Senior Principal Reliability Engineer

Location

US-AZ-TUCSON-801 ~ 1151 E Hermans Rd ~ BLDG 801 (External Site)

United States of America

Onsite

Active and transferable US government‑issued security clearance is required prior to start date. U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance. DoD clearance:
Secret. Ability to obtain interim clearance is required prior to start date.

Lifecycle Engineering (LCE) is responsible for ensuring our products are Safe, Reliable, Maintainable and delivered on time. Life Cycle Engineering consists of multiple disciplines that support engineering, our program offices and our customers. Our Life Cycle Engineering disciplines participate in the total life cycle of our products from conception to deactivation. Our focus area is product support, including the following engineering disciplines:
Reliability, System Safety and Supportability.

The Senior Principal Reliability Engineer will develop and implement Reliability engineering strategy and lead a Reliability engineering team supporting development, production and sustainment product phases. This includes developing reliability requirements, analyses, and test methodology. The Senior Principal Reliability Engineer will be expected to have deep knowledge and experience with a variety of reliability engineering sub‑disciplines including Failure Modes Effects Criticality Analysis (FMECA), Environmental Stress Screening (ESS) process optimization, Reliability Predictions, Derating Analysis and overseeing Failure Reporting and Corrective Action (FRACAS) practitioners.

In the course of their job responsibilities, the Senior Principal Reliability Engineer will interface closely with program and functional leadership, as well as customers, and oversee reliability engineers of varying experience levels, including mentoring and coaching. We are looking for a Senior Principal Reliability Engineer to join our team located in Tucson, AZ.

• Develop and implement reliability strategy across multiple product phases including development, production and sustainment.
• Lead and oversee an engineering team consisting of varying levels of experience and engineering sub‑disciplines.
• Lead analysis efforts supporting system design with respect to product Reliability, Maintainability, and Failure Analysis/Reporting.
• Serve as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) in reliability disciplines including FMECA, Predictions, Derating and ESS Optimization.
• Identify gaps in expertise, coach other Reliability engineers and work with functional leadership in identifying and implementing Reliability engineering development.
• Review technical documentation for accuracy and compliance with existing standards.

• Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and a minimum of 10 years of prior relevant experience.
• Experience with Failure Modes Effects Criticality Analysis (FMECA), Reliability Predictions, Environmental Stress Screening (ESS), Derating, and/or Failure reporting, analysis or corrective actions system (FRACAS).
• Ability to obtain Interim Secret U.S. government‑issued security clearance is required prior to start date.

• Experience leading engineering teams.
• Customer focus and collaboration skills.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills; knowledge of MS Office tools, and experience in the preparation and presentation of briefing material.
• Ability to review technical documentation for accuracy and compliance with existing standards with the ability to identify concerns, suggest solutions, and follow through to closure.

Salary range: 132,400 USD – 251,600 USD. The salary range provided is a good faith estimate representative of all experience levels. RTX considers several factors when extending an offer, including but not limited to, the role, function and associated responsibilities, a candidate’s work experience, location, education/training, and key skills.

Benefits may include medical, dental, vision, life insurance,…