Space Principal/Sr. Principal Systems Reliability Engineer

Northrop Grumman • Linthicum Heights, MD

3d • $108,800 - $203,600 • Onsite

About The Position

Northrop Grumman Space Systems is hiring a Principal or Senior Principal Systems Reliability Engineer for its Eastern Region Systems Engineering team in Linthicum, Maryland. The team delivers intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance solutions for classified and unclassified space missions and supports the full space design lifecycle, from early mission and concept design through on-orbit operational support. Work is performed on-site and spans sensors, payloads, and spacecraft for Class A through Class D missions.

The engineer works with design and systems teams to address reliability requirements, investigate failures, develop reliability predictions and analyses, and support design decisions and program reviews. The position may be filled at the Principal or Senior Principal level, with qualifications and salary ranges differing by level. The role requires U.S. citizenship and the ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government Top Secret clearance and active SCI access within a reasonable period as determined by the company. Travel is 10% of the time; relocation assistance is unavailable.

Requirements

• For Principal level: Bachelor’s degree in aerospace engineering, electrical engineering, or another STEM discipline and 5 years of related experience; or a relevant master’s degree and 3 years of related experience; or a relevant Ph.D.
• For Senior Principal level: Bachelor’s degree in aerospace engineering, electrical engineering, or another STEM discipline and 8 years of related experience; or a relevant master’s degree and 6 years of related experience; or a relevant Ph.D. and 3 years of related experience.
• Ability to understand and interpret electrical schematics, drawings, and functional block diagrams.
• Experience with root-cause analysis and corrective/preventive action tools.
• Experience developing fishbone diagrams and conducting failure investigations.
• Familiarity with industry standards including 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 FMEA/FMECA processes 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.

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 other industry standards such as NSWC-11, NPRD, FMD, and 217plus.
• Active U.S. Government clearance.

Responsibilities

• Work directly with design and systems teams to meet proposed requirements.
• Perform root-cause analysis and FRACAS, and drive corrective actions to meet reliability objectives.
• Participate in failure investigations, including Failure Review Boards (FRB).
• Use Ishikawa (fishbone) diagrams to drive root-cause investigations.
• Conduct reliability predictions based on bills of materials (BOMs), stress analysis, and thermal analysis.
• Review and approve electrical stress analysis, worst-case circuit analysis, FMEA, and reliability analyses provided by design teams and vendors.
• Influence architectural and design trade studies.
• Support program milestone reviews such as SRR, PDR, and CDR.
• Contribute to and review proposals as a technical contributor.
• Collaborate with systems engineering, development, O&M, and management professionals to ensure reliability characteristics are addressed.

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.
• Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions and allow employees to share in company results.
• Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives.

What This Job Offers

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