Senior RAM Engineer - DoD Reliability & FRACAS Lead

0090 CORP-Corporate Office; United States; On-site; USD 111,700 - 167,500; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental & Vision coverage

401(k) plan

Educational Assistance

Life Insurance

Employee Assistance Programs & Work/Li

Paid Time Off

Health & Wellness Resources

Employee Discounts

Job summary

Northrop Grumman in Roy, UT seeks a Sr. Principal Reliability Engineer (RAM) to support the Sentinel program for Air Force ICBM launch systems. The role demands expert reliability guidance and cross‑functional leadership across RAM activities.

The position requires advanced degrees with relevant experience and active DoD security clearances, plus proven ability to model life‑cycle costs and drive reliability improvements. Relocation assistance may be available.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in STEM with 8 years of related engineering experience.
• Master’s degree with 6 years of related experience.
• PhD with 4 years of related experience.
• Must be a U.S. citizen with an active U.S. Government DoD Secret clearance at time of application, with an investigation completed within the last 6 years.
• Must have the ability to obtain Top Secret clearance and SAP approval within a reasonable period.
• 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 developing 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 modeling

Lifecycle cost analysis

Mentoring reliability activities

Education

Bachelor’s degree in STEM

Master’s degree

PhD

Job description

Northrop Grumman in Roy, UT seeks a Sr. Principal Reliability Engineer (RAM) to support the Sentinel program for Air Force ICBM launch systems. The role demands expert reliability guidance and cross‑functional leadership across RAM activities.

The position requires advanced degrees with relevant experience and active DoD security clearances, plus proven ability to model life‑cycle costs and drive reliability improvements. Relocation assistance may be available.