Sr. Systems Reliability Engineer

Jobgether; United States; Remote; USD 148,000 - 219,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual salary range

Medical, dental, vision

401(k)

Paid time off

Sick leave

Company holidays

Career development

Remote work option

Job summary

Jobgether is seeking a senior Reliability Engineer to own RM activities from design through testing and sustainment. You will lead FMEA/FMECA, FTA, and RBD efforts, allocate RM requirements, and produce MIL-HDBK-217 based predictions, while coordinating with cross-functional teams and customers during reviews.

The role emphasizes FRACAS management, reliability planning, and the use of digital engineering tools to improve RM outcomes.

Qualifications

• 7+ years in reliability engineering or equivalent role.
• Strong knowledge of MIL-STD-785 and MIL-HDBK-217.
• Proven FRACAS management experience with root-cause analysis.
• Experience with reliability test planning and ESS/RCM.
• Customer-facing during design and program reviews (PDR/CDR).
• US citizenship required.

Responsibilities

• Own reliability and maintainability activities from design to sustainment.
• Develop RAM-C documentation and reliability rationale reports.
• Lead FMEA/FMECA, FTA, and RBD development across architectures.
• Allocate RM requirements and maintain traceability to predictions.
• Produce MIL-HDBK-217-based reliability predictions and analyses.
• Establish FRACAS and drive corrective action closure.
• Create reliability plans, test plans, and growth strategies.
• Serve as primary RM customer contact for reviews (PDR/CDR/Milestones).
• Coordinate RM risk with manufacturing, quality, and safety teams.
• Apply digital engineering and AI-enabled RM tools.

Skills

Reliability engineering expertise

Systems thinking

Analytical capabilities

Technical writing

Customer engagement

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Aerospace, Systems, or Electrical Engineering, or Physics

Master's degree in engineering (preferred)

Tools

FMEA/FMECA

FTA

RBD

RAM-C analysis

FRACAS processes

Job description

Accountabilities:

You will own reliability and maintainability engineering activities from system design through testing, production, and sustainment, ensuring that reliability requirements are defined, verified, and continuously improved.

• - Develop and maintain R&M program plans, reliability architecture documentation, and RAM-C (Reliability, Availability, Maintainability-Cost) Rationale Reports.
• - Lead Failure Modes, Effects, and Criticality Analysis (FMEA/FMECA), Fault Tree Analysis (FTA), and Reliability Block Diagram (RBD) development across system architectures.
• - Allocate reliability and maintainability requirements to lower-level systems and components, support trade studies, and maintain traceability between requirements, predictions, and demonstrated performance.
• - Produce reliability predictions using MIL-HDBK-217 and related methodologies, alongside maintainability analyses, Reliability-Centered Maintenance (RCM), Level of Repair Analysis (LORA), and testability/Built-In Test (BIT) assessments.
• - Establish and manage the Failure Reporting, Analysis, and Corrective Action System (FRACAS), ensuring effective failure tracking, data trending, root cause investigations, and corrective action closure.
• - Develop failure definitions and scoring criteria, reliability test plans, and reliability growth strategies, including demonstration testing, Environmental Stress Screening (ESS), and HALT/HASS where applicable.
• - Support qualification test planning, all-up-round testing, and reliability assessments for ground, flight, and live-fire testing.
• - Prepare R&M standards, specifications, procedures, technical reports, and user documentation.
• - Serve as the primary customer contact for R&M matters, presenting analyses, risk assessments, and program updates during milestone and design reviews, including PDR, CDR, TRR, PRR, and Milestone A/B/C reviews.
• - Lead Reliability Scoring Conferences and Corrective Action Boards, coordinate customer data deliverables, and support In-Service Reviews.
• - Coordinate reliability risk mitigation with Manufacturing Engineering, Logistics, Quality, and System Safety teams, including obsolescence, DMSMS, shelf-life, and aging surveillance considerations.
• - Apply digital engineering and AI-enabled solutions, such as predictive maintenance, digital twins, and automated FRACAS analytics, to improve reliability processes and outcomes.
• - Ensure compliance with applicable R&M standards, including MIL-STD-785, MIL-HDBK-217, and GEIA-STD-0009, while incorporating lessons learned and continuous improvement practices.

Requirements:

The ideal candidate combines extensive reliability engineering expertise with strong systems thinking, analytical capabilities, technical writing skills, and the confidence to engage with customers on complex engineering topics.

• - At least 7 years of experience as a Reliability Engineer, R&M Engineer, or in an equivalent reliability-critical engineering role.
• - Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Aerospace, Systems, or Electrical Engineering, or Physics.
• - Strong knowledge of MIL-STD-785, MIL-HDBK-217, and other relevant reliability and maintainability standards.
• - Proven experience managing FRACAS processes, including failure tracking, root cause analysis, and corrective action implementation.
• - Demonstrated experience developing and executing reliability test plans, including reliability growth testing, demonstration testing, and Environmental Stress Screening.
• - Experience working directly with customers during R&M reviews, design reviews, and program milestone reviews, particularly PDR, CDR, and Milestone B/C.
• - Strong understanding of system architecture and the decomposition and allocation of R&M requirements.
• - Extensive practical experience with FMEA/FMECA, Fault Tree Analysis, and Reliability Block Diagrams.
• - Proven ability to investigate failures, implement corrective actions, and analyze reliability data and performance trends.
• - Excellent technical writing and presentation skills, including experience preparing program plans, rationale reports, procedures, and technical documentation.
• - U.S. citizenship is required.

Preferred Qualifications:

• - Master's degree in engineering or a related discipline.
• - 10 or more years of progressive reliability and maintainability engineering experience.
• - ASQ Certified Reliability Engineer (CRE) certification or equivalent.
• - Experience supporting Department of Defense or Navy R&M programs, including alignment with SECNAV Reliability and Maintainability Engineering guidance.
• - Knowledge of quantitative reliability growth modeling, such as Crow-AMSAA, and Weibull analysis.
• - Experience with maintainability, testability/BIT, LORA, and RCM.
• - Background in missile, hypersonic, or munitions systems, including all-up-round reliability, environmental stress screening, and shelf-life or stockpile surveillance programs.
• - Familiarity with digital engineering and AI-enabled R&M tools, including predictive maintenance, digital twins, and automated FRACAS analytics.
• - Active U.S. security clearance or the ability to obtain one.

Benefits:

• - Annual salary range of $148,000–$219,000 , depending on level and qualifications:
• Level IV: $148,000–$180,000.
• - Level V: $180,000–$219,000.
• - Competitive total compensation package.
• - Comprehensive benefits options, including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and additional coverage.
• - 401(k) retirement plan with company matching.
• - Three weeks of paid time off annually.
• - 40 hours of sick leave.
• - 12 company holidays each year.
• - Opportunities for professional development and career advancement.
• - An innovative, collaborative engineering environment focused on advanced aerospace and defense technologies.
• - Work arrangement may be remote or based at one of the company's locations in the United States.