Software Reliability Engineer

AM General develops and builds specialized ground vehicle systems that get the US Armed Services and our allies to and from their mission safely. Our innovative spirit delivers advanced, rugged, resilient, and dependable mobility solutions. We are one team dedicated to producing the best products for our customers. We have a collective understanding that at AM General our purpose is to serve those who serve to protect us.

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• Develop, conduct, and facilitate component/subsystem/system Software FMEA, FMECA, DRBFM Analysis, including RCM Analysis and FTA, with cross-functional teams, e.g., system and design engineers, QA, manufacturing, test personnel, etc.
• Collaborates with cross-functional teams to determine root causes and potential corrective actions related to design and reliability deficiencies throughout the design development, integration, and test phases; and incorporating seen failure modes into the Software FACARs, FMEAs and FMECAs
• Review, track and respond to Test Incident Reports (TIR) / Failure Corrective Action Reports (FACAR) for assigned subsystems
• Collaborate with Product Teams, IPTs and System & Maintenance Engineers to evaluate and identify opportunities to improve system reliability and cost savings for maintenance
• Develop & update RAM documentation including, but not limited to DFR, FMEA/FMECAs, RCM Analysis, TIRs/FACARs, and create packages for Assessment & Scoring Conferences
• Assist in preparing materials for management, customers &/or IPT meetings that address product reliability issues, as required
• Support Risk Management Processes by identifying, documenting, status and managing risks, as necessary
• Prepare and participate in program/customer Failure Prevention Review Board (FPRB) & Configuration Control Board (CCB), and IPT, while reporting on status and metrics
• Assist with failed test components, subsystems within the RAM returned material area and routed to product engineering, suppliers and external test labs which entail receipt, tag and track and manage parts
• Review Reliability Contractual Data Requirements & Deliverables
• Support other systems engineering teams, when possible, such as Requirements, Systems Architecture, M&S/FEA Group, Test Engineering, etc.
• Experienced writer, able to create, author, and publish accurate test reports for internal and external customer(s), with little to no assistance
• Ability to support and lead Test Engineering work assignments independently, while instrumenting, acquiring and reduce test data, may require leading a small team in an overall project assignment
• Manage and maintain the instrumentation database, GAGETrak, which entails ensuring the test equipment has been calibrated, including notifying the Test Manager when instrumentation requires calibrated 1-2 months prior to recalibration
• Perform other duties and special tasks as assigned

• BS Software Development, Software Engineering, Computer Science, in an ABET-accredited program or a Masters in Software Engineering preferred degree with 3-5 years of experience in Reliability & Test in the military industry
• 5 plus years of experience on total vehicle or component design and testing
• Good verbal and written communication with strong problem-solving and analytical skills
• Familiar with reliability metrics: MTBF, MTTR, MR and Ao
• Familiar and experienced with DoD Architecture Framework (DoDAF) and ICDs
• Ability to derive System, Subsystem/Component Level Requirements
• Familiar with Team Track applications PIM and DTS; including Team Center Vis Mock-up
• Experienced with VDLS government system (i.e., TIRs and test data)
• Ability to acquire Test Data via different acquisitions, DEWESoft, Campbell, B&K Noise Acquisition System, including utilizing test equipment such as Scope Corder, power supplies, oscilloscopes, and many more
• Creating and laying strain gauges on vehicles/components
• MS Office (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint), MS Project, SharePoint, Team Center a plus
• Individual must be highly organized with an acute attention to detail, results orientated and able to plan and schedule
• Must be able to qualify or possess a U.S. Government Clearance

• Sight: must be able to regularly read computer screen, reports, and various documents with detail and clarity to accomplish work tasks in a safe and efficient manner, including regular use of adequate close vision, distance vision,…