Senior Reliability and Maintainability Engineer

Crescent Systems Inc; Richardson (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Crescent Systems, Inc. is seeking a Senior Reliability and Maintainability Engineer in Richardson, TX to design, analyze, and test reliability features across development and existing rugged systems.

You will collaborate within a multidisciplinary team to optimize designs from components to full systems, working with DoD-aligned processes and security-clearance requirements. The role emphasizes MTBF/MTTR metrics, FRACAS, FMEA/FMECA, HALT, and performance under stringent environments.

Qualifications

• BS or MS with relevant R&M experience as specified in the job description.
• Experience with MIL-HDBK-338, MIL-HDBK-1629A, MIL-HDBK-470A, MIL-HDBK-472.

Responsibilities

• Apply systems engineering perspective across program lifecycle.
• Develop and assign R&M requirements for program phases.
• Perform reliability analyses and create documentation per military standards.
• Review designs and approve changes.
• Conduct FRACAS, FMEA/FMECA, and root-cause investigations.
• Support environmental and HALT testing procedures.
• Mentor engineers in reliability practices.

Skills

Reliability engineering

Root cause analysis

MTBF/MTTR/MTBCF

FRACAS process

FMECA/FMEA

Environmental testing

Test/analysis coordination

Systems engineering (holistic view)

Education

BS in Mechanical, Aerospace, or closely related technical discipline

MS in relevant field

Tools

Windchill

MBSE (Cameo or similar)

MIL-HDBK-217 standards

SAE ARP 5580 / IEEE 1633 (software reliability)

Job description

CSI – a custom hardware/software engineering company headquartered in Richardson, TX, is seeking a talented Senior Reliability and Maintainability Engineer. By joining the CSI Specialty Engineering team you’ll have the opportunity to design, develop and test/analyze product capabilities for a wide area of developmental equipment as well as existing solutions that are repackaged to meet the rugged environment in which our equipment is expected to operate. Our engineers develop and support custom systems at the board, middleware and complete system levels. Our hardware designs range from simple microcontroller-based peripherals to complex secure and rugged processing and type accredited networked systems. CSI engineers work as a multidisciplinary team in order to optimize system design and analysis throughout the product lifecycle.

As part of a multidisciplinary team the CSI Senior Reliability and Maintainability engineer will be engaged in all aspects of a program from bidding to delivery. It is also critical that the candidate exhibit strong communication skills and a desire to engage other engineers to both teach and learn. Candidates should be able to present compound problems to a broad audience that may not possess subject matter expertise or be intimately familiar with what reliability and maintainability encompasses.

The selected candidate must be a U.S. Citizen and will be subject to government security investigations and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.

The Senior R&M engineer’s responsibilities include but is not limited to:

• Apply their technical skills within the systems engineering framework (including production and support equipment design) and operating from a wholistic view of the programs they execute
• Developing, deriving, understanding, and assigning R&M requirements for all phasing of a program
• Writing guides, developing analyses, and modeling to address requirements at the component, subsystem, and system level
• Design, prepare, and review documents in a format consistent with US Military DIDs and interact at the program level during multidisciplinary design reviews (internal and external)
• Assessing Mean Time Between Failure (MTBF), Mean Time Between Critical Failure (MTBCF), Mean Time to Repair (MTTR), and Operational Availability
• Developing reliability predictions based on prediction methods for mechanical/electrical components, systems, and support equipment
• Reviewing engineering designs from other disciplines and approving changes to existing designs when applicable
• Developing reliability analyses based on root cause of failures experienced on the ground or in flight
• Conducting Failure Reporting, Analysis, and Corrective Action System (FRACAS) and driving failure investigations to root cause and corrective action
• Performing Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA), Failure Mode Effects, and Criticality Analysis (FMECA), Built in Test (BIT) development/demonstrations and effectivity analysis, and system level severity assessments for test program trends and failures at the component, interface, subsystem, and system level
• Establishing Environmental Stress Screening (ESS) procedures and performing Highly Accelerated Lifetime Testing (HALT)
• Driving best practices from a R&M perspective for all programs they work
• Expected to actively engage in training and mentoring of engineers that are less experienced in the arena of R&M

Minimum Qualifications:

• BS in Mechanical, Aerospace, or closely related technical discipline and 10 years of experience OR a MS and 8 years of R&M experience
• US Citizen capable of being granted a Secret or Top Secret Clearance
• 5 years of experience with reliability principles, practices, root cause analysis, prediction calculations IAW MIL-HDBK-217 and other associated standards
• Experience with MIL-HDBK-338, MIL-HDBK 1629A, MIL-HDBK-470A, and MIL-HDBK-472
• Extensive knowledge of structural, mechanical, and electrical oriented Reliability Engineering field
• Experience with FMEA, FMECA, and FRACAS process
• Comfortable with fast pace and dynamic product development environments

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with DoD/aerospace practices, and programmatic experience with BOE, RFP, ROM
• DOD Top Secret clearance or higher
• Experience with Software Reliability/Software FMEA using IEEE 1633 Recommended Practices for Software Reliability, 2016 clause 5.2.2 or MIL-HDBK-338B
• Experience with SFMEA using SAE ARP 5580 Recommended Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA) practices for non-Automobile Applications
• The ideal candidate will be able to determine and execute the right evaluation method (quantitative or qualitative) for the question at hand
• Experience working with diverse engineering teams to evaluate designs from an R&M perspective to assess and mitigate risks encountered in the design, development, test, production, operation and disposal phases of the product/system lifecycle
• Experience with probability, statistical concepts, and mathematical modelling, mechanical modelling, and simulation tools such as Windchill and/or approved prediction methodologies for mechanical and electrical designs
• Experience with electrical circuit analysis and schematics
• A wide breadth of experience in various aircraft systems
• Experience with environmental and reliability testing
• Ability to assess system level impacts based on component level data
• Experience in system modeling tools (Cameo or similar MBSE tool)

About Us

Crescent Systems, Inc. (CSI) is a leading aerospace technology firm that designs, develops, implements, tests, deploys, and sustains reliable and rugged electrical, software, and hardware systems solutions for complex problems in the aerospace industry. Our integrated solutions teams focus on delivering high-performance products and services to meet our clients' needs. Our core values of ethics, quality, and community guide every conversation, decision, and interaction.

Why Work for CSI?

At CSI, we have cultivated a company culture that revolves around community and collaboration. We believe in fostering a supportive and inclusive work environment where employees are encouraged to thrive both personally and professionally. As an organization, we value excellence in every aspect of our business, from our products and services to our relationships with customers. Meeting company goals and fulfilling commitments is not just a priority but a source of pride, ensuring exceptional customer satisfaction.

If you're seeking to be part of a company that upholds strong values of ethics, quality, and community, then join us at CSI. We are always looking for dedicated individuals who share our vision and are ready to contribute their skills and expertise to our dynamic team.