How to hire a maintainability engineer

How to hire a maintainability engineer, step by step

Here's a step-by-step maintainability engineer hiring guide:

• Step 1: Identify your hiring needs
• Step 2: Create an ideal candidate profile
• Step 3: Make a budget
• Step 4: Write a maintainability engineer job description
• Step 5: Post your job
• Step 6: Interview candidates
• Step 7: Send a job offer and onboard your new maintainability engineer
• Step 8: Go through the hiring process checklist

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1. Identify your hiring needs

   Before you post your maintainability engineer job, you should take the time to determine what type of worker your business needs. While certain jobs definitely require a full-time employee, it's sometimes better to find a maintainability engineer for hire on a part-time basis or as a contractor.

   Determine employee vs contractor status

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   A maintainability engineer's background is also an important factor in determining whether they'll be a good fit for the position. For example, maintainability engineers from different industries or fields will have radically different experiences and will bring different viewpoints to the role. You also need to consider the candidate's previous level of experience to make sure they'll be comfortable with the job's level of seniority.

   Here's a comparison of maintainability engineer salaries for various roles:

   Type of Maintainability Engineer	Description	Hourly rate
   Maintainability Engineer	Mechanical engineering is one of the broadest engineering disciplines. Mechanical engineers design, develop, build, and test mechanical and thermal sensors and devices, including tools, engines, and machines.	$24-67
   Engineer	Engineers are highly trained professionals who determine the feasibility of various projects, usually related to the construction industry. They are considered experts in mathematics and science, two disciplines that they need to use in designing and coming up with plans for projects... Show more	$31-62
   Optical Engineer	An Optical Engineer designs optical devices to be used in eyewear, telescopes, cameras, and lasers. They ensure that optical and electronic components meet all given specifications.	$33-67

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2. Create an ideal candidate profile

   Common skills:

   • Failure Modes
   • FMECA
   • Engineering Drawings
   • Fault Tree Analysis
   • Action System
   • RCM
   • Fracas
   • Technical Support
   • FMEA
   • DOD
   • Human Factors
   • Program Management
   • Maintenance Tasks
   • Reliability Predictions

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   Responsibilities:

   • Lead the ISO preparation team for the reliability department support by familiar ISO9000 philosophies yielding operationally profitable results.
   • Provide technical support as needed to IPT teams regarding maintainability and FMECA issues.
   • Analyze several P-3C components for inclusion into the RCM program.
   • Support the developmental design of a system level expert FMEA system.
   • Participate in FMEA study , 8D report, LCC analysis; 3.
   • Develop synthesize-able decimation filter architecture.

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3. Make a budget

   Including a salary range in your maintainability engineer job description is a great way to entice the best and brightest candidates. A maintainability engineer salary can vary based on several factors:

   • Location. For example, maintainability engineers' average salary in arkansas is 54% less than in california.
   • Seniority. Entry-level maintainability engineers earn 64% less than senior-level maintainability engineers.
   • Certifications. A maintainability engineer with a few certifications under their belt will likely demand a higher salary.
   • Company. Working for a prestigious company or an exciting start-up can make a huge difference in a maintainability engineer's salary.

   Average maintainability engineer salary

   $84,883yearly

   $40.81 hourly rate

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   Entry-level maintainability engineer salary

   $51,000 yearly salary

   Updated December 16, 2025

   Average maintainability engineer salary by state

   Rank	State	Avg. salary	Hourly rate
   1	California	$124,132	$60
   2	Georgia	$95,671	$46
   3	Connecticut	$79,456	$38
   4	New York	$78,986	$38
   5	Ohio	$77,913	$37
   6	North Carolina	$75,856	$36
   7	Illinois	$75,422	$36
   8	Oklahoma	$72,318	$35
   9	Alabama	$71,949	$35
   10	Missouri	$66,439	$32

