Sr Principal Engineer Reliability
Listed on 2026-06-28
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Engineering
Systems Engineer, Electrical Engineering, Aerospace / Aviation / Avionics, Mechanical Engineer
RELOCATION ASSISTANCE:
No relocation assistance available
CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START:
Yes
CLEARANCE TYPE:
Interim Top Secret
TRAVEL:
Yes, 10% of the Time
At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact people's lives around the world today, and for generations to come. Our pioneering and inventive spirit has enabled us to be at the forefront of many technological advancements in our nation's history – from the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean, to stealth bombers, to landing on the moon.
We look for people who have bold new ideas, courage and a pioneering spirit to join forces to invent the future, and have fun along the way. Our culture thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity and bringing your whole self to work — and we have an insatiable drive to do what others think is impossible. Our employees are not only part of history, they're making history.
Northrop Grumman Aeronautic Systems is seeking a Senior Principal Engineer Reliability to join our diverse team in Melbourne, FL
. This position will be full time, onsite.
The Sr. Principal Engineer, Reliability leads reliability engineering initiatives to improve uptime, reduce failure risk, and optimize lifecycle performance of critical operational assets. Drives data-informed decision-making across maintenance, operations, and program planning. Reports to Product Support leadership to ensure requirements meet Program objectives.
Responsibilities- Provide reliability subject matter expert advice on assigned program.
- Review and disposition (as required) of system drawings in CAD, NX, Solidworks, specifications and other engineering technical data…includes Northrop Grumman, Supplier, and Government furnished technical data.
- Perform detailed review and development of technical data to support development of Reliability Centered Maintenance assessments of avionics systems and complete airframes
- Development of model for meeting MTTR and mission timeline requirements
- Interface between the reliability organization and other functional elements of the capture program.
- Provide advice to Systems Engineers regarding their responsibilities in accordance with the Reliability Program.
- Will interface with other reliability related disciplines and will define the resources needed to perform reliability requirements.
- Participate in reliability engineering reviews.
- Create Basis of Estimates for capture efforts for the reliability discipline.
- Conduct independent reliability analysis as deemed necessary.
- Perform analysis of design solution reliability under provided requirements.
- Work with multiple teams and cross-functional departments
- Compiling reports, plans and presentations for project leaders
- 8 Years with Bachelors in Science, Technology, Engineering or Math (STEM); 6 Years with Masters; 4 Years with PhD
- Experience with Root Cause Analysis, FRACAS, FMEA/ FMECA or related Reliability Engineering work
- Experience with reading and understanding technical data (e.g., Technical Orders, Engineering Drawings, Parts Lists, Bills of Material, Engineering Specifications, etc.)
- Exercising a high degree of initiative and exhibiting advance organization skills.
- Demonstrated ability to achieve high performance standards without supervision.
- Demonstrated ability to solve a variety of problems of moderate scope and complexity.
- Demonstrated ability to work in a fluid environment with diverse stakeholders.
- Understanding of logistic elements; maintainability, supportability, and reliability.
- Understanding of CAMEO requirement management
- Experience in aviation maintenance, maintenance planning, manufacturing, or design
- Must have an active U.S. Government Secret clearance that is in-scope (granted or renewed in the last 6 years) and ability to be eligibility for Top Secret
- Practical hands‑on experience performing:
Reliability, Availability, Maintainability, FRACAS, ESS, Reliability Testing, Root Cause Analysis, FMEA/FMECA, Fault Tree Analysis, sparing analysis, and related engineering work. - Experience with or exposure to digital design initiatives and solutions to include…
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