
Customer Reliability Engineer - Pipeline
Smiths Group · Pasadena, TX
- Level
- Engineer
- Team
- Reliability
- Degree
- Required
- Experience asked
- 2+ years
- Industry
- Industrial
- Posted
- 10 days ago
The role in 30 seconds
An engineer-level reliability role at Smiths Group (industrial) in Pasadena, TX.
- They ask for
- 2+ years · degree required
- Tools it names
- Root cause
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From the plant jobs report · week of November 9, 2026
Reliability Engineer roles in Texas: typical posted base $124k–$140k.
Median of the low and high ends of 14 live postings that list pay, out of 97 reliability engineer openings in Texas, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
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How this role compares
Against 96 other live reliability postings in Texas.
- Base pay
- Not listed in this posting
- Experience asked
- Less than usual (2+ vs 5+)
Typical $122k–$135k, from 13 postings that list pay.
Similar roles usually ask 5+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- ✓ Root cause 56%
- Team leadership 23%
- SAP 21%
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This plant: Smiths Group in Pasadena
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This position requires moderate travel; a company car will be provided.
The Customer Reliability/Pipeline Support Engineer requires heavy interacting with manufacturing/industrial customers; this engineer is a key customer-facing professional responsible for managing engineering review, troubleshooting efforts, technical discussions offering reliability improvement solutions and ensuring industrial customers are well trained with our products and services. This role serves as a key liaison between customers and internal teams to ensure exceptional field service support, equipment reliability improvement, technical alignment and customer satisfaction.
include but not limited to the following
Facilitate all Tear-Down & Inspection report initiatives for Texas and Oklahoma pipeline operators
Participate in pipeline operator Root Cause Failure Analysis initiatives
Provide technical support for field commissioning efforts, equipment installation in field/pump shops and field troubleshooting support requests from pipeline operators
Assist local account management with I-Project and seal design projects per pipeline operator requests
Manage ServiceMax for pipeline operators utilizing our reliability software package
Compile KPI’s per various pipeline operator demand and customer engagement with focus on performance reliability, bad actor equipment lists, repair cycle times, etc.
Assist with facilitating pipeline operator training for Texas and Oklahoma pipeline operators. Training focuses on pipeline functional groups to include reliability engineering, maintenance and operations.
Bachelor’s degree in engineering required, Mechanical Engineering degree preferred.
Minimum 2 years of Engineering experience with customer interfacing preferred
Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications and skillset to learn internal John Crane engineering software
Ability to interpret technical documentation, blueprints, and product specifications.
Strong communication, relationship-building, and conflict-resolution skills.
Excellent analytical, organizational, and problem-solving abilities.
Ability to manage multiple priorities and work effectively across cross-functional teams.
Demonstrated leadership, mentoring, and collaboration capabilities.
Experience in working with culturally diverse stakeholders in a global organization is preferred.
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