   Average maintainability engineer salary by company

   Company

   Rank	Company	Average salary	Hourly rate	Job openings
   1	Gulfstream Aerospace	$100,960	$48.54
   2	TLD America Corporation	$98,412	$47.31
   3	San Joaquin Helicopters	$96,942	$46.61
   4	Austal	$96,212	$46.26	2
   5	Boeing	$94,414	$45.39	168
   6	SAIC	$94,108	$45.24	93
   7	Volvo Trucks	$93,588	$44.99
   8	Greenwood Maintenance Dept	$90,425	$43.47
   9	COLSA	$83,303	$40.05
   10	Lockheed Martin	$75,465	$36.28	238
   11	L3Harris	$68,175	$32.78	54
   12	Brooklyn Museum	$55,181	$26.53
   13	New York Botanical Garden	$40,274	$19.36

4. Writing a maintainability engineer job description

   A maintainability engineer job description should include a summary of the role, required skills, and a list of responsibilities. It's also good to include a salary range and the first name of the hiring manager. Below, you can find an example of a maintainability engineer job description:

   Maintainability engineer job description example

   COVID\-19 continues to significantly impact our employees, families and communities\. With employee health and safety as our top priority, and as a federal contractor, Lockheed Martin is taking action to address the increased risk and uncertainty COVID\-19 variants pose in the workplace and ensuring we meet our commitments to national security\.
   
   To uphold safety for all employees, we will continue to request vaccination status for all Lockheed Martin employees including new hires\. All current and newly hired employees are required to follow onsite safety measures based upon the COVID\-19 Community Level at the specific work location\.
   **Description:**
   
   **Lockheed Martin Aeronautics\. Be More Than You Can** _Imagine_ **\.**
   
   In this position the successful candidate will be responsible for the performing technical planning, system integration, verification and validation, cost and risk, and supportability and effectiveness analyses for the total training systems to include hardware /software and courseware, simulation and scenarios used for customer training of air and ground crew\. The selected candidate will be responsible for conducting system analyses that are performed at all levels of total system product to include: concept, design, fabrication, test, installation, operation, maintenance, and disposal\. The ideal candidate will developing highly creative training material for existing and new air & ground systems\. The ideal candidate will provide stand\-up training to the customer personnel at various locations\.
   
   The successful candidate must have excellent creative capabilities in designing and creating technology\-based multimedia applications applying both innovative concept and methodologies and technical skills, using multiple media tools\. The training hardware and software designed may involve audio, digital animation, text, graphics, visual capture, Virtual Reality \(VR\), Augmented Reality \(AR\), photo and video and more for applications including web, mobile and simulation\.
   
   Researches latest trends on graphic design, software and development techniques\. Must be able to interpret technical orders, illustrated parts manuals and technical drawings and schematic diagrams\.
   
   Up 20% travel is required\.
   
   A level 5 employee Typically has 12 years of professional experience
   
   **What's In It For You**
   
   Our employees play an active role in strengthening the quality of life where we live and work by volunteering more than 850,000 hours annually\. Here are some of the benefits you can enjoy:
   
   • Medical
   
   • Dental
   
   • 401k
   
   • Paid time off
   
   • Work/life balance
   
   • Career development
   
   • Mentorship opportunities
   
   • Rewards & recognition
   
   Learn more about Lockheed Martin's comprehensive benefits package here\.
   
   This position is in Marietta, GA Discover Marietta\.
   
   AeroSystems
   
   **Basic Qualifications:**
   
   \-Candidate will have Experience with developing Reliability and Maintainability \(R&M \) allocations & predictions models
   
   \-Candidate must have experience creating Failure Mode Effects Analysis / Failure Mode Effects criticality Analysis \(FMEA / FMECA\)
   
   \-Candidate shall have experience in establishing Reliability and Maintainability requirements from Statement of Work
   
   \-Candidate shall have experience in managing a Failure Reporting Analysis and Corrective Action System \(FRACAS\) database
   
   \-Candidate shall have an understanding of air vehicle reliability and maintainability / servicing
   
   **Desired Skills:**
   
   \-Candidate must have deep knowledge of Maintenance Concepts and Level of Repair Analysis
   
