Group
Occupation
243535 Reliability Engineer
Latest release
Consultation draft: Occupation Standard Classification for Australia (OSCA)
Reference period
August 2026
Released
17/08/2026
First release
243535 Reliability Engineer
Identifies and manages risks to engineering systems and products to ensure their dependability and performance throughout their lifecycle, and develops strategies to minimise failures and downtime and improve asset reliability.
Registration or licensing may be required.
Skill level: 1
Main tasks
- Identifies and assesses reliability risks that could impact operations of engineering systems and products
- Develops, implements and manages maintenance plans to prevent failures, optimise asset performance and reduce the cost of downtime
- Creates and monitors lifecycle action management plans to ensure optimal performance for the lifecycle of assets
- Conducts root cause analyses of equipment failures and implements corrective actions to prevent recurrence
- Tracks equipment performance metrics and identifies areas for improvement
- Works with project engineers to ensure the maintainability and reliability of newly installed and modified equipment