Reliability Systems Engineer - Level 3

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE:
Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START:
Yes

CLEARANCE TYPE: SCI

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.

Redondo Beach, CA

• Serve as the Availability and Timeliness Thread lead responsible for supporting availability, reliability, and timeliness tasking, which includes modeling, simulation, assessment, and technical performance metric (TPM) tracking
• Perform various reliability related tasks including leading reliability support to the design team through the performance of design tradeoffs, reliability predictions/assessments, de-rating analysis, allocation of reliability requirements, failure rate estimation/assessments, performing/facilitating Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA), facilitate identification of critical items and documentation of controls/mitigations, and provide support to design reviews and failure investigations.
• Understand and interpret system/unit architectures, electrical schematics/drawings, functional block diagrams, and accurately create reliability block diagrams and availability models.
• Develop technical solutions to potential reliability and availability problems.
• Adapt with probability and statistical tools/principles to recognize and solve problems involving non-standard configurations/definitions of system success.
• Utilize industry tools to conduct reliability and availability analyses.

• Bachelor’s degree in a STEM discipline plus 5+ years of engineering experience
• Master’s degree in a STEM discipline plus 3+ years of engineering experience
• PhD in a STEM discipline plus 1+ year(s) of engineering experience
• Ability to perform various reliability engineering related tasks such as reliability predictions/assessments, failure rate estimation/assessments, availability analysis, and perform/facilitate Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA)
• Familiarity with modeling/simulation software tools used for Reliability analysis
• Familiarity with understanding and interpreting electrical schematics/drawings, functional block diagrams, ability to accurately create reliability block diagrams, and ability to accurately create availability models
• Candidate must have active SCI access at time of application with a Single Scope Background Investigation (SSBI) completed within the last 5 years and prior to start date OR
• Candidate must have an active U.S. Government Top Secret security clearance (or equivalent) at time of application with a Single Scope Background Investigation (SSBI) completed within the last 5 years and prior to start date as well as the ability to obtain and maintain active SCI access within a reasonable period of time as determined by the company. Continued employment thereafter will be subject to the candidate’s maintenance of the level of clearance and program access required for the position in the future.

• Bachelor’s degree or above in Electrical, Mechanical, or Computer Engineering
• Understanding of technical principles, theories, subsystem design, and knowledge of general satellite design
• Ability to combine hands-ON Reliability Analysis and modeling skills for satellite, directed energy hardware, and systems
• Availability modeling and analysis experience or exposure
• Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA) and failure rate estimation experience or exposure
• PM&P and…