Principal / Senior Principal Reliability Engineer

Northrop Grumman • Los Angeles, CA

1d • $114,000 - $213,400 • Onsite

About The Position

Northrop Grumman Mission Systems is hiring a Principal Reliability Engineer or Senior Principal Reliability Engineer for its Specialty Engineering Team in Woodland Hills, California. The role supports Reliability, Maintainability, and Testability (RMT) engineering for avionics and navigation systems, working with engineering teams, program management, customers, and suppliers. This is a fully onsite position with a 9/80 schedule and 10% travel. Relocation assistance may be available.

The successful candidate will perform RMT analyses, develop reliability models, support failure-reporting and built-in-test activities, and provide engineering recommendations to design teams. The position may be filled at either the Principal or Senior Principal level, with experience and education requirements varying by level.

U.S. citizenship is required. The candidate must be able to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government Secret security clearance within a timeframe set by management. The listed primary-level salary range is $114,000–$171,000, and the secondary-level salary range is $142,200–$213,400. Depending on the position, employees may also be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus. Benefits include health insurance, life and disability insurance, a savings plan, company-paid holidays, and paid time off.

Requirements

• For Principal level: Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or a related STEM discipline and at least 5 years of relevant experience; alternatively, a Master’s degree and 3 years of relevant experience, or a Ph.D. and 1 year of relevant experience.
• For Senior Principal level: Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or a related STEM discipline and at least 8 years of relevant experience; alternatively, a Master’s degree and 6 years of relevant experience, or a Ph.D. and 4 years of relevant experience.
• Demonstrated experience in Reliability, Maintainability, and Testability disciplines.
• Ability to understand and interpret electrical schematics and drawings, functional block diagrams, and accurately create reliability block diagrams.
• Experience understanding component failure modes and mechanisms and developing piece-part FMEA/FMECA.
• Clear and effective verbal and written communication skills for interacting with team members, peers, leadership, and customers.
• Innovative mindset with a focus on process improvement.
• U.S. citizenship.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government Secret security clearance within a timeframe set by management.

Nice To Haves

• Hands-on RMT analysis and modeling skills for electronic and non-electronic systems, including experience with reliability analysis software and modeling tools; PTC Windchill Quality Solutions is preferred.
• Experience in the aerospace or defense industry.
• Experience performing Useful Life Analysis and Operational Service Life Analysis.
• Experience planning and supporting Highly Accelerated Life Testing (HALT).
• Familiarity with Fault Tree Analysis.
• Familiarity with MIL-HDBK-338, MIL-HDBK-472, MIL-STD-2155, ANSI/VITA 51.1, and MIL-HDBK-217 F(N2).
• Experience with the DO-254 Hardware Certification Process.
• ASQ Certified Reliability Engineer.
• Active U.S. Government Secret security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Perform Reliability and Maintainability allocations and predictions for avionics and navigation systems.
• Create reliability block diagrams and models reflecting the functions, failure modes, and characteristics of the system or unit being analyzed.
• Conduct Failure Modes Effects Analyses (FMEA), Failure Modes Effects Criticality Analyses (FMECA), and testability analyses.
• Support the Failure Reporting Analysis and Corrective Action System (FRACAS) as needed.
• Support Built-In Test (BIT) Design Verification Testing and BIT demonstrations.
• Use applicable engineering documents and standards to perform analyses and make recommendations to design teams.
• Collaborate with Integrated Product Teams, program management, customers, and suppliers on RMT aspects of assigned systems.
• Support identification, planning, and quoting of RMT tasks for proposals.

Benefits

• Health insurance coverage
• Life and disability insurance
• Savings plan
• Company-paid holidays
• Paid time off for vacation and/or personal business
• Depending on the position, eligibility for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus
• Relocation assistance may be available

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior