Life Cycle Engineer III

V2X Inc•University, FL

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

V2X Engineering Solutions is seeking a Life Cycle Engineer III to join our team. The Life Cycle Engineer III performs advanced life cycle analysis and sustainment engineering in support of the training aids, devices, simulators and simulations, other furnished property and instrumentation, targets and threat simulations so they remain fully mission capable for training events and exercises. The Life Cycle Engineer III is part of the Engineering Sustainment team. As such, the Life Cycle Engineer III interfaces with a multi-discipline team to ensure the continued functioning of the customer’s training system. This team’s primary location is in Orlando, FL. Travel to customer locations is possible up to 20% of the time.

Requirements

Minimum of 10 years of engineering experience.
U.S. Citizen with the ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Security Clearance.
Strong written, verbal and presentation skills.
Strong interpersonal and project management skills, with the ability to manage and provide direction to supporting life cycle engineering personnel
Experience performing technical studies, engineering data analysis, trade studies, and cost-benefit analysis for life cycle sustainment.
Experience performing reliability engineering including design, modeling, prediction, and analysis in accordance with DoD or equivalent industry standards.
Experience leading DMSMS and obsolescence activities, including risk mitigation and alternative sourcing strategies.
Experience closely monitoring supply chains and proactively planning to avoid disruptions.
Experience using FRACAS to systematically improve product reliability and performance by analyzing failure data, identifying root causes, and implementing corrective actions.
Experience collecting and analyzing performance, maintenance, and environmental impact data across the life cycle.
Experience identifying trends, anticipating issues, and making informed decisions about design, maintenance, and end-of-life strategies.

Responsibilities

Perform Reliability, Availability and Maintainability (RAM) modeling and analysis to support life cycle assessments for fielded systems.
Lead the collection, analysis and interpretation of performance, maintenance and environmental data across the product life cycle.
Conduct sustainment engineering activities including parts consumption analysis, maintenance trend evaluation, sparing recommendations, and cost-optimized sustainment planning.
Develop and contribute to sustainment engineering deliverables such as: Life Cycle Sustainment Reviews, FMEA/RCA, Provisioning and sparing analysis, Level of Repair Analysis.
Implement and lead the Obsolescence program. Support Supply Chain with the Diminishing Manufacturing Sources and Materials Shortages (DMSMS) program.
Conduct BOM health assessments and track technology refresh planning.
Identify alternative components, suppliers, or redesign strategies to ensure long-term system sustainability.
Utilize GIDEP, industry databases and vendors to proactively identify and mitigate obsolescence risks.
Implement and manage a Failure Reporting, Analysis, and Corrective Action System (FRACAS).
Analyze failure data, perform root cause analysis (RCA), and track corrective actions to closure.
Drive reliability growth initiatives and provide recommendations to improve system performance and availability.
Track system modifications, upgrades, and technology refreshes throughout the life cycle.
Support systems engineering life cycle activities which include configuration management (tracking modifications, ECPs), Technical Data Package review and updates, and requirements analysis and traceability.