Maintenance Engineer Jobs

Discover Maintenance Engineer opportunities with employers seeking experienced professionals to keep equipment, facilities, and production systems safe, reliable, and efficient. Ladders features vetted professional jobs paying $100,000 or more, including senior engineering and leadership positions for qualified candidates.

What Does a Maintenance Engineer Do?

Maintenance Engineers develop and improve maintenance programs that help prevent failures and extend the life of critical assets. Their work may include analyzing equipment performance, planning preventive and predictive maintenance, troubleshooting complex issues, coordinating repairs, and ensuring compliance with safety and operating standards.

Skills and Qualifications

Employers commonly look for a degree in mechanical, electrical, industrial, or a related engineering discipline, along with experience in manufacturing, facilities, energy, or another asset-intensive industry. Valuable capabilities include reliability engineering, root-cause analysis, condition monitoring, maintenance planning, project management, and familiarity with computerized maintenance management systems (CMMS). Requirements vary by employer and role.

Career Paths and Opportunities

Maintenance Engineers can advance into senior engineering, reliability, maintenance management, plant operations, or facilities leadership roles. Opportunities span industries such as manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, data centers, utilities, transportation, and energy. Explore current listings to find positions aligned with your experience, specialization, and career goals.

Find Maintenance Engineer Jobs on Ladders

Search Ladders for vetted professional opportunities paying $100,000 or more. Use filters to focus your search by location, industry, and experience level, and review each listing for details about responsibilities and qualifications.

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$120K - $145K *

Shape the future of operational excellence by leading engineering initiatives, driving program execution, and fostering cross-functional collaboration to enhance performance and deliver key operationa...

United StatesRemote

2 weeks ago

  •   8 - 10 years exp.  •   Real Estate & Construction

$100K - $110K *

Transform the public safety landscape by leading strategic projects and building strong relationships with key decision-makers. Drive sales success through innovative solutions and effective negotiati...

RemoteRemote

2 weeks ago

  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Telecommunications & Hardware

$108K - $160K *

Optimize data integration and analysis for supply chain decisions, focusing on parts, procurement, and risk data. Collaborate with experts to identify constraints and enhance workflows, ensuring trace...

United StatesRemote

1 week ago

  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Business Services

$145K - $175K *

Drive reliability and scalability as a technical leader in cloud infrastructure, enhancing the performance of AI and manufacturing data systems through collaboration and innovation to meet operational...

Ann Arbor, MIRemote

Reposted 4 weeks ago

  •   8 - 10 years exp.  •   Manufacturing & Automotive

$110K - $130K *

Partner with us to drive innovative security solutions, engaging with customers and partners to address their unique challenges. Leverage your expertise in pre-sales and engineering to enhance operati...

Philadelphia, PARemote

6 days ago

  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Information Technology

$110K - $130K *

Drive collaboration with sales teams to identify prospects and deliver tailored security solutions, addressing technical challenges and enhancing customer engagement through education and presentation...

Dover, DERemote

6 days ago

  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Information Technology

$113K - $178K *

Drive your career with a senior role focused on software development for control room simulators, collaborating with engineers to enhance plant models and ensure high-quality deliverables in a dynamic...

United StatesRemote

1 week ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Energy & Utilities

$215K - $240K *

Shape the future of commercial operations by leading strategy, workflows, and data integration. Collaborate with senior leaders to enhance brand performance and drive operational excellence across cro...

United StatesRemote

1 week ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Pharmaceuticals & Biotech

$68K - $131K *

Optimize procurement processes by managing purchase orders and vendor returns. Collaborate with teams to ensure timely deliveries and compliance, while maintaining strong relationships and accurate re...

Mississippi, USRemote

Yesterday

  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Aerospace & Defense

$120K - $140K *

Tackle complex challenges as a Staff Backend Engineer, designing scalable, secure distributed systems. Leverage your Python expertise to build cloud-native applications that enhance core services in a...

Toronto, ONRemote

Today

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Enterprise Technology

$140K - $165K *

Empower our mission by developing and maintaining integrated master schedules, ensuring timely delivery and compliance across multiple stakeholders in a dynamic environment. Your expertise will drive...

Chantilly, VARemote

1 week ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Aerospace & Defense

$56K - $114K *

Drive the design, development, and support of applications and integrations using Java, .NET, and JavaScript. Collaborate on incident management and ensure quality through testing and documentation wh...

