About The Position

The Senior Mission Assurance Engineer provides extensive expertise in High Reliability, Military and Space Level Reliability and Survivability Engineering Activities. The role is responsible for providing expertise in space environment/reliability modeling and analysis, and application in the orbital environments. The individual will work as a member of several integrated product teams to implement environmental models, provide analysis and support documentation/testing to show suitability to requirements. The Analyst function supports the Specialty Engineering Manager in Survivability/Reliability Analysis, Customer Interface, SDRL Organization/Creation, Customer Review Preparation and Presentations, Basis of Estimate Preparation for Proposal Labor Hours, Definition of Radiation/Reliability Testing/Materials and Facility Costs, Materials and Components Research, compliance with Program Survivability Requirements, preparation of standard documentation including Parts and Materials Purchasing, Testing and Usage documents. This position is an on-site position located in Danbury, CT.

Requirements

  • Must be a U.S. Citizen
  • BS in physics, reliability, electrical or aerospace engineering
  • Extensive work as a Space Environments/Survivability/Reliability Engineer in High Reliability, Military and Space Flight Environments.
  • Knowledge of Mission Assurance methodology for the Space Environment including Components and Materials Application strategy for High Reliability.
  • Knowledge of EEEE device types and operation in Space Environments
  • Experience using EEEE parts and Materials control plans and part/item specifications/data sheets
  • Knowledge of Government, Industry specs and standards (MIL-HDBK-217, MIL-STD-1547, MIL-HDBK-814, MIL-STD-883, MIL-STD-750)

Nice To Haves

  • Experience working in U.S. Government defense industry or other highly regulated industries
  • Project leadership, presentation and decision-making skills

Responsibilities

  • Reviewing Customer requirements regarding Electrical Component Quality, Product Assurance, Reliability, Operating environments including Radiation (Total Dose, Displacement Damage and Single Event Effects) and UV/MMOD threats to materials.
  • Radiation Effects Analysis on electronic devices and materials
  • Generation of analyses using Reliability and Radiation Modeling Tools (FastRAD, SpaceRAD, Windchill Risk and Reliability formerly RELEX).
  • EEEE Component Selection, Screening and Qualification Definition, Reliability Studies, Stress Analysis, Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA/FMECA), Fault Tree Analysis, Safety and Hazard Analysis, Component Database management and Supply Chain Guidance.
  • Interfacing with Program Management and Customers as the subject matter expert (SME) related to Survivability and Reliability topic areas.
  • Translating and communicating requirements to the Electrical Designers, Supplier Quality Assurance, Supply Chain, and Electrical Manufacturing Engineering.
  • Establishing requirements and preparing component procurement specifications, drawings and Statements of Work (SOW) for Custom devices.
  • Preparing TID/DDD/SEE test plans and procedures for Heavy Ion testing and Proton testing.
  • Interpreting Radiation Lab test results, data reduction and generating formal test reports.
  • Reviewing supplier and subcontractor quotes for adequacy.
  • Reviewing and Assessing Industry/Manufacturer/GIDEP Alerts for potential impacts.

Benefits

  • healthcare
  • wellness
  • financial
  • retirement
  • family support
  • continuing education
  • time off benefits
  • flexible time off benefit
  • robust learning resources
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