Asset Reliability Practitioner® [ARP-E] Reliability Engineer

Introduction

This 5-day program prepares engineers and reliability practitioners to sit the Mobius Institute Asset Reliability Practitioner® (ARP-E): Reliability Engineer certification examination. The course develops a structured understanding of reliability engineering principles and their practical application across the asset lifecycle. Participants explore reliability fundamentals, failure behavior, maintenance strategy selection, and reliability improvement methods used to reduce unplanned failures and improve asset performance. The program emphasizes the application of tools such as asset criticality analysis, FMEA, root cause analysis, and reliability-centered maintenance principles, linking technical analysis to effective maintenance and operational decisions. Through practical exercises and case-based discussions, participants strengthen their ability to analyze reliability problems, interpret asset performance data, and recommend technically sound improvement actions. The program concludes with an integrated review and exam preparation session aligned with the Mobius Institute ARP-E Body of Knowledge, supporting confident readiness for the certification examination.

Objectives

• Apply reliability engineering principles across the asset lifecycle to improve equipment performance and availability.
• Analyze failure behavior and degradation mechanisms using structured reliability methods.
• Develop and optimize maintenance strategies using RCM principles, FMEA, and reliability analysis tools.
• Evaluate asset performance data to identify reliability improvement opportunities.
• Recommend technically sound reliability improvements aligned with the Mobius Institute ARP-E Body of Knowledge and certification requirements.

Training Methodology

This is not an introductory course but one that is intended for those planning to sit for the certified quality manager exam. However, the topics are covered in such sufficient detail so that people with little advanced knowledge of the concepts will be able to master them with practice. Each topic is presented in a practical, easy to follow manner that emphasizes the practical application of the tools covered. Participants will be given the opportunity to practice tools during the course as well as with optional homework exercises. A comprehensive manual, designed for use as an exam reference book, is provided to each attendee which provides a review of exam topics as well as several sample exams.

Who Should Attend?

This program is designed for engineers and technical professionals involved in asset reliability and maintenance. It is suitable for:

• Reliability Engineers and Maintenance Engineers
• Mechanical, Electrical, and Rotating Equipment Engineers
• Condition Monitoring and Asset Performance Engineers
• Maintenance Supervisors and Technical Specialists
• Engineers preparing for the Mobius Institute ARP-E certification examination

Course Outline

• • INTRODUCTION
    • The reliability engineer and the reliability program leader
    • Overview of the Asset Reliability Transformation® process
    • The benefits of reliability
    • How does reliability improvement compare to other programs?
  • CULTURE CHANGE
    • Culture change and you
    • Getting suggestions
    • The brown-paper process
    • Motivation
  • TRAINING AND SKILLS ASSESSMENT
    • Why do people need to be trained?
    • Skills assessment
    • Training and certification
  • RISK AND CONSEQUENCES
    • Assessing the risks
    • Developing the consequence ranking system
  • LIKELIHOOD AND DETECTABILITY
    • How likely is failure?
    • Will we see the failure coming?
  • RELIABILITY DATA ANALYSIS
    • The importance and value of data
    • The foundation of reliability engineering
    • Statistical techniques
    • Data and Weibull distribution
    • Duane model and Crow-AMSSA
    • Reliability block diagrams (RBDs)
    • Using reliability data for decision making
    • Data quality
  • ASSET CRITICALITY RANKING
    • How should the asset criticality ranking be defined?
    • Asset criticality ranking step by step
  • PARETO ANALYSIS
    • What is Pareto analysis?
    • Pareto analysis example
  • DEFECT ELIMINATION
    • What is defect elimination?
    • Defect elimination strategy
  • MINIMIZE LIFE CYCLE COST
    • Life cycle cost minimization
    • Design for reliability
    • Value-driven procurement
    • Acceptance testing
  • OPERATIONS AND RELIABILITY
    • Operator-driven reliability (ODR)
    • Standard operating procedures (SOP)
    • Overall equipment effectiveness (OEE)
  • ASSET STRATEGY DEVELOPMENT
    • What is an asset strategy?
    • How to develop an asset strategy
    • Typical outcomes of an asset strategy
  • MASTER ASSET LIST AND BILL OF MATERIALS
    • How to develop an accurate Master Asset List (MAL)
    • How to create a Bill Of Materials (BOM)
    • Change management
  • FAULT TREE ANALYSIS (FTA)
    • What is FTA?
    • The steps of FTA
    • Example of FTA
  • FAILURE MODES, EFFECTS, AND CRITICALITY ANALYSIS (FMECA)
    • What is FMECA?
    • The steps of FMECA
    • Example of FMECA
  • RELIABILITY CENTERED MAINTENANCE (RCM)
    • What is RCM?
    • The steps of RCM
    • Example of RCM
  • PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE OPTIMIZATION (PMO)
    • What is PMO?
    • Prerequisites for performing PMO
    • Getting started
  • ROOT CAUSE (FAILURE) ANALYSIS (RCA)
    • Why and when to perform RCA?
    • People and RCA
    • RCA techniques
    • Condition Monitoring data and RCA
  • WORK MANAGEMENT
    • Goals of work management
    • Roles and responsibilities
    • Work management flow
    • Job scheduling and execution
    • Closeout and feedback
  • SPARES AND MATERIAL MANAGEMENT
    • The importance of spares management
    • Spares database
    • The selection process and purchasing requirements
    • Caring for spares
    • The storeroom
  • PRECISION LUBRICATION AND CONTAMINATION CONTROL
    • The importance of lubrication
    • How lubrication works
    • Contamination
    • Filtration
    • Storage and dispensing
  • PRECISION SHAFT ALIGNMENT
    • Introduction to shaft alignment
    • What is misalignment?
    • Types of misalignment
    • Determine the alignment state
  • ROTOR BALANCING
    • What is unbalance?
    • Causes of unbalance
    • Diagnosing unbalance
    • Why balance?
    • Balancing the rotor
  • MECHANICAL AND ELECTRICAL FASTENING
    • Precision fastening
    • Bolt torquing (tensioning)
    • Electrical connections
    • 5S AND THE VISUAL WORKPLACE
    • 5S: Lean: Six Sigma Reliability improvement
  • VIBRATION ANALYSIS
    • Introduction to vibration analysis
    • Vibration sensors
    • Overall level readings
    • Vibration spectra, time waveform, and phase analysis
    • Rolling element bearing fault detection
    • Fluid-film bearing and rotor fault detection
    • The future of vibration analysis
    • Case studies
  • ULTRASOUND
    • Introduction to ultrasound
    • Mechanical and electrical applications
  • OIL ANALYSIS
    •  New and used oil analysis
    • Analysis technologies
    • Measuring and reporting oil cleanliness
    • Wear particle analysis
  • INFRARED THERMOGRAPHY
    • Introduction to infrared analysis
    • Mechanical and electrical applications
  • INSPECTIONS PERFORMANCE AND NDT
    • Visual inspections
    • Non-destructive testing (NDT) methods
  • ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT
    • Power quality
    • Electrical testing
    • Partial discharge
    • Induction motor testing
    • Motor current signature analysis (MCSA)
    • Electrical signature analysis (ESA)
    • Motor circuit analysis (MCA)
  • THE FUTURE OF CONDITION MONITORING
    • Technologies and analytics in the future
  • BREAKING OUT OF REACTIVE MAINTENANCE
    • How to break out of the reactive maintenance cycle of doom
  • CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT (Kaizen)
    • Key performance indicators (KPIs)
    • Maintenance metrics
    • CM and reliability performance
    • Review program strategy