Senior Reliability Engineer Onsite

RTX; Portsmouth (VA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

RTX seeks a Senior Reliability Engineer to join the Life Cycle Engineering team. You will develop RAM analyses and models to ensure Safe, Reliable, Maintainable products across the life cycle, with responsibilities spanning RAM requirements, FMECA, and FRACAS tasks.

The role requires a DoD Secret clearance, domestic travel up to 10%, and collaboration with program offices and stakeholders to meet schedules and budgets.

Qualifications

• Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) and a minimum of 5 years of prior relevant experience.
• Experience with Reliability, Maintainability, Failure Analysis and/or Electrical Design.

Responsibilities

• Conduct RAM analyses, including RAM predictions and maintainability predictions.
• Perform FMECA and Fault Detection/Fault Isolation analyses.
• Define/allocate RAM requirements.
• Assess RAM performance: MTBF, MTBCF & Ao.
• Interpret data and analyze results.
• Perform Probability Risk Assessment.
• Ensure performance compliance with requirements.
• Maintain RAM diagrams and system models.
• Perform FRACAS tasks, trend analysis, and present findings.
• Support proposals with Basis of Estimates for RAM work.
• Track Earned Value and report status on RAM/FRACAS scope.

Skills

RAM analyses

Reliability engineering

FMECA

FRACAS

Earned Value tracking

Education

STEM degree

Tools

RBD modeling

FRACAS software

RAM modeling tools

Job description

Date Posted:

2026-08-25

Country:

United States of America

Location:

US-RI-PORTSMOUTH-PS2 ~ 1847 W Main Rd ~ NIMITZ SOUTH BLDG

Position Role Type:

Onsite

U.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status Requirements:

The ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government issued security clearance is required. U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance

Security Clearance Type:

DoD Clearance: Secret

Security Clearance Status:

Active and existing security clearance required after day 1

At RTX, the world’s largest aerospace and defense company, 185,000 great minds are united by purpose and inspired to make a difference solving the world’s most complex problems. With our three market leading businesses, world-class operations and investments in research and development, we offer capabilities and opportunity no one else can. Together, we push the boundaries of known science and find new ways to connect and protect our world.

Raytheonbrings the strength of more than 100 years of experience and renowned engineeringexpertiseto meet the needs of today’s mission and stay ahead of tomorrow’s threat. We deliver solutions that help our nation and allies defend freedoms and deter aggression, creating a safer, more secure world. Join us and help shape the future of aerospace and defense.

Raytheon’s Systems Engineering and Test Capabilities (SE&TC) Surface Radars & Sensors Center is seeking talented Senior Reliability Engineers to join the Life Cycle Engineering (LCE) team. LCE is responsible for ensuring our products are Safe, Reliable, Maintainable, Sustainable and delivered on time. LCE consists of multiple disciplines that support engineering, our program offices and our customers. Life Cycle Engineers participate in the total life cycle of our products from conception to deactivation. In this role, you will develop reliability and maintainability analyses and models to ensure our products and systems are highly reliable and sustainable throughout their life.

What You Will Do

• Conducting Reliability, Availability, and Maintainability (RAM) analyses, including reliability predictions and maintainability predictions.


• Performing Failure Modes Effects and Criticality Analyses (FMECA) and Fault Detection/Fault Isolation (FDFI) analyses.


• Defining/allocating RAM requirements.


• Assessing RAM performance: Mean Time Between Failure (MTBF), Mean Time Between Critical Failure (MTBCF) & Operational Availability (Ao).


• Interpreting data and analyzing results.


• Performing Probability Risk Assessment.


• Ensuring performance compliance with requirements.


• Maintaining complex Reliability Block Diagrams (RBD) and system models.


• Performing Failure Reporting Analysis and Corrective Action System (FRACAS) tasks, including trend analysis and failure investigations and presenting to internal and external stakeholders at program meetings and Failure Review Boards (FRB).


• Supporting the proposal process in developing Basis of Estimates (BOEs) for RAM work.


• Tracking Earned Value (EV) and providing accurate status on the schedule and budget for the RAM/FRACAS scope.


• This position requires domestic travel, which is not expected to exceed 10%.

Qualifications You Must Have

• Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) and a minimum of 5 years of prior relevant experience.


• Experience with Reliability, Maintainability, Failure Analysis and/or Electrical Design.

Qualifications We Prefer

• Experience with Reliability and FRACAS Engineering Concepts including knowledge of reliability