Reliability Engineer

Description

The coolest jobs on this planet… or any other… are with Lockheed Martin Space. Your invitation to a forward-thinking future! For over 60 years, the Fleet Ballistic Missile (FBM) team has supported the Navy’s mission to provide affordable and credible strategic defense. We offer unique career opportunities and challenges on a program with a rich history and exciting future. We help keep this nation and our allies secure.

The FBM Program is experiencing significant growth and we need your expertise to deliver amazing new technologies to our customers while maintaining the technical requirements of the strategic deterrence.

Learn about the Trident II D5 Fleet Ballistic Missile.

This Reliability Engineer role will include a wide variety of reliability engineering tasks and activities for Missile, Reentry, and Support Equipment hardware as part of a team within the Systems Engineering, Integration & Test (SEIT) organization, with a primary focus on electrical and electronics assemblies.

• Developing reliability and maintainability predictions using approved prediction methodologies for electrical/electronic packages, systems, and support equipment
• Performing Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA) and Failure Mode, Effects, and Criticality Analysis (FMECA), at the schematic (piece-part) and interface level
• Supporting design reviews as required and presenting reliability results to management and customer
• Reviewing discrepancy documentation weekly for applicability to the organization
• Provide electronics piece-part reliability support, including associated drawing reviews, parts control boards, and failure review boards
• Supporting failure investigation teams and developing reliability / probabilistic assessments based on root cause of flight and ground test anomalies / failures
• Performing system level severity / likelihood assessments for test program trends and failures

As a Reliability Engineer, you will spend much of your time working in a team environment, obtaining inputs from other engineers, performing analyses, and creating presentations / reports. There may be some travel. You will interact with engineers, suppliers, quality, production operations, program managers, customers, and customer consultants. The ideal candidate will be self-motivated, self-driven, can multitask as needed.

Typically has 1 to 2 years of professional experience.

• Familiar with Reliability principles, and practices
• Understanding of root cause analysis
• Analytical thinker with a demonstrated ability of solving complex problems, and strict attention to detail; effective analytical and problem-solving skills; ability to perform detail-oriented work with a high accuracy within requested timelines
• Strong technical writing skills for the preparation of plans and reports, and strong verbal communication skills for customer presentations
• Ability to travel as needed ~ 10%
• Active or Current Secret security clearance

• Bachelor's degree in an Engineering or related technical field
• Experience in a Reliability or Electrical Engineering related field
• Knowledge and experience with probability, statistical concepts, and mathematical modelling
• Missile/aerospace related background or experience - Reliability prediction experience in accordance with industry standards (e.g. MIL-HDBK-217, empirical test data, etc.)
• FMEA/FMECA process – Familiarity with electrical circuit modelling and simulation tools
• Parts Engineering expertise and knowledge of MIL-PRF screening requirements
• Knowledge of product test, environmental and reliability testing or manufacturing engineering
• Systems engineering and production / support equipment design
• Requirements development, system design, problem analysis and resolution, and integration and test
• Experience performing basic electrical circuit analysis using schematics to assess the effects of failure modes
• Experience evaluating system level impacts from component level data
• Strong interpersonal skills. Ability to work in a collaborative and team-based environment
• Active or Current Top Secret clearance

Security Clearance Statement: This position requires a government security…