Maintainability Engineer Job Description Sample

SUMMARY

Provide engineering support to all equipment in terms of reliability, control maintenance costs, reduce machines downtime, implement and improve maintenance KPI (MTBF /MTTR).

CORE RESPONSIBILITIES

• Originates and develops analysis methods for determining reliability of components, equipment, and processes.

• Prepares diagrams, charts, drawings, calculations, and reports for defining reliability problems and makes recommendations for improvements.

• Conducts an analysis of reliability problems and investigates to determine the reliability required for the particular situation considering the cost limitations for equipment up/down time, repair/replacement costs, weight, size, and availability of materials/equipment.

• Determines the cost advantages of alternatives for developing action plans to comply with internal/external customer demands for reliable processes/equipment to avoid failures.

• Leads projects to improve equipment/process reliability as specified by Maintenance and Operations.

ADDITIONAL FUNCTIONS

• Works under general direction from project engineers, section head, or under general administrative instruction for performing detailed reliability studies and detailed calculations of component/system reliabilities.

• Considers impact of costs on recommended action plans for avoiding/correcting problems during the design phase or remedial action for correcting reliability problems on installed equipment; and performs root cause failure analysis to help prevent failures.

• Plans and performs engineering research, design development or manufacturing/process engineering assignments including responsibility for major subsections of complex projects using general engineering practices influenced by the general theme of reliability principles.

• Estimates engineering personnel needs, coordinates and supervises the use of other engineers and technicians to accomplish the objective of cost effective reliability improvements for projects.

• Assignments are broad in nature and require appreciable originality and ingenuity for completing the assignments which have considerable latitude for un-reviewed action or decisions.

• Follows company safety and health guidelines and other company policies.

• Must have a hands-on approach - will be required to be out on the shop floor on a daily basis.

• Performs other work as assigned.

Legal authorization to work in the U.S. is required. We will not sponsor individuals for employment visas, now or in the future, for this job opening. Job Requirements BASIC REQUIREMENTS

• BS Degree (Engineering, Statistics, Mathematics) or equivalent.

• Minimum of 3 years of automotive/manufacturing experience.

• Microsoft Word, Excel, Power Point

Legal authorization to work in the U.S. is required. We will not sponsor individuals for employment visas, now or in the future, for this job opening.

PREFERRED REQUIREMENTS

MS/PhD Degree (Engineering, Statistics, Mathematics) or equivalent.

• Automotive Engineering standards and best practices.

• Strong electrical, mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic and tooling troubleshooting experience.

• Siemens S5 and S7 systems applications and diagnostics.

• Project management.

• 6 Sigma Black Belt.

• 8D Problem Solving analysis.

• Good verbal and written communication skills.

• Good interpersonal skills and ability to lead and train others.

• Continental Engineering and Quality Systems policies and procedures. EEO Statement EEO / AA / Disabled / Protected Veteran Employer. Continental offers equal employment opportunities to all qualified individuals, without regard to unlawful consideration to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, age, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other status protected by applicable law. In addition, as a federal contractor, Continental complies with government regulations, including affirmative action responsibilities, where they apply. To be considered, you must apply for a specific position for which Continental has a current posted job opening. Qualifying applications will be considered only for the specific opening(s) to which you apply. If you would like to be considered for additional or future job openings, we encourage you to reapply for other opportunities as they become available. Further, Continental provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with a disability. If you need assistance in the application process, please reply to North.America.Recruiting@continental-corporation.com or contact US Recruiting at 248.209.4000. Division Footer Text Ready to drive with Continental? Take the first step and fill in the online application.

Proprietary programs are seeking Reliability, Maintainability & Systems Health (RM&SH) qualified engineering candidates. Candidates must be well-versed in the technologies and analyses required to support aircraft programs at all phases of the life cycle.

A highly successful candidate will be an excellent communicator, comfortable with all levels of internal and external customers. The position requires a motivated person able to contribute to the success of an integrated product team without day-to-day senior R&M supervision.

