System Safety and Reliability Engineer

Rolls-Royce•Indianapolis, IN

4d•$94,160 - $153,010•Hybrid

About The Position

The System Safety and Reliability Engineer ensures throughout all phases of the product lifecycle that product Safety & Reliability attributes are understood and risks are managed to an acceptable level. The role contributes to acquiring and improving capability and to technical and process governance of the Safety & Reliability capability. The engineer works with multidisciplinary teams to support complex systems and reliable operation under challenging conditions, using mathematical modeling, probabilistic safety assessments, hazard assessments, and component- and system-level engineering analysis. The position is full-time and hybrid, based in Indianapolis, Indiana, with three days onsite. Relocation assistance is provided as applicable. Candidates must be U.S. citizens and eligible for a security clearance. The posted annual pay range is $94,160–$153,010. The role supports product development, entry into service, and in-service activities, and reports no direct reporting relationship in the posting.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Mathematics, Actuarial Science, or Engineering and at least 2 years of experience; OR a master's degree in one of those fields; OR a JD or Ph.D. in one of those fields.
Must be a U.S. citizen.
Must be eligible for a security clearance.

Nice To Haves

Good understanding of the construction and operation of a gas-turbine engine.
Technical experience using Safety and/or Reliability engineering tools such as Weibull++, XFMEA, XFRACAS, @RISK, or Reliability Workbench.
Ability to apply logical, analytical, and innovative thinking to a range of technical problems.
Ability to handle ambiguity.
Strong interest in statistics, probability, and reliability prediction.
Multidisciplinary collaboration skills, including facilitation and communication at component, subsystem, and system levels.
ASQ membership and working toward Certified Reliability Engineer credentials.

Responsibilities

Understand product degradation and failure mechanisms, their consequences, and the hazards to which they contribute; where applicable, develop and deploy deterministic, probabilistic, or data-mining models to characterize them.
Lead and conduct assessments of new and derivative design solutions and architectures, product operation, and maintenance practices to evaluate their impact on product Safety & Reliability.
Develop and deploy models at component, system, and asset levels to characterize product Safety & Reliability attributes, and support associated part and function classification activities.
Analyze and quantify risks associated with human/system interaction, including human error, hazards caused by personnel errors, and hazards to personnel arising from system or equipment malfunction, damage, or design features.
Coordinate and/or provide Safety & Reliability documentation supporting product development and entry into service, such as FHA, FMECA, SSA, TLD, safety class analysis, fault schedules, and OCL.
Coordinate and/or execute Safety & Reliability work addressing in-service issues or concerns, including SAR and Red Top, and support Periodic Safety Review activities.
Lead FRACAS or a relevant event management system during in-service phases.
Derive lessons learned, identify and develop improvements to tools, methods, and processes, and support their globalization.
Contribute to Safety & Reliability capability acquisition and improvement and to technical and process governance.

Benefits

Base pay and a discretionary bonus plan.
Health, dental, vision, disability, life, and accidental death and dismemberment insurance, subject to eligibility.
Flexible spending account and health savings account, subject to eligibility.
401(k) retirement savings plan with company match, subject to eligibility.
Employee Assistance Program.
Paid Time Off and certain paid holidays.
Paid parental and family care leave.
Tuition reimbursement.
Long-term incentive plan.
Relocation assistance as applicable.