Sr. Specialist, Systems Engineer - Reliability

Harris Corp - composite aero-structures division; West Palm Beach (FL); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

L3Harris Technologies in West Palm Beach, FL seeks a Sr. Specialist, Systems Engineer - Reliability to lead reliability and safety analyses across a diverse propulsion product portfolio.

The role emphasizes FMECAs, hazard analyses, and design-input collaborations with engineering teams to ensure safety compliance and mission success. A US security clearance is required, with travel up to 10%.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical or aerospace engineering with 4+ years of reliability/system safety experience.
• Active US Secret Security Clearance is required.
• Graduate degree strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Perform reliability and safety analyses across a diverse product portfolio.
• Develop and maintain FMECAs and subsystem hazard analyses; communicate findings to stakeholders.
• Provide actionable design input to improve reliability and safety with engineering teams.
• Plan and evaluate reliability tests; analyze anomalies and ensure quality standards.
• Drive compliance with Reliability and System Safety procedures and standard work.
• Travel up to 10% for program activities.

Skills

Reliability & Safety Analysis

Design Input & Collaboration

Test Planning & Evaluation

Compliance & Standards

Risk & Fault Analysis

Travel 10%

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering

Graduate Degree preferred in related field

Tools

FMECA

PFMECA

MIL-STD-882E

Job description

Job Code: 44296

Job Title: Sr. Specialist, Systems Engineer - Reliability

Job Location: West Palm Beach, FL

Job Schedule: 9/80: Employees work 9 out of every 14 days - totaling 80 hours worked - and have every other Friday off

Job Description:

Missile Propulsion, a sector within the L3Harris Missile Solutions Segment, is a recognized leader in the design, manufacture, and deployment of advanced propulsion and energetics systems, including rocket motors. Our customers include the U.S. Department of Defense, NASA, and other leading agencies and organizations worldwide.

We have an immediate need for a Sr Specialist Reliability and Systems Safety Engineer to join our Missile Propulsion Systems Engineering and Integration (SEI) team in West Palm Beach, Florida. This role offers the opportunity to work on cutting-edge propulsion technologies that support critical national defense and space missions.

The Reliability and Systems Safety Engineer will perform reliability and safety analyses across a diverse product portfolio. This position requires technical expertise, attention to detail, and the ability to collaborate across multidisciplinary teams to ensure product reliability and compliance with safety standards.

Essential Functions:

• Reliability & Safety Analysis (70%) - Develop and maintain reliability and safety models for various systems, including FMECAs (Failure Modes, Effects, and Criticality Analyses), reliability predictions, subsystem hazard analyses, and range safety assessments. Communicate findings effectively to stakeholders.


• Design Input & Collaboration (10%) - Provide actionable recommendations to improve product reliability and safety. Collaborate with engineering teams and program stakeholders to integrate reliability principles into design processes.


• Test Planning & Evaluation (5%) - Design and implement reliability test plans for new products and processes. Analyze test anomalies and ensure adherence to quality standards through application of reliability engineering techniques.


• Compliance & Standards (5%) - Drive program compliance with Reliability and System Safety procedures and standard work requirements.


• Risk & Fault Analysis (10%) - Perform Probabilistic Risk Assessments and lead fault tree analyses related to product anomalies.


• Travel: 10%.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or related discipline and a minimum of 4 years of prior Reliability System Safety experience. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 2 years of prior Reliability System Safety experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 8 years of prior Reliability System Safety experience.


• Active US Secret Security Clearance.

Preferred Additional Skills:

• Master's Degree in Mechanical, Aerospace Engineering or related discipline is strongly preferred.


• Advanced degree in a related field.


• Technical experience, preferably in aerospace or defense sectors, including reliability analysis, development of FEMCAs and PFMECAs and the application of MIL-STD-882E.


• Formal coursework in Reliability Engineering.


• Knowledge of solid rocket motor systems is desired.

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