Highly desired:

• Ability to develop, document, maintain, and execute RM&SH program plans.

• Capability to conduct reliability, testability, and maintainability analyses including life cycle modeling, Physics of Failure methods, FMEAs/FMECAs/RBDs, Testability Analysis and FRACAS.

• Understanding of appropriate use of failure rate prediction methods.

• Apply systems engineering knowledge to convert customer requirements to Statements of Work (SOW) and requirements, perform requirements verification, coordinate with test engineering, and develop Environmental Stress Screening (ESS) test plans and procedures.

• Conduct Failure Review Boards (FRB) and coordinate with Integrated Logistics Support (ILS).

• Ability to lead non-direct report teammates via influence, and provide coaching/mentoring to less experienced RM&SH teammates.

• Ability to gain the trust and respect of the customer community.

• Daily activities reliability and maintainability analyses, test support, and supplier issue resolution. Maintain requirements and performance to requirements.
  
  Communicate issues and successes to program and engineering leadership. Coordinate RM&SH activities with the customer and supplier communities as appropriate. Support engineering actions by evaluating change impact to RM&SH, provide expert input for program leadership as needed.

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Skilled scientists and thinkers. Bold innovators and dreamers. Join us, and you can build something better for yourself, for our customers and for the world.

Division

BDS Engineering

Relocation Assistance Available

Yes. Available for eligible candidates, if authorized.

Qualifications

Degree and typical experience in engineering classification: Bachelor's and 9 or more years' experience, Master's with 7 or more years' experience or PhD with 4 or more years' experience.

Bachelor, Master or Doctorate of Science degree from an accredited course of study, in engineering, computer science, mathematics, physics or chemistry. ABET is the preferred, although not required, accreditation standard.

Must be a United States Person as defined by 22 C.F.R. § 120.15? "US Person" includes US Citizen, lawful permanent resident, refugee, or asylee.

This position requires SSBI/Special Programs Access U.S. Security Clearance. (A U.S. Security Clearance that has been active in the past 24 months is considered active.)

Experience Level

Individual Contributor

Job Type

Standard

Travel

Yes, 10 % of the Time

Contingent Upon Program Award

No

Union

No

Job Code
6K8CP4

Job ID#: 16971BR

Company: General Atomics Aeronautical Systems

Job Title: Reliability & Maintainability (R&M) Project Engineer

Job Category: Engineering

City: San Diego

State: California

Full-Time/Part-Time: Full-Time Salary

Job Summary

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI), an affiliate of General Atomics, is a world leader in proven, reliable remotely piloted aircraft and tactical reconnaissance radars, as well as advanced high-resolution surveillance systems.

We recognize and appreciate the value and contributions of individuals with diverse backgrounds and experiences and welcome all qualified individuals to apply.

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems has an exciting opportunity for a Reliability & Maintainability (R&M) Project Engineer to join the USAF Sustainment Engineering team.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Under general supervision with limited review, this position supports GA-ASI USAF Sustainment Project Engineering activities related to the planning and execution of Reliability and Maintainability (R&M) improvement efforts for the USAF MQ-9 Reaper Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS).

• Candidate will perform analysis and assessment of field data and review technical issues reported from the fleet to execute engineering studies, projects, and other efforts; develop and deliver engineering recommendations for issue mitigation, including technical and financial merits.

• The candidate will follow through with technical management of projects including, but not limited, to the following tasks: coordination with management; establish project budgets and detailed schedule; track performance to the plan and provide status reporting to management; allocation and tracking of system requirements; lead a technical team and coordinate efforts of various Subject Matter Experts; plan and execute SIL, HILL, ground, and flight testing; review project-specific documentation such as system design specifications, interface control documents, software specifications, performance specifications, test plans and test reports; prepare and chair design reviews/technical meetings.

• Represent the organization by providing solutions to technical issues associated with specific projects.