   \-Candidate shall have direct experience and / or training in Reliability\-Centered Maintenance or MSG3 analysis
   
   \-Candidate shall have experience in Depot\-Level
   
   \-STPA / STAMP Systems Theoretic Process Analysis / Strategic and Tactical Modeling Process
   
   **BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:**
   
   job\.Qualifications
   
   **Lockheed Martin is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer\. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status\.**
   
   Join us at Lockheed Martin, where your mission is ours\. Our customers tackle the hardest missions\. Those that demand extraordinary amounts of courage, resilience and precision\. They're dangerous\. Critical\. Sometimes they even provide an opportunity to change the world and save lives\. Those are the missions we care about\.
   
   As a leading technology innovation company, Lockheed Martin's vast team works with partners around the world to bring proven performance to our customers' toughest challenges\. Lockheed Martin has employees based in many states throughout the U\.S\., and Internationally, with business locations in many nations and territories\.
   
   **EXPERIENCE LEVEL:**
   
   Experienced Professional

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5. Post your job

   There are various strategies that you can use to find the right maintainability engineer for your business:

   • Consider promoting from within or recruiting from your existing workforce.
   • Ask for referrals from friends, family members, and current employees.
   • Attend job fairs at local colleges to find candidates who meet your education requirements.
   • Use social media platforms like LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter to reach potential job candidates.

   Post your job online:

   • Post your maintainability engineer job on Zippia to find and recruit maintainability engineer candidates who meet your exact specifications.
   • Use field-specific websites.
   • Post a job on free websites.

6. Interview candidates

   During your first interview to recruit maintainability engineers, engage with candidates to learn about their interest in the role and experience in the field. During the following interview, you'll be able to go into more detail about the company, the position, and the responsibilities.

   Remember to include a few questions that allow candidates to expand on their strengths in their own words. Asking about their unique skills might reveal things you'd miss otherwise. At this point, good candidates can move on to the technical interview.

   The right interview questions can help you assess a candidate's hard skills, behavioral intelligence, and soft skills.

7. Send a job offer and onboard your new maintainability engineer

   Once you have selected a candidate for the maintainability engineer position, it is time to create an offer letter. In addition to salary, the offer letter should include details about benefits and perks that are available to the employee. Ensuring your offer is competitive is vital, as qualified candidates may be considering other job opportunities. The candidate may wish to negotiate the terms of the offer, and it is important to be open to discussion and reach a mutually beneficial agreement. After the offer has been accepted, it is a good idea to formalize the agreement with a contract.

   It's equally important to follow up with applicants who don't get the job with an email letting them know that the position has been filled.

   After that, you can create an onboarding schedule for a new maintainability engineer. Human Resources and the hiring manager should complete Employee Action Forms. Human Resources should also ensure that onboarding paperwork is completed, including I-9s, benefits enrollment, federal and state tax forms, etc., and that new employee files are created.

8. Go through the hiring process checklist

   • Determine employee type (full-time, part-time, contractor, etc.)
   • Submit a job requisition form to the HR department
   • Define job responsibilities and requirements
   • Establish budget and timeline
   • Determine hiring decision makers for the role
   • Write job description
   • Post job on job boards, company website, etc.
   • Promote the job internally
   • Process applications through applicant tracking system
   • Review resumes and cover letters
   • Shortlist candidates for screening
   • Hold phone/virtual interview screening with first round of candidates
   • Conduct in-person interviews with top candidates from first round
   • Score candidates based on weighted criteria (e.g., experience, education, background, cultural fit, skill set, etc.)
   • Conduct background checks on top candidates
   • Check references of top candidates
   • Consult with HR and hiring decision makers on job offer specifics
   • Extend offer to top candidate(s)
   • Receive formal job offer acceptance and signed employment contract
   • Inform other candidates that the position has been filled
   • Set and communicate onboarding schedule to new hire(s)
   • Complete new hire paperwork (i9, benefits enrollment, tax forms, etc.)

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