Reliability & Maintainability Engineer - Commercial Programs

Cessna Aircraft Company; Fort Worth (TX); On-site; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

90-hour work schedule

Personal Time Off (PTO)

Paid holidays

Parental leave

On-site clinic and pharmacy

Job summary

A leading aviation firm is seeking a Reliability & Maintainability Engineer in Fort Worth, TX. This position involves developing and managing methodologies for the Aftermarket Commercial team. Responsibilities include performing root cause analyses, collaborating with cross-functional teams, and providing reliability engineering support. Candidates should hold a Bachelor's Degree in Engineering and have at least 5 years of relevant experience. The role offers an advantageous work schedule and various employee benefits.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years of experience in Reliability and Maintainability Predictions.
• Experience in developing Failure Reporting and Corrective Action (FRACAS) and Failure Mode, Effects, & Criticality Analysis (FMECA).
• Experience in engineering investigations with suppliers and customers.

Responsibilities

• Collect and analyze data on failure reporting.
• Perform Root Cause Analysis (RCA) and Corrective Action Plans (CAP).
• Calculate and improve Direct Maintenance Costs (DMC).

Skills

Strong written and verbal skills

Interpersonal skills

Analytical problem-solving skills

Basic understanding of Statistics

Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Aerospace, or Systems Engineering

Tools

Windchill Quality Solutions software

Job description

Overview

Job Description - Reliability & Maintainability Engineer - Commercial Programs (331825). Reliability & Maintainability Engineer - Commercial Programs. We’re more than aviation experts, we’re pioneers. We challenge what’s possible. From breaking the sound barrier to advanced tiltrotor systems. Today, Bell is shaping the future of aviation through specialized engineering. And we want you.

Reliability & Maintainability Engineer - Customer Support & Services

The Reliability & Maintainability Engineer is responsible for developing, managing, and communicating the reliability & maintainability methodology for the Aftermarket Commercial team to support internal and external customers. This position is onsite at Bell\'s Fort Worth, TX Commercial Business Center (CBC) facility.

Responsibilities

• Collect, analyze, and score data on failure reporting, analysis, and corrective action Systems (FRACAS).
• Perform Root Cause Analysis (RCA), and Corrective Action Plans (CAP) for failed aircraft components.
• Formulate reliability analyses and predictions using Windchill Quality Solutions software.
• Spend majority of time collaborating in a team environment and interfacing directly with Integrated Product Teams, providing reliability engineering support to various disciplines within the company.
• Calculating, tracking, predicting, and improving Direct Maintenance Costs (DMC) and Direct Operating Costs (DOC).
• Utilize reliability engineering techniques (including Weibull, AMSAA, and Abernethy) to generate unscheduled maintenance predictions.
• Engage with Bell\'s cross-functional teams to interpret reliability data and help management make more informed decisions.
• Support ad-hoc projects as assigned.

Skills You Bring To this Role

• Must have strong written and verbal skills
• Must have strong interpersonal skills, being able to collaborate and work effectively in a team environment.
• Effective analytical problem-solving skills, the ability to perform detail-oriented work with a high degree of accuracy, be able to learn and work with software tools.
• Basic understanding of Statistics and the implementation of statistical models.
• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings.
• Experience in conducting engineering investigations with suppliers and customers and participation in Reliability Review scoring boards.
• Developing & interpreting Reliability requirements / flow-down requirements.
• Experience collaborating on the development of technical solutions to complex reliability problems through active management of the Failure Reporting and Corrective Action (FRACAS) system and Failure Mode Effects & Criticality analysis (FMECA).
• Experience interfacing with external suppliers to review and support reliability analysis.

What you need to be successful

• Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Aerospace, or Systems Engineering is required
• Advanced degrees will be considered as additional experience
• Related degrees with relevant experience will be considered
• A Minimum of 5 years of Reliability and Maintainability Predictions and Allocations and/or developing Failure Reporting and Corrective Action (FRACAS) and Failure Mode, Effects, & Criticality Analysis (FMECA)
• Travel: 10%, domestic and/or international travel may be required.

What we offer you in return

• You’ll be off every other Friday with our 9/80 work schedule
• 80 hours of Personal Time Off (PTO)
• 120 hours Vacation time
• 12-13 paid holidays per year
• 6 weeks parental leave
• On-site clinic, pharmacy, physical therapy, and licensed counselor
• Access to more than 11 Employee Resource Groups
• And so much more

It’s time to make your mark on the future of aviation. Join us on this mission, and let’s make history together.

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