• Interface with subcontractors and customer.

• May be required to travel to CONUS locations.

• Responsible for observing all laws, regulations, and other applicable obligations wherever and whenever business is conducted on behalf of the Company.

• Expected to work in a safe manner in accordance with established operating procedures and practices.

Job Qualifications

• Typically requires a bachelors degree or masters degree in engineering or a related technical discipline from an accredited institution and progressive engineering experience as follows; two or more years of experience with a bachelors degree. May substitute equivalent engineering experience in lieu of education.

• Must have a thorough understanding of engineering concepts, principles, codes, and theory; experience demonstrating a broad application of those concepts; and, expanding knowledge of principles, concepts, theory, and practices in related technical specialties.

• Must possess the ability to develop and communicate new concepts; apply them accurately throughout an evolving environment; organize, schedule, and coordinate work phases; and, determine the appropriate approach at the task level or, with assistance, at the project level to provide solutions to a range of complex problems.

• Must have strong verbal communication, technical writing, documentation, presentation, and interpersonal skills in addition to the ability to work independently and as part of a team; able to perform complex tasks in one or more engineering areas; capable of representing the organization as a prime technical contact and, lead a team of experienced professional employees.

• Able to work extended hours, as required.

• A Professional Engineering License and original work published in professional engineering journals are desirable.

• Must be able to obtain and maintain a security clearance

Travel Percentage Required : 0% - 25%

Clearance Required? Yes

Reliability & Maintainability Engineer (2400 NASA Parkway)

Description

I.PURPOSE/FUNCTION (JOB SUMMARY)

Works with NASA customer to originate and develop analysis methods to determine reliability, maintainability and availability of systems.Basic roles are to evaluate the ability of components, equipment and processes to perform their intended function under stated conditions for a given period of time, can be repaired in a defined environment within a specified time and showing the probability that a system is operational at any given time under a given set of environmental conditions.Candidate acquires and analyzes data. Prepares diagrams, charts, drawings, calculations and reports to define reliability problems and make recommendations for improvements. Conducts analysis of reliability/maintainability/availability problems and investigates to determine the required approach for a particular situation, with consideration given to cost limitations for equipment uptime/downtime, repair/replacement costs and weight, size and availability of materials/equipment. Determines cost advantages of alternatives and develops action plans that comply with internal/external customer demands for reliable processes/equipment to avoid failures.

II.ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Responsible for compliance with Safety, Health and Environmental plan; must be committed to a high standard of safety and be willing and able to comply with all safety laws and all of the Company's safety policies and rules and must be willing to report safety violations and potential safety violations to appropriate supervisory or management personnel

• Responsible for compliance with the Quality Assurance Plan, policies and procedures

• Must maintain regular and acceptable attendance level as determined by the Company

• Responsible for completing all assigned training

Perform Reliability, Maintainability and Availability Analyses on component, subsystem and system designs with emphasis on:

• Failure Modes, Effects and Criticality Analysis

• Derating/Stress Analysis

• Reliability Modeling and Prediction

• Statistical and Trend Analysis

• Root Cause Determination and Corrective Action

• Failure Reporting, Analysis and Corrective Action Administration

• Reliability Growth and Qualification Testing

• Environmental Stress Screening development and test plan generation

• Act as Reliability & Maintainability Engineering lead.Capable interpreting and developing requirements, ensuring compliance with customer requirements, effectively interfacing with customer reliability specialists, and presenting R&M requirements and R&M analysis results at design reviews and internal management reviews.

• Support new project proposals, reviewing customer reliability requirements, providing labor cost and schedule estimates to accomplish required reliability tasks.

• Develop R&M Program Plans, as requested, to document and control R&M tasks and activities required for specific NASA programs.

• Interface internally with Electrical Design Engineers, Mechanical Engineers, Quality Engineers, and Functional and Program Management.

