Reliability Engineer Associate

About the Role

Develops, coordinates and conducts technical reliability studies and evaluations of engineering design concepts and design of experiments (doe) constructs. Recommends design or test methods and statistical process control procedures for achieving required levels of product reliability. Compiles and analyzes performance reports and process control statistics; investigates and analyzes relevant variables potentially affecting product and processes. Ensures that corrective measures meet acceptable reliability standards. Analyzes preliminary plans and develops reliability engineering programs to achieve company, customer and governmental agency reliability objectives. May develop mathematical models to identify units, batches or processes posing excessive failure risks. As necessary, proposes changes in design or formulation to improve system and/or process reliability. May determine units and/or batches requiring environmental testing, and specifies minimum number of samples to obtain statistically valid data.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop reliability and maintainability predictions using approved prediction methodologies.
• Perform Failure Reporting, Analysis, and Corrective Action System (FRACAS) on flight hardware.
• Support design reviews and present reliability results to management and customers.
• Provide LRU and piece-part reliability support, including drawing reviews, repair review boards, and failure review boards.
• Support failure investigation teams and develop reliability / probabilistic assessments based on root-cause analysis.
• Work within a multidisciplinary team, gathering inputs from other engineers to perform analyses and create presentations/reports.
• Interact regularly with engineers, suppliers, quality personnel, production operations, program managers, customers, and customer consultants.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• MS Office software
• Reliability principles and practices
• Understanding of root cause analysis
• Experience performing basic electrical circuit analysis using schematics to assess the effects of failure modes
• Analytical thinker with a demonstrated ability of solving complex problems, and strict attention to detail
• Ability to perform detail-oriented work with a high accuracy within requested timelines
• Experience evaluating system level impacts from component level data
• Strong technical writing skills for the preparation of plans and reports
• Strong verbal communication skills for customer presentations
• Ability to obtain a Secret security clearance

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in an Engineering or related technical field

Desired Skills

• Experience in Reliability, Quality, Systems, Mechanical, or Electrical Engineering
• Knowledge and experience with probability, statistical concepts, and mathematical modelling
• Reliability prediction experience in accordance with industry standards (e.g. MIL-HDBK-217, empirical test data, etc.)
• Strong interpersonal skills. Ability to work in a collaborative and team-based environment
• Able to multitask and manage competing priorities.
• Active Secret clearance
• Experience with development programs
• Previous defense or MFC engineering experience
• Knowledge of missile systems