Space Systems Reliability Engineer

Northrop Grumman • Dulles, VA

5d • $91,800 - $137,600

About The Position

Northrop Grumman Space Systems is hiring a Reliability Engineer Level 2 for its Eastern Region Systems Engineering organization, based in Dulles, Virginia. The role works directly with design and systems teams to meet proposed requirements and ensure reliability throughout the program lifecycle. The engineer performs reliability analyses and failure-rate predictions, reviews design-team and vendor analyses, guides technical discussions about reliability impacts, and supports program reviews and proposals. The position also collaborates with systems engineering, development, operations and maintenance, and management professionals.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Aerospace Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or another STEM discipline and 2 years of related experience, or a master’s degree in one of these disciplines.
• Ability to understand and interpret electrical schematics, drawings, and functional block diagrams.
• Familiarity with industry standards such as MIL-HDBK-217F, MIL-STD-1629, SMC-S-013, and EEE-INST-002.
• Ability to create reliability block diagrams and fault-tree diagrams.
• Familiarity with the FMEA/FMECA process and requirements.
• Familiarity with electrical stress analysis and worst-case circuit analysis.
• Ability to develop technical solutions to potential reliability and availability problems.
• Ability to apply probability and statistical tools and principles to recognize and solve problems involving non-standard configurations or definitions of system success.
• Ability to use industry tools to conduct reliability analysis.
• U.S. citizenship and ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government Top Secret security clearance and active SCI access within a reasonable period, as determined by the company; continued employment is subject to maintaining the required clearance and program access.

Nice To Haves

• Professional degree or certificate in Reliability Engineering.
• Familiarity with reliability-modeling tools such as Windchill Risk and Reliability Solutions, Blocksim (ReliaSoft), or R.
• Experience reviewing or performing derating analysis and worst-case analysis.
• Familiarity with additional industry standards such as NSWC-11, NPRD, FMD, and 217plus.
• Familiarity with Root Cause Assessment (RCA) and failure investigation.
• Active U.S. Government clearance.

Responsibilities

• Work directly with design and systems teams to meet proposed requirements.
• Perform failure-rate predictions using MIL-HDBK-217F or similar standards, based on bills of materials, stress analysis, and thermal analysis.
• Review and approve electrical stress analysis, worst-case circuit analysis, Failure Mode and Effect Analysis, and reliability analysis provided by design teams and vendors.
• Oversee and guide technical assessments and discussions regarding design and its impact on reliability.
• Support program milestone reviews, including SRR, PDR, and CDR, as a Reliability Engineer.
• Contribute to and review proposals as a technical subject matter participant.
• Work with systems engineering, development, operations and maintenance, and management professionals to support high-quality and efficient program lifecycle execution.

Benefits

• Health insurance coverage.
• Life and disability insurance.
• Savings plan.
• Company-paid holidays.
• Paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.
• Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus.

What This Job Offers

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