• Interface externally with NASA Programs, Task Order customers, and R&M experts

• Support internal training program, mentoring junior engineers/interns in Reliability Engineering, including performance of reliability analyses.

Qualifications

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE
1.REQUIRED:

• A minimum of 9 years related experience with a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical/Electrical Engineering (BSME/EE) or related field of study BSEE/ME in a related technical field

• Experience performing FMEA, Derating, and Reliability Prediction analyses

• Candidate must have excellent communication with time management skills
  2.DESIRED

• Working knowledge of NASA, MIL and Industry specs governing Reliability.

• Maintainability and Safety Engineering / Analyses

SKILLS/TRAINING
1.REQUIRED:

• Experience performing FMECA, Derating, and Reliability Prediction analyses

• Basic MS Office proficiency in Excel and Word

KBR is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, national origin, veteran status, genetic information, union status and/or beliefs, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.

KBR is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, national origin, veteran status, genetic information, union status and/or beliefs, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.

Job: Engineering

Primary Location: US-US-TX-Houston

Req ID: 1062775

Avionics and Tactical Networks (ATN) is an operating unit within the Communications business unit of the Airborne C4ISR Systems division of Northrop Grumman Mission Systems. ATN is located in the Rancho Carmel facility in San Diego, California.

We deliver complex equipment to enable modern battlefields and support aviation missions. Our focus is on the world of avionics, radio and electronic warfare product applications to enable networked communications. As part of the corporation's business focus area on Communications, we are the "equipment providers." Our team of communication systems experts is developing next-generation ground radios for land forces, and our Electronic Warfare subject matter experts are creating the next generation of Improvised Explosive Device (IED)countermeasures to keep our soldiers safe when in harm's way.

Major responsibilities of the Reliability, Maintainability and Safety Engineer will include:

• Perform Reliability, Maintainability and Safety Analyses on Military electronics, with emphasis on:

Failure Modes, Effects and Criticality Analysis

Derating/Stress Analysis

Reliability Prediction using PRISM or Telcordia Methodologies

Root Cause Determination and Corrective Action

Failure Reporting, Analysis and Corrective Action Administration

Reliability Growth and Qualification Testing

Environmental Stress Screening development and test plan generation

Safety Hazard Analyses and corresponding mitigation

Thermal Analyses using FLOTHERM

• Act as Reliability Engineering lead on Military programs, ensuring compliance with customer reliability requirements, effectively interfacing with customer reliability specialists, presenting reliability requirements and reliability analysis results at customer design reviews and internal management reviews.

• Support new business proposals, reviewing customer reliability requirements, providing labor cost and schedule estimates to accomplish required reliability tasks.

• Develop Reliability Program Plans to document and control reliability tasks and activities required for specific Military programs.

• Interface internally with Electrical Design Engineers, Component Engineers, Mechanical Engineers, Quality Engineers, and Functional and Program Management.

• Support internal training program, mentoring junior engineers/interns in Reliability Engineering, including performance of reliability analyses.

ERCOMMS

Qualification

This requisition may be filled at either a level 2 or a level 3.

Typical Minimum Education / Experience for a level 2: 2 years with a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical/Electrical Engineering (BSME/EE) or related field of study, 0 years with a Masters.

Typical Minimum Education / Experience for a level 3: 5 years with a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical/Electrical Engineering (BSME/EE) or related field of study, 3 years with a Masters, 0 years with a PhD

Basic Qualifications:

• BSEE/ME in a related technical field

• 2 years of experience performing FMECA, Derating, and Reliability Prediction analyses

• Candidate must be a direct communicator with excellent time management skills

• Basic MS Office proficiency in Excel and Word

• Working knowledge of MIL and Industry specs governing Reliability. Maintainability and Safety Engineering / Analyses

• The position requires the ability to obtain and maintain a Secret clearance.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Preference will be given to candidates with an active Secret (or higher) clearance at the time of hire.

Northrop Grumman is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. For our complete EEO/AA and Pay Transparency statement, please visit www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for most positions.

