Casual Risk and Reliability Engineer /Sr. Risk and Reliability Engineer

The Aerospace Corporation•Chantilly, VA

16d•Onsite

About The Position

The Aerospace Corporation is seeking a Risk and Reliability Engineer at the Engineering Specialist or Senior Engineering Specialist level in Safety and Mission Assurance Engineering. The role is within the Acquisition Risk and Reliability Engineering Department (ARRED) of the Systems Engineering Division. The selected candidate will work with national security and civil space customers across multiple programs to develop reliable space-based systems and identify and mitigate hazards throughout the system lifecycle, applying MIL-STD-882E principles. The position also supports senior decision-makers by establishing risk management processes and conducting risk assessments. The position is full time and on-site at the company’s facility in El Segundo, California, or Chantilly, Virginia. The engineer will support Department of Defense, intelligence community, NASA, and other government customers in planning and executing risk and reliability activities. They will provide risk, reliability, and system safety guidance and analysis for national security space and ground systems, perform assessments with program office customers, and lead small teams. The role serves as a subject matter expert and point of contact on assessments and guidance for several programs, collaborates with other subject matter experts, and helps shape risk and reliability capabilities and approaches for evolving space architectures and customer needs. Occasional travel to a work location or customer site is expected, approximately 10% of the time.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, reliability engineering, systems engineering, or a similar field from a recognized institution.
At least 10 years of experience in risk, reliability, and/or system safety for the Engineering Specialist level.
For the Senior Engineering Specialist level, at least 12 years of experience in risk, reliability, or systems safety.
Strong communication skills to convey insights and recommendations effectively.
Ability to work both independently and as a team member.
Willingness to travel occasionally to a work location or customer site, approximately 10% of the time.
Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government security clearance; U.S. citizenship is required to obtain a clearance.
For the Senior Engineering Specialist level, ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with customers.
For the Senior Engineering Specialist level, ability to train and mentor junior staff.
For the Senior Engineering Specialist level, experience building relationships with customers and colleagues through work delivery that can naturally lead to expanded or new work for the individual and team.

Nice To Haves

Airworthiness experience.
Master’s or Ph.D. in mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, reliability engineering, systems engineering, or a similar field from a recognized institution.
12 or more years of increasingly responsible experience in risk, reliability, systems safety, systems engineering, and/or mission assurance.
Experience working with U.S. Space Force, NASA, NRO, FAA, and other government agencies involved in the Space Enterprise.
Experience leading technical teams, tracking project progress, proposing and implementing project schedules, budgets, and resources, and communicating project needs.
Understanding of statistics and their application in evaluating failures and anomalies.
Experience applying system safety engineering and management principles and techniques to achieve acceptable mishap risk within lifecycle time, cost, and mission-effectiveness constraints.
Expertise in reliability analysis, including software reliability, reliability testing, reliability modeling and prediction, failure analysis, root cause analysis, Failure Mode Effects Analysis (FMEA), Fault Tree Analysis (FTA), Probabilistic Risk Assessment (PRA), and Failure Reporting Analysis and Corrective Action System (FRACAS).
Familiarity with DoD standards and guidance on risk, reliability, and system safety, such as MIL-STD-882E, MIL-HDBK-217F, MIL-STD-1629, and the NASA System Safety Handbook.
Ability to lead small technical teams in producing analytical products and communicating findings and recommendations to senior leadership on time and within budget.

Responsibilities

Help Department of Defense, intelligence community, NASA, and other government customers plan and execute risk and reliability activities.
Provide risk, reliability, and system safety guidance and analysis for national security space and ground systems.
Work with program office customers to conduct assessments that inform senior decision-makers.
Lead small teams to accomplish assignments.
Serve as a risk, reliability, and/or system safety subject matter expert and point of contact for assessments and guidance on several programs.
Engage with other subject matter experts to deliver assessments for senior program managers.
Help shape risk and reliability capabilities and develop approaches for new space architectures in response to changing industry and customer needs.
Deliver timely assessments that provide insights for senior decision-makers.
Identify and mitigate hazards throughout the system lifecycle in accordance with MIL-STD-882E principles.
Establish effective risk management processes and perform risk assessments.

Benefits

Comprehensive health care and wellness plans.
Paid holidays, sick time, and vacation.
Standard and alternate work schedules, including telework options.
401(k) plan with company-paid contributions of 8%, 10%, or 12% of eligible compensation based on years of service, plus matching contributions; employees are immediately eligible and vested upon hire.
Flexible spending accounts.
Variable pay program for exceptional contributions.
Relocation assistance.
Professional growth and development programs.
Education assistance programs.
Inclusive work environment built on teamwork, flexibility, and respect.