Senior Reliability Engineer – Strategic Weapon Systems

Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Lab; Laurel (MD); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive health benefits

Retirement plan

Professional development opportunities

Job summary

Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Lab in Laurel, Maryland, seeks a Reliability Engineer to assess resilience in weapon systems. You will provide expertise in reliability, leading efforts in engineering, security, and integration to support strategic programs for national defense.

Your role involves collaborating with multidisciplinary teams and delivering reports on reliability methodologies and associated risks. A Bachelor’s degree and 5+ years of relevant experience are required, plus the ability to obtain a Top Secret security clearance.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of relevant experience performing systems reliability engineering in weapon systems.
• Experience developing RAM requirements based on mission needs.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide subject matter expertise in reliability and resilience topics.
• Develop reliability methodologies and analyses of deterrent weapon capabilities.
• Deliver presentations and produce technical reports.

Skills

Reliability engineering

Safety engineering

Technical communication

Critical thinking

Team collaboration

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering, mathematics, physics or related technical field

Tools

Reliability Block Diagrams

FMEA

Fault Tree Analysis

Statistical tools (Reliasoft, JMP, R)

Job description

Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Lab in Laurel, Maryland, seeks a Reliability Engineer to assess resilience in weapon systems. You will provide expertise in reliability, leading efforts in engineering, security, and integration to support strategic programs for national defense.

Your role involves collaborating with multidisciplinary teams and delivering reports on reliability methodologies and associated risks. A Bachelor’s degree and 5+ years of relevant experience are required, plus the ability to obtain a Top Secret security clearance.