Sr Reliability Engineer

The Senior Reliability Engineer serves as the technical anchor for reliability and automation across core automation operations and partner sites. This roleis responsible forimproving system stability reducing recurring issues and strengthening scalable reliability practices that support sustained operations.

Operating at the center of cross-site support this roleleadsproblem solving reinforces engineering standards and drives improvements that reduce reactive work and dependency on tribal knowledge. The position partners closely with Reliability Leads and cross-functional teams to advance a more connected and effective reliability support and maintenance network.

YOUR TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

The primary responsibilities of this role are:

• Reliability Leadership & System Performance:

• • Lead reliability efforts across sites with a focus on uptime system stability and issue reduction.

• • Serve as the primary escalation point for complex or recurring automation and system issues.

• • Drive structured root cause analysis (RCA) and ensure corrective actions are effective and sustained.

• • Improve visibility into system health through diagnostics metrics and performance tracking.

• • Support seasonal readiness by ensuring systemsaretechnically prepared for sustained operations.

• Cross-Site Support & Team Leadership:

• • Act as a central technical resource across core automation operations and partner sites.

• • Provide day-to-day technical direction and prioritization support within the assigned site team.

• • Partner with Reliability Leads Global Support Maintenance and Operations to improve system support models and resolution effectiveness.

• • Strengthen partner-site capability through structured support documentation and knowledge transfer.

• • Build strong effective working relationships across teams functions and locations.

• Automation & Technical Expertise:

• • Troubleshoot and improve automated systems including PLCs HMIs sensors andcontrolsinfrastructure.

• • Drive solutions thateliminaterepeat failures and simplify long-term system support.

• • Contribute to building internal automation capability and reducing reliance on external programming support.

• • Provide technical leadership and oversight for system changes upgrades and integration efforts.

• Change Control Standards & Documentation:

• • Ensure all system changes follow disciplined change control documentation and versioning practices.

• • Establish and reinforce standards forautomationlogic configuration and system documentation.

• • Convert tribal knowledge into structured accessible documentation (runbooks troubleshooting guides system diagrams).

• • Ensure changes are auditable sustainable and aligned with quality and operational expectations.

• Innovation & Continuous Improvement:

• • Identifyand drive improvements in system design observability and support models.

• • Promote standardization reusable solutions and consistent troubleshooting approaches.

• • Evaluate and applynew technologiesor methods that improve reliability and maintainability.

• • Contribute to broader reliability and support improvements by partnering with site and functional leadership.

• Mentorship & Capability Building:

• • Provide technical guidance and mentorship across engineers technicians and support teams.

• • Raise overall team capability in troubleshooting automation and reliability practices.

• • Promote consistency in problem-solving approaches and engineering discipline across sites.

WHO YOU ARE

Bayer seeks an incumbent whopossessesthe following:

Required:

• BS & 6 years relevant work experienceORMS & 4 yearsORPhD & 2 years

• Degree in engineering or science such as Electrical Chemical Civil Mechanical Agricultural Computer Computer Science Electromechanics Mechatronics Industrial Information Systems or related field with strong interest in automation

• Significant and extensive experience in one or more of: automation design machine design test engineering agricultural engineering automation support project engineering or equivalent experience

• Expert knowledge of safety systems design documentation standards automation validation quality assurance and automated system integration.

• Expert knowledge of relevant software and hardware tools.

• Excellent knowledge of anddemonstratedapplication of relevant national and international standards in area of expertise

• Excellent knowledge of and experiencedemonstratingproject control skills including project planning scheduling cost control and requirements development

• Demonstratedexperience in providing field support and/orparticipatingin check out commissioning and start-up of automated systems

• Systematic approach to problem definition and solution development

• Ability to excel as a member of cross-functional teams and toparticipatein multiple projects simultaneously

• Strong organizational and interpersonal skills to deal with people atdifferent levelsof management engineering suppliers and internal customers

• Excellent verbal and written skillsin order tocommunicate with and obtain cooperation from team members.

• Demonstratedability to write comprehensive technical documentsrequiredfor project execution

• Business-proficiencyof oral and written English language

• Willingness and availability to travel depending on project or business needs

• Expert understanding of Health Safety and Environmental (HSE) requirements and responsibilities

Preferred:

• Strong understanding of engineering standards safety systems and controlled change processes.

• Experience with industrial networking SCADA and system integration.

• Familiarity with reliability practices system health monitoring or observability concepts.

• Experience mentoring or guiding technical teams in a lead capacity.

• Exposure tocontinuous improvement predictive maintenance or data-driven reliability methods.

Employees can expect to be paid a salary of approximately $73k-109k. Additional compensation may include a bonus or incentive program (if relevant).Additionalbenefits include health care vision dental retirement PTO sick leaveetc.. This salary (or salary range) is merely an estimate and may vary based on an applicants location market data/ranges an applicants skills andpriorrelevant experience certain degrees and certifications and other relevant factors.

This posting will be available for application until at least 8/7/26.