Job Description: :

The successful candidate shall be the primary Logistics and Sustainment Engineering representative for the LRASM Lot 4 product design and will lead the execution of the supportability program, including but not limited to ensuring design for sustainment via reliability and system safety analyses. Effort includes working directly with the system design and integration team to assess and specify testing that supports the required system performance for reliability. Responsible for Specialty Engineering disciplines (Maintainability, Built-In-Test, Reliability, and System Safety).

Maintainability:

• Evaluate and document all maintenance tasks and design features.

• Develop/update the maintainability DRS and maintainability ANA

• Incorporate maintainability design features

Reliability:

• Develop/update the reliability DRS and reliability ANA

• Perform Mean Time Between Failure (MTBF) analysis and part deratings

• Coordinate reliability testing and documentation of failures

Built-In-Test:

• Develop overall BIT concept

• Develop/update the BIT DRS and BIT ANA

• Perform BIT analysis for detection and isolation

Safety:

• Coordination of safety effort (Preliminary hazards, Safety DRS, SSP, HMMP, and SAR)

• Requirements and allocations for Maintainability, Reliability, and Built-In-Test. This includes MFC and supplier performance specifications.

• Understanding of system/engineering documents (Performance Spec, SOW, ICDs, SPS, Engineering drawings).

• Product support representative for all major reviews, IPT meetings, and scheduling.

• Coordination of Life Cycle Cost (LCC) analysis for operations and support cost modeling.

Relocation: Relocation assistance is possible for this exciting position.

The Locale: Orlando is a city in the Central Florida area. This region is a great place to live and to raise a family. Central Florida offers lots of attractive residential housing options. The Greater Orlando metropolitan area is the sixth largest metro area in the southeastern United States. The climate here is warm and sunny all year long for the most part. Orlando is home to the University of Central Florida (UCF), Walt Disney World, and SeaWorld. Where can you get to from Orlando? Orlando is about an hour's drive from Cocoa Beach and the "space coast" to include NASA and the Kennedy Space Center. Tampa is about 1 and ¼ hours from Orlando. West Palm Beach is about 2.5 hours to the south and Jacksonville is about 2 hours to the northeast. Atlanta, GA is 6 hours to the northwest.

Basic Qualifications

• Must be a US Citizen and hold an Active Department of Defense Secret Clearance.

• Working knowledge/familiarity with specialty engineering tasks such as:
  1.Safety Hazard Analyses, including Fault Tree Analysis
  2.Reliability predictions
  3.FMECA and BIT effectivity analyses
  4.Maintainability analyses
  5.FRACAS process

• Previous experience supporting programs for military products.

• Possess strong computer skills, including in-depth knowledge of MS Office software.

• Possess excellent written and oral communication skills.

Desired skills

• Prior experience on developmental and production MFC programs.

• Demonstrated ability of solving complex problems which require ingenuity and innovation.

• Previous technical leadership experience.

• Prior experience with the LRASM product and USN customers.

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.

Join us at Lockheed Martin, where we're engineering a better tomorrow.

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.

Job Location(s): Orlando Florida

Security Clearance :

Secret

Business Unit :

ESS0385 MISSILES AND FIRE CONTROL

Program :

E&T and Logistics and Sustainment Engineers

Job Class :

Product Support

Job Category :

Experienced Professional

City :

Orlando

State :

FL

Virtual :

No

Relocation Available :

Possible

Work Schedule :

FLEX9x80A-Friday off in 2nd week w/flex hrs/day

Req Type :

Full-Time

Shift :

First

Additional Posting Locations :

Orlando

Job Description: :

Lockheed Martin Advanced Programs

• Reliability, Maintainability, and Supportability (RM&S) engineer for Advanced Development Programs. The candidate will be familiar with RM&S analysis methods, including reliability predictions and allocations, mission reliability analysis, failure modes and effects analysis, maintainability predictions (mean time to repair, crew size), maintenance task analysis, prognostics, diagnostics, health management, scheduled maintenance, timeline analysis, human factors, logistics footprint, support equipment requirements, manpower requirements, and sortie generation rate.

