Principal Reliability Engineer Onsite

RTX•Marlborough, MA

12d•$107,500 - $204,500•Onsite

About The Position

At RTX, the world’s largest aerospace and defense company, 185,000 great minds are united by purpose and inspired to make a difference solving the world’s most complex problems. With our three market leading businesses, world-class operations and investments in research and development, we offer capabilities and opportunity no one else can. Together, we push the boundaries of known science and find new ways to connect and protect our world. Raytheon brings the strength of more than 100 years of experience and renowned engineering expertise to meet the needs of today’s mission and stay ahead of tomorrow’s threat. We deliver solutions that help our nation and allies defend freedoms and deter aggression, creating a safer, more secure world. Join us and help shape the future of aerospace and defense. Raytheon’s Systems Engineering and Test Capabilities (SE&TC) Surface Radars & Sensors Center is seeking a Principal Reliability Engineer. As a Principal Reliability, Availability, and Maintainability (RAM) Engineer, you will lead RAM program activities, ensuring our products are safe, reliable, and maintainable while delivered on time. Embedded within the Life Cycle Engineering (LCE) team, you will work across disciplines focused on product support, including Reliability, System Safety, and Supportability, supporting the entire product lifecycle—from conception to deactivation. Your role is pivotal in driving innovation, collaboration, and technical excellence to ensure mission-critical aerospace and defense systems meet the highest standards of performance and reliability.

Requirements

Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) and a minimum of 8 years of prior relevant experience.
Experience in Reliability, Failure Analysis, and/or Quality Engineering.
U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance
Active and existing security clearance required after day 1

Nice To Haves

Experience with Reliability Engineering Concepts including knowledge of reliability and maintainability predictions, FMECA/FDFI, RBDs, MTBF/MTBCF, Ao.
Experience presenting to Failure Review Boards.
Electrical Engineering experience, Electrical Engineering degree/education preferred.
Strong analytical skills with the ability to collect, organize, analyze, and disseminate significant amounts of information with attention to detail and accuracy.
Ability to present technical material to audiences.
Ability to work collaboratively across disciplines.

Responsibilities

Conducting Reliability, Availability, and Maintainability (RAM) analyses, including reliability predictions and maintainability predictions.
Performing Failure Modes Effects and Criticality Analyses (FMECA) and Fault Detection/Fault Isolation (FDFI) analyses.
Defining/allocating RAM requirements.
Assessing RAM performance: Mean Time Between Failure (MTBF), Mean Time Between Critical Failure (MTBCF) & Operational Availability (Ao).
Interpreting data and analyzing results.
Ensuring performance compliance to requirements.
Maintaining complex Reliability Block Diagrams (RBD) and system models.
Supporting the proposal process in developing Basis of Estimates (BOEs) for RAM work.
Tracking Earned Value (EV) and providing accurate status on the schedule and budget for the RAM scope.
Minimal travel (10%) to local Raytheon sites in Northeast area.