Senior Principal Reliability Systems Engineer

0090 CORP-Corporate Office; United States; On-site; USD 123,000 - 185,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Plan

Savings Plan

Paid Time Off

Education Assistance

Training and Development

9/80 Work Schedule (where available)

Job summary

Northrop Grumman is seeking a Senior Principal Reliability Engineer to define and lead reliability programs across development, production, and sustainment. You will perform FMECA/FTA analyses, develop complex models, and guide FRBs while coordinating with internal and external stakeholders to ensure on-schedule, on-budget delivery.

U.S. Citizenship and a Secret clearance are required, with relocation assistance possible and 10% travel.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Physics or related STEM field; 8 years experience or higher required.
• Master’s degree or PhD preferred in related field.
• Ability to obtain SAP and U.S. government clearance.

Responsibilities

• Define and implement reliability programs to meet objectives.
• Develop reliability studies for development, production, and sustainment.
• Support requirement allocations and flow down to lower assembly levels.
• Develop reliability analyses including FMECA, FTA, and complex models.
• Lead FRBs and coordinate corrective actions.
• Engage with customers and internal stakeholders to deliver quality work.

Skills

Reliability engineering

FMECA

FTA

Monte Carlo modeling

System-level analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Statistical methods

MBSE familiarity

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Physics or related STEM field

Master’s degree in Physics or related STEM field

Ph.D. in Physics or related STEM field

Tools

Windchill Quality Solutions

Reliasoft reliability analysis tools

Job description

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time Description At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact people's lives around the world today, and for generations to come. Our pioneering and inventive spirit has enabled us to be at the forefront of many technological advancements in our nation's history - from the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean, to stealth bombers, to landing on the moon. We look for people who have bold new ideas, courage and a pioneering spirit to join forces to invent the future, and have fun along the way. Our culture thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity and bringing your whole self to work - and we have an insatiable drive to do what others think is impossible. Our employees are not only part of history, they're making history.

What you’ll get to do:

• The Senior Principal Reliability Engineer will define and implement reliability engineering programs to achieve Customer (both internal and external) and program reliability objectives.
• Develop, coordinate, and conduct reliability studies and evaluations of engineering design for development, production, and sustainment phases.
• Support requirement allocations and flow down to lower assembly levels.
• Develop reliability analyses (e.g., reliability predictions and complex system modeling, FMECAs, de-rating, RBD development, Fault Tree).
• Working knowledge of reliability technical standards, principles, theories, concepts, and statistical concepts.
• Define and implement reliability FRACAS (failure reporting, analysis, and corrective action system) programs to prioritize opportunities for affordability improvements.
• Chair/organize Failure Review Boards (FRBs), completing data mining, identifying trends, prioritizing failure modes, investigating, and ensuring effective corrective action closure.
• Provide feedback into root cause and correct analysis (RCCA) initiatives.
• Develop plans and lead reliability growth programs (including reliability growth analysis, scoring conference support, etc.).
• Support subcontractor evaluation, selection, and coordinate activities with respect to reliability needs.
• Prepare, present and participate in design reviews.
• Effectively engage with external customers and internal stakeholders to generate high quality work products on-schedule and on-budget.
• Generate high quality work products on-schedule and on-budget.
• Identify continuous improvement efforts as reliability engineering tasks are performed.
• Support program Engineering Configuration Change Board (CCB) and Corrective Action Board (CAB).
• Interpret Engineering drawings/schematics.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree with 8 years of experience, master's degree with 6 years of experience or a Ph.D. with 4 year of experience in Physics or related Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics technical fields; an additional 4 years of experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
• U.S Citizenship required.
• An current/active U.S Government Secret Clearance.
• Ability to obtain Special Program Access (SAP).
• Experience collaborating across functional teams, including systems engineers, design engineers, component engineers, mission assurance, manufacturing, test, and program management, resulting in successful project outcomes.
• Experience performing reliability predictions utilizing standards such as Mil-Hdbk-217, VITA 51.1, physics of failure (PoF), field evaluations, etc.
• Experience performing analysis including FMECA, FTA, complex system modeling (Monte Carlo for example), derating/stress analysis, etc.
• Experience planning, conducting and managing Reliability programs, including reliability testing.
• Experience utilizing Windchill Quality Solutions and Reliasoft reliability analysis tools.
• Experience implementing subcontractor control and requirement flow down.
• Experience contributing to and/or making technical presentations to internal and external customers, and developing and submitting technical artifacts.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Advanced degrees in Science, Technology, Engineer, or Mathematics or other related technical fields.
• A U.S Government Top Secret Clearance or higher.
• Demonstrated understanding of maintainability, testability, and logistic support practices, ensuring alignment with system safety and human factors design principles as they relate to Reliability.
• Familiarity with design and manufacturing processes that involve both design and production phases.
• Experience with identifying and mitigating reliability risks.
• Experience with proposal development and contract negotiations.
• Experience with Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) methodologies.

Northrop Grumman provides a comprehensive benefits package and a work environment which encourages your growth and supports the mutual success of our people and our company.

Northrop Grumman benefits give you the flexibility and control to choose the benefits that make the most sense for you and your family. Your benefits will include the following:

• Health Plan
• Savings Plan
• Paid Time Off
• Education Assistance
• Training and Development
• 9/80 Work Schedule (where available)

Northrop Grumman has approximately 90,000 employees in all 50 states and in more than 27 countries. We strive to attract and retain the best employees by providing an inclusive work environment wherein employees are receptive to diverse ideas, perspectives, and talents to help solve our toughest customer challenges: to develop and maintain some of the most technically sophisticated products, programs, and services in the world.

Our Values. The women and men of Northrop Grumman Corporation are guided by Our Values. They describe our company as we want it to be. We want our decisions and actions to demonstrate these Values. We believe that putting Our Values into practice creates long-term benefits for shareholders, customers, employees, suppliers, and the communities we serve.

Our Responsibility. At Northrop Grumman, we are committed to maintaining the highest of ethical standards, embracing diversity and inclusion, protecting the environment, and striving to be an ideal corporate citizen in the community and in the world.

Primary Level Salary Range: $123,400.00 - $185,000.00 The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience, education, skills and current market conditions. Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results. Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives. In addition, Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.

The application period for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.

Northrop Grumman is an Equal Opportunity Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. For our complete EEO and pay transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO.

U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.

Northrop Grumman careers and internships are as varied as your interests, with a lifetime of potential that will give you every opportunity to do your best work. Working together with people from many backgrounds, personal passions and disciplines, we share a drive to push the boundaries of science, technology and engineering to meet the ever evolving needs of our customers worldwide.