Rail Signaling RAM Engineer — Reliability Expert

Knorr-Bremse AG; West Henrietta (NY); On-site; USD 65,000 - 98,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare benefits

401(k) with company match

Vacation leave

Paid holidays

Parental leave

Stock purchase plan

Job summary

KB Signaling Inc. is seeking a RAM Engineer to perform RAM activities across project lifecycles, from tender through demonstration, across design, testing, and operations.

You will define RAM strategies, lead deliverables, and perform complex reliability analyses to support safety and performance targets. The role requires 5+ years in engineering with RAM-focused experience, proficiency with RAM tools, and familiarity with RAM standards.

Qualifications

• 5+ years’ experience in Engineering or related technical field
• 3+ years’ experience in RAM, Safety, or Quality Engineering
• B.S. in RAM, Engineering, Quality Assurance, related technical field, or additional 4 years of relevant experience
• Experience using RAM tools (RAM Commander, Reliasoft, Relyence, Isograph, Item Toolkit)
• Experience with RAM standards (EN-50126, MIL-Standards, IEC)
• Experience with Reliability Modeling (Markov Chain, RBDs, Common Cause Failure)

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and perform all RAM activities for projects and product design lifecycles, from Tender to commissioning and demonstration periods
• Define the RAM approach and strategy for assigned projects and programs
• Responsible for main RAM deliverables through a project lifecycle: RAM Program Plan, RAM report/analysis, Demonstration Test Plans & Procedures, RAM Monitoring plans, RAM Monitoring reports
• Perform RAM activities for Tender/Design phases: Reliability Prediction (MTTF/MTBF/MTBFF/MTBSF/MTTR), Lifetime Analysis, FMEA, Degraded modes analysis, RAM diagrams and modeling
• Operational phase: collect data from field/customer and repair sites, root cause identification and RAM classification, statistical analysis, reliability growth analysis, and FRACAS actions
• Make design recommendations based on RAM studies and verify architecture against RAM targets

Skills

Effective communication

Time management

Process improvement

Technical writing

Railway signaling knowledge

Education

B.S. in RAM/Engineering/QA or related field

Tools

RAM Commander

Reliasoft

Relyence

Isograph

Item Toolkit

Job description

KB Signaling Inc. is seeking a RAM Engineer to perform RAM activities across project lifecycles, from tender through demonstration, across design, testing, and operations.

You will define RAM strategies, lead deliverables, and perform complex reliability analyses to support safety and performance targets. The role requires 5+ years in engineering with RAM-focused experience, proficiency with RAM tools, and familiarity with RAM standards.