Reliability Engineer
$146,000–$194,000 year
On-siteCosta Mesa, California, United States
Job Summary
Support and review system block diagrams, interface control documents, and schematics for compliance against requirements. Lead Failure Modes & Effects Analysis (FMEA) and Fault Tree Analysis (FTA) efforts to implement design improvements. Perform predictive reliability analysis to calculate probability of loss of control, loss of asset, and MTTF/MTBF. Develop and execute comprehensive Qualification and Validation Test plans, including environmental, life/limit, and accelerated testing. Work with Quality and Manufacturing Engineering to optimize build reliability and reduce time-to-deploy. Develop Maintainability prediction models using MIL-HDBK-472 and support Preventative Maintenance & Sparing plans. Perform Weibull analysis to predict failures and identify trends. Lead failure investigations on anomalies from design validation, production testing, and field returns; drive root cause analysis and corrective/preventative actions. Support Development Milestone Reviews through the identification of appropriate entry and exit criteria. Develop and implement standardized reliability processes, tools, and infrastructure to streamline design, manufacturing, and deployment operations.
Required Qualifications
- Minimum of 5 years experience as a Reliability Engineer, Design/Development Engineer, or Test Engineer
- B.S. Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Systems Engineering, or equivalent technical discipline
- Experience with safety-critical hardware & software systems in the defense or aerospace industry
- Experience or familiarity with MIL-STD-810, MIL-HDBK-217, MIL-STD-461, MIL-STD-516C, and MIL-STD-1629
- Experience setting up a Reliability Engineering framework for a product or program, including support of production testing, field testing, data acquisition, and data analysis
- Expertise in reliability analysis techniques, including FMEA/FMECA, predictive modeling, Weibull analysis, and Fault Tree Analysis
- Experience with generating qualification testing requirements and executing tests to proactively characterize product behavior and performance
- Failure investigation/analysis experience with proven track record of solving problems and preventing reoccurrence
- Design Review Experience (PDR, CDR, MRR) and confidence in presentation skills across all levels of leadership
- Eligibility to obtain/maintain a U.S. Secret clearance, as required
Desired Qualifications
- M.S. Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Systems Engineering, or equivalent technical discipline
- Experience with MIL-HDBK-217Plus, MIL-HDBK-472, MIL-STD-1916
- Experience with Manufacturing Readiness Level (MRL) Assessments, Manufacturing Review Board (MRB), Quality Inspection, Tooling, or Calibration
- Experience with risk management, change control/change management reviews, and software/firmware HITL/SITL
- Experience with HALT (Highly Accelerated Life Testing), HASS (Highly Accelerated Stress Screening), Environmental Testing, and/or Mechanical Testing
- Technical writing experience developing requirements, standards, specifications, user guides, and policies
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