Electrical Reliability Engineer

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The successful candidate will join the Maintenance Operations team to support the Center Maintenance, Operations, and Engineering Contract (CMOE) located at NASA Langley Research Center. This position reports directly to the Maintenance and Reliability Engineer Manager. All work will be completed with a high level of quality, professionalism and full adherence to all safety policies and procedures.

This position has been posted at multiple levels. Depending on the candidate’s experience, requirements, and business needs, we reserve the right to consider candidates at any level for which this position has been advertised.

Seeking an Electrical Reliability Engineer to support the safe, reliable, and efficient operation of electrical power systems across the Center. This position will serve as a senior technical resource for maintenance and operations personnel, with particular emphasis on advanced troubleshooting of medium- and high-voltage electrical distribution systems, substations, switch gear, transformers, protective devices, and associated equipment.

This is primarily a technical support, engineering, and reliability-focused position and is not intended to perform routine hands‑on maintenance activities. The engineer will serve as a point of contact for electricians, technicians, and other craftsmen when complex electrical issues require additional troubleshooting, engineering analysis, or technical direction.

A significant portion of the position will also support the continued development and improvement of the Center's Reliability-Centered Maintenance (RCM) program, including evaluation of maintenance strategies, equipment failure history, asset criticality, preventive maintenance requirements, and opportunities for condition-based and predictive maintenance.

Serve as a technical escalation point for electricians, technicians, and maintenance personnel troubleshooting complex electrical system and equipment issues.

Provide advanced troubleshooting and engineering support for medium- and high-voltage electrical distribution systems, including substations, transformers, switch gear, circuit breakers, protective relays, motor control equipment, grounding systems, and associated controls.

Assist maintenance personnel during complex, abnormal, or emergent equipment conditions by reviewing system information, test results, drawings, operating history, and equipment performance to help identify probable causes and recommended corrective actions.

Provide technical guidance to craftsmen while allowing maintenance personnel to remain responsible for execution of hands‑on repair and maintenance activities.

Analyze electrical equipment failures, recurring deficiencies, and system performance issues and lead or support Root Cause Analysis (RCA) efforts to identify corrective and preventive actions.

Evaluate existing electrical maintenance practices and identify opportunities to improve equipment reliability, maintainability, safety, and system availability.

Support development and continuous improvement of the Reliability‑Centered Maintenance (RCM) program for electrical and facility assets.

Review equipment operating history, failure data, criticality, maintenance history, and manufacturer recommendations to determine appropriate maintenance strategies.

Assist in determining whether assets are best supported through preventive maintenance, predictive/condition‑based maintenance, failure‑finding activities, redesign, or run‑to‑failure strategies where appropriate.

Develop, review, and improve preventive and predictive maintenance requirements for electrical assets, including substations, transformers, switch gear, breakers, motors, drives, controls, and related equipment.

Review existing electrical PM tasks and job plans to identify unnecessary maintenance, missing requirements, inappropriate frequencies, or opportunities to transition calendar‑based maintenance to condition‑or performance‑based strategies.

Develop and improve electrical job plans, troubleshooting guidance,…