Reliability Engineer Staff

Lockheed Martin•Orlando, FL

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

This position is for the Senior Reliability Engineer on the Reliability & Durability Team. The team's role is to safeguard product performance by identifying hidden failure risks, designing accelerated life test programs, and delivering data-driven mitigation strategies throughout the product lifecycle, from concept to field service. The Senior Reliability Engineer will lead Failure Modes, Effects, and Criticality Analyses (FMECA) on parts and sub-assemblies, and create test plans using accelerated aging models to prove reliability and lifecycle durability. This role involves close collaboration with design engineers, material scientists, test labs, and program managers to identify risks early, quantify them accurately, and drive corrective actions.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical/Electronic Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related technical field
3–5 years of hands on reliability engineering experience, with demonstrated expertise in component level FMECA and accelerated aging/thermal cycling tests.
Strong root cause analysis, risk assessment, and data interpretation capabilities; comfortable working with large data sets and generating actionable insights.
Proficiency with reliability analysis standards (such as MIL STD 1629A, IEC 60812, etc.).
Strong knowledge of failure physics, degradation mechanisms, and material behavior under stress.
Ability to develop and interpret test plans using ASTM, IEC, or MIL test methods.
Ability to manage multiple concurrent analyses and test programs, meet deadlines, and maintain documentation control.
Excellent oral and written communication skills, technical writing experience, and an ability to perform oral presentations in front of large groups.
Final Secret clearance required to start.
MUST BE A U.S. CITIZEN

Nice To Haves

Familiar with Model-Based Engineering tools (i.e. Cameo)
Experience using reliability software (e.g., ReliaSoft, Weibull++, ANSYS Reliability) and statistical tools (Minitab, R, Python)
Practical hands on experience with hardware test and troubleshooting.
Analytical thinker with a demonstrated ability of solving complex problems which require ingenuity and innovation.
Ability to manage subcontractors in the Reliability field of expertise.

Responsibilities

Develop and maintain component level FMECA worksheets that comply with MIL STD 1629A (or equivalent) and internal reliability standards.
Identify failure modes, root causes, and their effects on overall system performance.
Assign criticality rankings, document mitigation strategies, and track them through each development phase.
Update FMECA results throughout the product lifecycle and capture lessons learned for future projects.
Define accelerated life test objectives, select appropriate acceleration models (Arrhenius, Coffin Manson, etc.), and calculate acceleration factors.
Draft, review, and execute accelerated aging and environmental test programs in partnership with internal and external laboratories.
Analyze test data, generate reliability growth curves, and report findings to cross functional stakeholders.
Recommend design or material changes to improve reliability and reduce lifecycle cost.
Mentor junior reliability engineers and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives within the reliability organization.