The applicant will perform trade studies to establish system, segment, and equipment RM&S requirements, assess their performance, and influence the design. The candidate will also participate in establishing RM&S requirements for conceptual designs based on customer needs, state-of-the-art technology capabilities, and program level performance requirements. These requirements will be established in system, segment,

and equipment specifications and contractor and supplier statements of work.

Develops and maintains program RM&S processes.

Establishes RM&S technical performance measures (TPMs). Coordinates internal RM&S technical reviews. Establishes and maintains RM&S IPT risks, opportunities, and issues.

Serves as the focal point for release of RM&S technical data outside the RM&S IPT. Develops and maintains system reliability and availability models.

Periodic travel is required.

Must be a US Citizen, position is located at a facility that requires special access.

Selected applicant must have an active Secret Security

Clearance.

Basic Qualifications

Experience with developing Reliability and Maintainability (R&M ) predictions.

Experience establishing Reliability and Maintainability Sustainability requirements.

Experience with Microsoft Office, to include PowerPoint, Excel, and Word.

Secret Clearance with investigation in the last five years.

Desired skills

Ability to Interface with RM&S counterparts inside Lockheed Martin and at other companies.

Strong math skills.

Proficiency in RM&S tools.

Knowledge of and aptitude for using RM&S Analysis Methods.

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.

Join us at Lockheed Martin, where we're engineering a better tomorrow.

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.

Job Location(s): Palmdale California

Security Clearance :

Secret requiring an investigation within the last 5 years

Business Unit :

ESS0343 AERONAUTICS COMPANY

Job Class :

Systems Engineering: Other

Job Category :

Experienced Professional

City :

Palmdale

State :

CA

Virtual :

No

Relocation Available :

Yes

Work Schedule :

FLEX9x80A-Friday off in 2nd week w/flex hrs/day

Req Type :

Full-Time

Shift :

First

Additional Posting Locations :

Palmdale

Avionics and Tactical Networks (ATN) is an operating unit within the Communications business unit of the Airborne C4ISR Systems division of Northrop Grumman Mission Systems. ATN is located in the Rancho Carmel facility in San Diego, California.

We deliver complex equipment to enable modern battlefields and support aviation missions. Our focus is on the world of avionics, radio and electronic warfare product applications to enable networked communications. As part of the corporation's business focus area on Communications, we are the "equipment providers." Our team of communication systems experts is developing next-generation ground radios for land forces, and our Electronic Warfare subject matter experts are creating the next generation of Improvised Explosive Device (IED) countermeasures to keep our soldiers safe when in harm's way.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Perform Reliability, Maintainability and Safety Analyses on Military electronics, with emphasis on:

• Failure Modes, Effects and Criticality Analysis

• Derating/Stress Analysis

• Reliability Prediction using PRISM or Telcordia Methodologies

• Root Cause Determination and Corrective Action

• Failure Reporting, Analysis and Corrective Action Administration

• Reliability Growth and Qualification Testing

• Environmental Stress Screening development and test plan generation

• Safety Hazard Analyses and corresponding mitigation

• Thermal Analyses using FLOTHERM

• Act as Reliability Engineering lead on Military programs, ensuring compliance with customer reliability requirements effectively interfacing with customer reliability specialists, presenting reliability requirements and reliability analysis results at customer design reviews and internal management reviews.

• Support new business proposals, reviewing customer reliability requirements, providing labor cost and schedule estimates to accomplish required reliability tasks.

• Develop Reliability Program Plans to document and control reliability tasks and activities required for specific Military programs.

• Interface internally with Electrical Design Engineers, Component Engineers, Mechanical Engineers, Quality Engineers, and Functional and Program Management.

