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Northrop Grumman

Builds stealth bombers, missiles, and satellites

Reliability Systems Engineer

Spacecraft & Launch Vehicle SystemsConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeRedondo Beach, CA, USA

About the Job

Requirements

  • A bachelor's degree in a science, technology, engineering, or mathematics discipline and at least 5 years of engineering experience, a master's degree in one of those disciplines and at least 3 years of engineering experience, or a PhD in one of those disciplines and at least 1 year of engineering experience is required for Level 3.
  • A bachelor's degree in a science, technology, engineering, or mathematics discipline and at least 8 years of engineering experience, a master's degree in one of those disciplines and at least 6 years of engineering experience, or a PhD in one of those disciplines and at least 4 years of engineering experience is required for Level 4.
  • Understanding of how to perform and assess various reliability predictions is required.
  • Familiarity with modeling and simulation software tools used for reliability analysis is required.
  • Familiarity with understanding and interpreting electrical schematics and drawings, functional block diagrams, and accurately creating reliability block diagrams is required.
  • Experience performing and documenting a unit- or system-level Failure Mode and Effects Analysis based on standard commercial best practices is required.
  • Experience performing and documenting piece-part or component failure-rate estimation using the best available data, such as handbook methods or life-test data, is required.
  • Candidates must have active SCI access at application and before the start date, or an active U.S. Government Top Secret clearance or equivalent at those times and the ability to obtain and maintain active SCI access within a reasonable period.

Responsibilities

  • Lead reliability support to the design team through design tradeoffs, reliability predictions and assessments, de-rating analysis assessments, allocation of reliability requirements, failure-rate estimation and assessments, facilitation of Failure Mode and Effects Analysis, identification of critical items, documentation of controls and mitigations, and support for design reviews and failure investigations.
  • Create reliability block diagrams and models that reflect the functions, failure modes, and characteristics of the system or unit being analyzed.
  • Work with the engineering team to develop technical solutions to potential reliability and availability problems.
  • Apply probability and statistical tools and principles to recognize and solve problems involving non-standard configurations or definitions of system success.
  • Use standard commercial best practices and industry tools to conduct reliability analyses and assessments cost-effectively.

Desired Qualifications

  • A bachelor's degree or above in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or Computer Engineering is preferred.
  • Understanding of technical principles and theories, subsystem design, and general satellite design is preferred.
  • Ability to combine hands-on reliability analysis and modeling skills for satellite, directed-energy hardware, and systems is preferred.
  • Availability modeling and analysis experience or exposure is preferred.
  • Experience performing Failure Mode and Effects Analysis and failure-rate estimation is preferred.
  • PM&P and Electronics Design experience or exposure is preferred.
  • Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Visio is preferred.
  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills are preferred.
  • An active U.S. Government Top Secret clearance or equivalent, together with active SCI access at application and before the start date, is preferred.

About the Company

Northrop Grumman

Builds stealth bombers, missiles, and satellites

Northrop Grumman builds military aircraft, missiles, rocket motors, satellites, and electronic systems, mostly for the American military and allied governments. It designed the B-2 stealth bomber and built NASA's James Webb Space Telescope, the largest telescope ever sent to space. The company works through four businesses: aircraft, missiles and ammunition, radar and communications systems, and space hardware such as satellites and solid rocket boosters. Most revenue comes from long-term government contracts, many of them classified. Its roots go back to Northrop Aircraft, founded in 1939, and it took its name after buying Grumman in 1994 and is based in Falls Church, Virginia.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Falls Church, VA
Founded
1939

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