Reliability Engineer

KBR, Inc. • Huntsville, AL

12d • Onsite

About The Position

KBR's Missile, Aviation, and Ground Systems (MAGS) Division delivers mission engineering solutions for critical U.S. Army programs, specializing in aviation and ground systems, integrated air and missile defence, and threat and target systems. As a trusted partner of the U.S. Department of War, MAGS provides innovative, technology-driven solutions to enhance national security. With a global presence and a strong ethical framework, KBR ensures secure, effective, and mission-ready capabilities worldwide. KBR is seeking a Mid-level Reliability Engineer to work in a challenging weapons system development and production environment. The individual will work as part of a team supporting the Search, Track Acquire, Radiate, Eliminate (STARE) Project Office which manages a portfolio of Army radar systems. Specifically, the individual will be part of the Product Assurance Directorate, ensuring only reliable and quality products that meet specifications are delivered to the soldier. The individual will participate in system development, reliability requirements development, failure definition/scoring criteria development, failure reviews, reliability predictions, reliability scoring and reliability assessment, reliability analysis, Fault Detection/Fault Isolation assessment, prognostics analysis, and field reliability data collection. Experience with development for electrical and mechanical items, root cause/corrective action/failure analysis, and field reliability data collection is required. This position will make a difference in terms of product reliability and hence warfighter capabilities.

Requirements

• Must have an active SECRET clearance and be a US Citizen
• A BS Degree or higher is required
• A minimum of eight years’ experience in a product development setting is required
• Reliability assessment/analysis experience is required to provide independent assessment of defense contractor issues

Nice To Haves

• A pilot’s license a plus
• Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Electrical Engineering Technology, Industrial Engineering, Mathematics or a related field is desired
• Experience with software failure analysis
• Experience with US Army reliability programs

Responsibilities

• Ground Support Equipment Reliability, Availability, and Maintainability (RAM) requirements development and assessment
• Fault Detection/Fault Isolation/Prognostics requirement development and post test analysis
• Reliability and Maintainability test development
• Failure Definition / Scoring Criteria development
• Reliability scoring of Test Incident Reports
• Field data collection design and field data assessment for reliability
• Engineering Change Proposal reviews
• Documentation development supporting milestone decisions

Benefits

• We create diverse, inclusive environments in which each person can feel safe, respected and valued, and where everyone has opportunities to grow and reach their full potential.
• We are uncompromising in our commitment to deliver innovative, high-quality, technology-led solutions for our customers and exceptional, sustainable value for all our stakeholders.
• We value honesty, trust, courage, fairness, prudence and tenacity.
• We believe doing what’s right for the planet, the communities where we work, and our people is good for business.
• We empower our people with a shared purpose, the right tools and the supportive culture they need to be proactive decision-makers, to be adaptive to change, and to succeed.
• We have a will to succeed, but we value the achievements of our team of teams over individual accomplishments.
• Our collective focus makes us a better, stronger, more effective company.
• We have also embedded environmental, social and governance (ESG) principles in every business operation and corporate function.
• Not only are we committed to operating safely, sustainably and equitably, but we are also committed to using our capabilities and expertise to help our customers accomplish their sustainability goals.

What This Job Offers

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