Senior Principal RAM Engineer - DoD Reliability

Northrop Grumman; Roy (UT); On-site; USD 112,000 - 168,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental & Vision coverage

401k

Educational Assistance

Life Insurance

Employee Assistance Programs & Work/Li

Paid Time Off

Health & Wellness Resources

Employee Discounts

Job summary

Northrop Grumman Defense Systems seeks a Sr. Principal Reliability Engineer (RAM) to join its Roy, UT team. You will provide expert RAM guidance across programs, lead reliability reviews, and drive tests and analyses to meet DoD requirements.

The role requires a STEM degree with multiple years in reliability, RAM, FMEA/FMECA, and DOE. A U.S. citizen with DoD Secret clearance is required, with potential for TOP SECRET/SAP access. Competitive salary and 9/80 schedule offered.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in STEM with 8+ years related engineering experience; 6+ years with Masters; 4+ years with PhD.
• Must be a U.S. Citizen with an active U.S. Government DoD Secret security clearance at time of application with an investigation completed within the last 6 years, current and within scope.
• Must have the ability to obtain TOP SECRET clearance and Special Access Program (SAP) approval within a reasonable period, as determined by the company to meet its business needs.
• 2 years of experience with root-cause analysis, FRACAS, and FMEA/FMECA (or equivalent reliability-engineering techniques).
• 2 years of experience conducting reliability testing, statistical analysis (DOE, reliability growth), and to develop quantitative reliability models.

Responsibilities

• Provide expert reliability guidance and subject-matter expertise across the program.
• Lead and participate in reliability engineering reviews, ensuring compliance with program and DoD requirements.
• Conduct independent reliability analyses, including FMEA/FMECA, fault-tree analysis, reliability growth modeling, and statistical evaluations.
• Develop and execute reliability test plans, design-of-experiments, and environmental testing strategies to obtain statistically valid data.
• Perform root-cause analysis and FRACAS, driving corrective actions to meet reliability objectives.
• Liaise with systems engineers and cross-functional teams to integrate reliability practices into system design and maintenance.
• Develop and maintain reliability models, predictions, and life-cycle cost analyses to inform risk-reduction decisions.
• Provide reliability-focused risk assessments, Basis of Estimates, and support decision-making for technology maturation.
• Mentor and coordinate reliability activities across multiple disciplines, sharing best practices and knowledge.
• Ensure compliance with applicable standards, metrics, and documentation for the reliability program and reporting.

Skills

Root-cause analysis

FRACAS

FMEA/FMECA

Reliability testing

Statistical analysis

DOE

Reliability growth

Reliability models

Education

Bachelor’s degree in STEM

Job description

Northrop Grumman Defense Systems seeks a Sr. Principal Reliability Engineer (RAM) to join its Roy, UT team. You will provide expert RAM guidance across programs, lead reliability reviews, and drive tests and analyses to meet DoD requirements.

The role requires a STEM degree with multiple years in reliability, RAM, FMEA/FMECA, and DOE. A U.S. citizen with DoD Secret clearance is required, with potential for TOP SECRET/SAP access. Competitive salary and 9/80 schedule offered.