Lansing, MIRemote

2 weeks ago

  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Finance & Insurance

$75K - $90K *

Optimize onsite environmental operations by leading a dedicated team, ensuring compliance, maximizing efficiency, and driving performance through strategic planning and continuous improvement in hazar...

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Reposted 5 days ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Energy & Utilities

$120K - $140K *

Shape the future of federal financial operations by driving user adoption and change management for a new tool. Collaborate with stakeholders to enhance user experience, streamline processes, and ensu...

United StatesRemote

3 days ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Information Technology

$125K - $150K *

Pioneer the success of large-scale construction projects, ensuring timely delivery and quality standards. Lead diverse teams, manage client relationships, and drive strategic planning while overseeing...

Texas, USRemote

Today

  •   8 - 10 years exp.  •   Enterprise Technology

$95K - $115K *

Elevate project management excellence by delivering best practices in IT systems integration and infrastructure analysis, ensuring compliance with security standards while supporting the Department of...

Colorado, USRemote

4 days ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Education, Government & Non-Profit

$130K *

Help us design and oversee high voltage substations, ensuring quality and compliance. Collaborate with utilities and manage external consultants to deliver reliable power solutions for data centers ac...

Vancouver, BCRemote

2 weeks ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Information Technology

$138K - $176K *

Drive innovation in polymer processing by leading injection molding initiatives, optimizing manufacturing performance, and collaborating across teams to enhance product quality and efficiency in medic...

Largo, FLRemote

Today

  •   8 - 10 years exp.  •   Healthcare

$98K - $163K *

Join our Project Management Office to oversee project coordination and support federal mission activities. Collaborate with teams and stakeholders to ensure timely delivery, manage resources, and enha...

RemoteRemote

2 weeks ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Business Services

$90K - $170K *

Tackle complex reliability challenges in our Cloud Platform by leading system improvements, fostering innovation, and ensuring optimal performance through automation and rigorous management of inciden...

Georgia, USRemote

Reposted 3 weeks ago

  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Retail & Consumer Goods

$120K - $160K *

Optimize customer service management and AI capabilities by leading ServiceNow implementations, enhancing workflows, and ensuring compliance with governance standards to elevate customer experience an...

South Carolina, USRemote

2 days ago

  •   8 - 10 years exp.  •   Information Technology

$100K - $140K *

Deliver impactful project leadership in a multi-phase AI integration program, ensuring timely execution and alignment with strategic goals while fostering collaboration across technical and leadership...

Virginia, USRemote

2 days ago

  •   8 - 10 years exp.  •   Information Technology

$130K - $170K *

Champion innovative solutions by designing and implementing core platform features, driving the transition to microservices, and collaborating across teams to enhance scalability and flexibility in Io...

United StatesRemote

1 week ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Energy & Utilities

$140K - $240K *

Transform cloud platforms by leading teams to deliver seamless agentic workload solutions. Foster collaboration, drive innovation, and mentor engineers while shaping a culture of technical excellence...

Georgia, USRemote

Reposted 4 days ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Retail & Consumer Goods

$80K - $95K *

Grow your expertise in project management, overseeing large projects from initiation to delivery while ensuring customer satisfaction and financial performance through effective planning and team coll...

New Berlin, WIRemote

3 weeks ago

  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Manufacturing & Automotive

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

  • What does a Maintenance Engineer do?question toggle

    A Maintenance Engineer helps keep equipment and facilities safe and dependable by developing maintenance strategies, analyzing failures, coordinating repairs, and improving asset performance.

  • What qualifications are typically required for Maintenance Engineer jobs?question toggle

    Many roles seek a bachelor’s degree in an engineering discipline and relevant industry experience. Employers may also value expertise in preventive maintenance, reliability, troubleshooting, safety, and CMMS tools; requirements differ by position.

  • Where do Maintenance Engineers work?question toggle

    Maintenance Engineers work across manufacturing, energy, utilities, pharmaceuticals, data centers, transportation, and facilities operations, among other industries.

  • What career paths can follow a Maintenance Engineer role?question toggle

    Experienced professionals may move into senior or reliability engineering, maintenance management, plant operations, or facilities leadership, depending on their skills and industry.

  • How can I find higher-paying Maintenance Engineer jobs?question toggle

    Browse Ladders for vetted professional job listings paying $100,000 or more, and use available filters to narrow opportunities by location, industry, and experience level.