Defense Reliability Engineer — Hybrid/Onsite, Data-Driven

Lyntris; Bloomington (IN); Hybrid; USD 91,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Time Off

Company Holidays

Health Insurance

401k Matching

Employee Assistance

Job summary

Lyntris is a defense technology company delivering sensing-to-action solutions for U.S. DoD customers.

The Reliability Engineer will enhance system reliability, availability, and maintainability across complex assets with a focus on supportability analyses and lifecycle cost. Ideal candidates have 2+ years in reliability/maintenance engineering, with strong analytical skills and the ability to communicate complex concepts to diverse teams.

Qualifications

• Currently hold an active U.S. security clearance (or able to obtain one).
• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or Systems Engineering.
• Minimum 2 years of experience in reliability engineering, maintenance engineering, systems engineering, manufacturing, operations, or a related field.
• Experience with root cause analysis, FMEA, fault-tree analysis, or similar reliability methodologies.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio) and documentation tools such as Confluence or SharePoint. Proficiency in Windchill or Teamcenter is desired.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with attention to detail.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to convey complex concepts to diverse audiences.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement reliability strategies, standards, and best practices across systems, equipment, and processes.
• Develop and maintain Supportability Analyses models, risk assessments, and asset criticality rankings.
• Use statistical analysis and reliability engineering tools to predict failures and support data-driven decisions.
• Analyze failure data, performance trends, and operational metrics to identify reliability risks and opportunities for improvement.
• Monitor key reliability metrics such as availability, mean time between failures (MTBF), mean time to repair (MTTR), failure rates, and downtime.
• Identify single points of failure and develop mitigation, redundancy, and contingency strategies.
• Collaborate with maintenance and operations teams to optimize maintenance plans and asset performance.
• Support equipment and system design reviews with a focus on reliability, maintainability, and lifecycle cost.

Skills

Active security clearance

Bachelors in Mechanical Engineering

Bachelors in Electrical Engineering

Bachelors in Industrial Engineering

Bachelors in Systems Engineering

Reliability engineering

Root cause analysis

MS Office

Confluence/SharePoint

Windchill/Teamcenter

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering

Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering

Bachelor’s degree in Systems Engineering

Tools

Windchill

Teamcenter

Confluence

SharePoint

Job description

Lyntris is a defense technology company delivering sensing-to-action solutions for U.S. DoD customers.

The Reliability Engineer will enhance system reliability, availability, and maintainability across complex assets with a focus on supportability analyses and lifecycle cost. Ideal candidates have 2+ years in reliability/maintenance engineering, with strong analytical skills and the ability to communicate complex concepts to diverse teams.