Sentinel - Sr. Principal Reliability Engineer; RAM

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Northrop Grumman Defense Systems is seeking a Sr. Principal Reliability Engineer (RAM) (level
4) to join its team. This position is in Roy UT and will support the Sentinel program. Northrop Grumman supports the Air Force’s sustainment, development, production and deployment of hardware and system modifications for Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) Ground and Airborne Launch Control Systems, Launch Facilities and associated infrastructure.

• Provide expert reliability guidance and subject‑matter expertise across the program.
• Lead and participate in reliability engineering reviews, ensuring compliance with program and DoD requirements.
• Conduct independent reliability analyses, including FMEA/FMECA, fault‑tree analysis, reliability growth modeling, and statistical evaluations.
• Develop and execute reliability test plans, design‑of‑experiments, and environmental testing strategies to obtain statistically valid data.
• Perform root‑cause analysis and FRACAS, driving corrective actions to meet reliability objectives.
• Liaise with systems engineers and cross‑functional teams to integrate reliability practices into system design and maintenance.
• Develop and maintain reliability models, predictions, and life‑cycle cost analyses to inform risk‑reduction decisions.
• Provide reliability‑focused risk assessments, Basis of Estimates, and support decision‑making for technology maturation.
• Mentor and coordinate reliability activities across multiple disciplines, sharing best practices and knowledge.
• Ensure compliance with applicable standards, metrics, and documentation for the reliability program and reporting.

• Bachelor’s degree in STEM with 8 Years of related engineering experience; 6 Years with Master’s; 4 Years with PhD.
• Must be a U.S. Citizen with an active U.S. Government DoD Secret security clearance at time of application with an investigation completed within the last 6 years, current and within scope.
• Must have the ability to obtain TOP SECRET clearance and Special Access Program (SAP) approval within a reasonable period, as determined by the company to meet its business needs.
• 2 years of experience with root‑cause analysis, FRACAS, and FMEA/FMECA (or equivalent reliability‑engineering techniques).
• 2 years of experience conducting reliability testing, statistical analysis (DOE, reliability growth), and to develop quantitative reliability models.

• Active DoD Top Secret Clearance.
• Currently active SAP security clearance.
• Practical hands‑on experience performing reliability, availability, maintainability (RAM), FRACAS, ESS, reliability testing, fault‑tree analysis,…