains). Expected cumulative effect of multiple smaller initiatives to reach or exceed the $3M ask; savings must be demonstrated and documented to secure leadership funding. Activities proposed must preserve current compliance levels while re‑allocating or reducing lower‑risk tasks; risk accounting and documentation will support changes.

Outlook:

the proposal and documented early wins will be used to secure funding and proceed to implementation pending selection and blackout constraints.