Reliability Engineer 2

PAE Government Services Inc.; Titusville (FL); On-site; USD 80,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, and vision insurance

Paid time off and holidays

Retirement benefits including 401(k)

Educational reimbursement

Parental leave

Job summary

Amentum is seeking a Reliability Engineer for the Kennedy Propellants and Life Support Services program at Kennedy Space Center, FL. The role focuses on developing maintenance strategies to reduce costs and increase asset uptime, while training teams to eliminate waste.

Responsibilities include leading RCA activities, reliability standard development, spare parts management, and continuous improvement with client and internal teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in an engineering discipline or related scientific field with three years of related experience.
• Knowledge of best-in-class maintenance practices and predictive maintenance activities.
• Strong written, verbal communication and analytical skills.
• Ability to travel as needed.
• Security clearance eligibility; US citizenship required for restricted area access.

Responsibilities

• Develops and maintains Reliability Programs for the KPLSS II contract.
• Identifies issues via RCA and leads corrective actions.
• Supports spare parts management and critical spares generation.
• Leads continuous improvement and communicates wins and barriers to client and Amentum.
• Plans shutdowns, turnarounds, and plant outages; develops predictive maintenance strategies.
• Performs risk-based asset management and drives reliability improvements.
• Supports special projects and metrics development.

Skills

Root Cause Analysis

Predictive Maintenance

Analytical Skills

Written & Verbal Communication

Travel Readiness

Security Clearance Eligible

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering or related field

Tools

Proprietary machine tools

Job description

Purpose and Scope

The Reliability Engineer for the Kennedy Propellants and Life Support Services (KPLSS II) program acts as a lean maintenance Systems Maintenance Engineer (SME) and adds support to maintenance teams with the development of strategies that help create processes and programs able to sustain low operating costs and improve asset reliability at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center (KSC) FL. This position not only performs evaluations, but also trains teams to identify and eliminate waste, reduce operating and maintenance costs, and increase uptime.

Essential Responsibilities

Develops and maintains Reliability Programs and creates a model that can be utilized across the KPLSS II Contract. Proactively identifies potential project problems or opportunities and analyzes the issues, using all appropriate resources, to develop the optimum approach to mitigating problems and/or exploiting opportunities. Identifies opportunities, perform root cause analysis, and develop reliability standards associated with proprietary machine tools and testing equipment. Generate and follow through to completion all Root Cause Analysis (RCA) for improved reliability of key assets and value streams. Lead overall completion of Root Cause and Corrective Actions. Support spare parts critical spares generation and share responsibility for ongoing spare parts management program that meets reliability targets. Weekly lead continuous improvement activities and communicate wins and barriers to client and Amentum management teams. Perform high level maintenance planning and management. Plan for shutdowns, turnarounds, and plant outages. Develop predictive maintenance strategies and training tools. Perform risk-based asset management and root cause analysis. Lead reliability and operations excellence. Support various special projects, asset management, troubleshooting, and metric and performance measurement development.

Minimum Position Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Required

Bachelor’s degree in an engineering discipline, or related scientific field and three years of job related experience. Knowledgeable of best in class maintenance practices and predictive maintenance activities. Strong written, verbal communication, and analytical skills. Ability to travel as needed. Position may require the ability to pass and maintain a Security Clearance. Must be able to successfully pass a National Agency Check with Inquiries (NACI). US citizenship is required for restricted area access. A driver’s license is required to independently travel onto and around KSC property.

Preferred Qualifications

Local candidates. No relocation allowance provided.

Work Environment, Physical Demands, and Mental Demands

Most positions involve work typical of office environment with no unusual hazards, occasional lifting to 20 pounds, constant sitting with occasional use of computer terminal, constant use of sight abilities while reviewing documents, constant use of speech/hearing abilities for communication, constant mental alertness, must possess planning/organizing skills, and must be able to work under deadlines. Some positions involve work in environments where mechanical equipment, is being installed, tested, analyzed/monitored, operated, and/or maintained. Equipment may be loud and noisy or have exposed moving components. Such positions may involve routine lifting up to 50 pounds, regular handling, grasping, kneeling, bending, stooping, squatting, stretching, reaching, carrying. Constant use of vision and mental alertness, as well as ability to differentiate colors is required. Ability to regularly climb extension ladders, roof ladder, stepladders, stairs; extensive walking; repetitive 90 degree body and wrist movement.

Other Responsibilities

Safety - Amentum enforces a safety culture whereby all employees have the responsibility for continuously developing and maintaining a safe work environment. As appropriate, each employee is responsible for completing all training requirements and fulfilling all self-aid/buddy aid responsibilities, participating in emergency response tasks and serving on safety committees and teams. Quality - Quality is the foundation for the management of our business and the keystone to our goal of customer satisfaction. It is our policy to consistently provide services that meet customer expectations. Accordingly, each employee must conform to the Amentum Quality Policy and carry out job activities in compliance with applicable Amentum Quality System documents and customer contracts. Each employee must read and understand his/her Quality Management and Customer Satisfaction responsibilities. Procedure Compliance - Each employee must read, understand and implement the general and specific operational, safety, quality and environmental requirements of all plans, procedures and policies pertaining to his/her job.

Compensation Details

85,000 The compensation range or hourly rate listed for this position is provided as a good-faith estimate of what the company intends to offer for this role at the time this posting was issued. Actual compensation may vary based on factors such as job responsibilities, education, experience, skills, internal equity, market data, applicable collective bargaining agreements, and relevant laws.

Benefits Overview

Our health and welfare benefits are designed to support you and your priorities. Offerings include: Health, dental, and vision insurance Paid time off and holidays Retirement benefits (including 401(k) matching) Educational reimbursement Parental leave Employee stock purchase plan Tax-saving options Disability and life insurance Pet insurance Note: Benefits may vary based on employment type, location, and applicable agreements. Positions governed by a Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA), the McNamara-O'Hara Service Contract Act (SCA), or other employment contracts may include different provisions/benefits.

Original Posting

06/23/2026 - Until Filled Amentum anticipates this job requisition will remain open for at least three days, with a closing date no earlier than three days after the original posting. This timeline may change based on business needs.

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Accommodation Details

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Company Details

For more than 100 years, Amentum has tackled the world’s toughest challenges to deliver agile and steadfast solutions to the U.S. government and its allies. With more than 50,000 employees on all seven continents and in more than 60 countries, Amentum delivers a broad range of operational support services to meet the critical needs of our clients. Our headquarters are in Chantilly, VA. Find us online at https://www.amentum.com/