Reliability Systems Engineer - Level 3

Northrop Grumman Northrop Grumman · Aerospace · Redondo Beach, CA +1 · Systems/Architecture/Test

Northrop Grumman is seeking a Reliability Systems Engineer Level 3 to perform reliability tasks including design tradeoffs, predictions, de-rating analysis, failure rate estimation, FMEA, and support design reviews. The role requires a STEM degree, engineering experience, familiarity with reliability analysis tools, and a Secret security clearance.

What you'd actually do

  1. Perform various reliability related tasks including: leading reliability support to the design team through the performance of design tradeoffs, reliability predictions/assessments, de-rating analysis, allocation of reliability requirements, failure rate estimation/assessments, performing/facilitating Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA), facilitate identification of critical items and documentation of controls/mitigations, and provide support to design reviews and failure investigations.
  2. Ability to understand and interpret electrical schematics/drawings, functional block diagrams, and accurately create reliability block diagrams.
  3. Ability to develop technical solutions to potential reliability and availability problems.
  4. Adapt with probability and statistical tools/principles to recognize and solve problems involving non-standard configurations/definitions of system success.
  5. Ability to utilize industry tools to conduct Reliability analysis.

Skills

Required

  • STEM degree
  • 5+ years of engineering experience (or Master's 3+ years, or PhD 1+ year)
  • Reliability predictions/assessments
  • Failure rate estimation/assessments
  • Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA)
  • Modeling/simulation software tools for Reliability analysis
  • Understanding electrical schematics/drawings
  • Understanding functional block diagrams
  • Creating reliability block diagrams
  • U.S. Government Secret security clearance
  • Willingness to obtain and maintain U.S. Government Top Secret security clearance
  • Willingness to obtain and maintain active SCI access

Nice to have

  • Electrical Engineering degree
  • Mechanical Engineering degree
  • Computer Engineering degree
  • Satellite design knowledge
  • Directed energy hardware analysis
  • Availability modeling and analysis
  • PM&P experience
  • Electronics Design experience
  • Microsoft Word
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Microsoft PowerPoint
  • Microsoft Visio
  • Interpersonal skills
  • Communication skills
  • Active U.S. Government Top Secret security clearance
  • Single Scope Background Investigation (SSBI) within last 5 years
  • Active SCI access

What the JD emphasized

  • Secret security clearance
  • U.S. Citizen
  • Top Secret security clearance
  • SCI access