Reliability Engineer III – Secret Clearance, Onsite

Northrop Grumman Corp.; Chandler (AZ); On-site; USD 89,000 - 134,000; Full time

Job summary

Northrop Grumman Space Systems is seeking a Reliability Engineer - Level 3 to join our Chandler, AZ team onsite. You will develop reliability analyses for hardware and software, perform FMEA/FMECA/FTA studies, and coordinate across engineering groups to demonstrate product reliability for launch vehicle systems.

You must hold a US Secret clearance and be a U.S. citizen. The role emphasizes collaboration, data-driven decision making, and timely delivery within cost and schedule constraints.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Mathematics, or Statistics with 5 years of experience (3 with a Masters, 1 with a PhD).
• Ability to discuss technical terms with design engineers to understand function and relate it to reliability terms.
• Active U.S. Government Secret security clearance; U.S. citizen.

Responsibilities

• Develop, coordinate and conduct technical reliability analyses for hardware using MIL-HDBK-217F or equivalent and software reliability analysis using IEEE STD 1633-2016 or equivalent as guides using Windchill Risk & Reliability or Reliasoft package (Lambda Predict, BlockSim).
• Develop, coordinate and conduct FMEA/FMECA/FTA analyses for hardware per MIL-STD-1629 to support launch vehicle systems.
• Conduct Fault Tree Analysis (FTA) for hardware systems using Windchill Risk & Reliability software.
• Support evaluation of launch vehicle systems and BIT hardware/software to maximize test coverage and minimize false alarms.
• Evaluate and score nonconformance data to determine reliability values and corrective actions.
• Coordinate with engineering teams to plan methods and activities to demonstrate required product reliability.
• Analyze customer requirements and manage cost/schedule to meet reliability objectives.

Skills

Reliability analyses

FMEA/FMECA/FTA analyses

Statistical methods

MS Excel/PowerPoint

Security clearance

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Mathematics, or Statistics

Master's degree (MS or equivalent)

PhD (highly desired)

Tools

Windchill Risk & Reliability

Reliasoft BlockSim

Reliasoft Lambda Predict

Job description

Northrop Grumman Space Systems is seeking a Reliability Engineer - Level 3 to join our Chandler, AZ team onsite. You will develop reliability analyses for hardware and software, perform FMEA/FMECA/FTA studies, and coordinate across engineering groups to demonstrate product reliability for launch vehicle systems.

You must hold a US Secret clearance and be a U.S. citizen. The role emphasizes collaboration, data-driven decision making, and timely delivery within cost and schedule constraints.