• Support internal training program, mentoring junior engineers/interns in Reliability Engineering, including performance of reliability analyses.

Basic Qualifications:

• A minimum of 9 years related experience with a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical/Electrical Engineering (BSME/EE) or related field of study BSEE/ME in a related technical field

• Experience performing FMECA, Derating, and Reliability Prediction analyses

• Candidate must be a direct communicator with excellent time management skills

• Basic MS Office proficiency in Excel and Word

• Working knowledge of MIL and Industry specs governing Reliability. Maintainability and Safety Engineering / Analyses

• The position requires an active or current Secret Clearance with the ability to obtain a higher clearance level.

Northrop Grumman is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. For our complete EEO/AA and Pay Transparency statement, please visit www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for most positions.

Job ID#: 16941BR

Company: General Atomics Aeronautical Systems

Job Title: Experienced Reliability & Maintainability (R&M) Project Engineer

Job Category: Engineering

City: San Diego

State: California

Full-Time/Part-Time: Full-Time Salary

Job Summary

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI), an affiliate of General Atomics, is a world leader in proven, reliable remotely piloted aircraft and tactical reconnaissance radars, as well as advanced high-resolution surveillance systems.

We recognize and appreciate the value and contributions of individuals with diverse backgrounds and experiences and welcome all qualified individuals to apply.

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems has an exciting opportunity for a Senior Staff Reliability & Maintainability (R&M) Project Engineer to join the USAF Sustainment Engineering team.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Under general supervision with limited review, this position supports GA-ASI USAF Sustainment Project Engineering activities related to the planning and execution of Reliability and Maintainability (R&M) improvement efforts for the USAF MQ-9 Reaper Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS).

• Candidate will perform analysis and assessment of field data and review technical issues reported from the fleet to execute engineering studies, projects, and other efforts; develop and deliver engineering recommendations for issue mitigation, including technical and financial merits.

• The candidate will follow through with technical management of projects including, but not limited, to the following tasks: coordination with management; establish project budgets and detailed schedule; track performance to the plan and provide status reporting to management; allocation and tracking of system requirements; lead a technical team and coordinate efforts of various Subject Matter Experts; plan and execute SIL, HILL, ground, and flight testing; review project-specific documentation such as system design specifications, interface control documents, software specifications, performance specifications, test plans and test reports; prepare and chair design reviews/technical meetings.

• Represent the organization by providing solutions to technical issues associated with specific projects.

• Interface with subcontractors and customer.

• May be required to travel to CONUS locations.

• Responsible for observing all laws, regulations, and other applicable obligations wherever and whenever business is conducted on behalf of the Company.

• Expected to work in a safe manner in accordance with established operating procedures and practices.

Job Qualifications

• Typically requires a bachelors degree, masters degree or PhD in engineering or a related technical discipline from an accredited institution and progressive engineering experience as follows; nine or more years of experience with a bachelors degree, seven or more years of experience with a masters degree, or four or more years with a PhD. May substitute equivalent engineering experience in lieu of education.

• Must have a thorough understanding of engineering concepts, principles, codes, and theory; experience demonstrating a broad application of those concepts; and, expanding knowledge of principles, concepts, theory, and practices in related technical specialties.

• Must possess the ability to develop and communicate new concepts; apply them accurately throughout an evolving environment; organize, schedule, and coordinate work phases; and, determine the appropriate approach at the task level or, with assistance, at the project level to provide solutions to a range of complex problems.

• Must have strong verbal communication, technical writing, documentation, presentation, and interpersonal skills in addition to the ability to work independently and as part of a team; able to perform complex tasks in one or more engineering areas; capable of representing the organization as a prime technical contact and, lead a team of experienced professional employees.

• Able to work extended hours, as required.

• A Professional Engineering License and original work published in professional engineering journals are desirable.

• Must be able to obtain and maintain a security clearance

Travel Percentage Required : 0% - 25%

Clearance Required? Yes