Principal Reliability & Maintainability Engineer - Product Safety; Onsite

Position Overview

We are currently searching for a Principal Reliability & Maintainability Engineer to join our team in Richardson, TX or Cedar Rapids, IA.

• Supports program development through the application of reliability and maintainability techniques.
• Participates in all phases of program life cycle, utilizing reliability and maintainability methodologies as they apply in our systems engineering processes in accordance with military standards such as MIL-HDBK-217, MIL-HDBK-338B, MIL-HDBK-470, MIL-STD-1629A.
• Leads reliability and maintainability modeling and predictions analysis, testability analysis, maintainability and built‑in‑test demonstrations, environmental testing, FMEA/FMECA, and FRACAS.
• Conducts / develops Reliability allocations, Reliability Block Diagrams, Failure Modes Effects and Criticality Analysis (FMECA), Reliability & Maintainability analysis and predictions, Reliability Critical Items List, and Failure Reporting, Analysis, and Corrective Action System (FRACAS).
• Serves as a Reliability & Maintainability subject matter expert to engineering and business leadership.

• Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and minimum 8 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 5 years of experience.
• Active and transferable Secret U.S. government issued security clearance is required prior to start date with the ability to obtain Top Secret after start.
• Two (2) years of experience with systems engineering lifecycle, with knowledge of how to apply reliability and maintainability techniques to systems requirements.
• One (1) year of demonstrated experience supporting design and development teams to develop, assess, and verify Reliability & Maintainability related requirements for mission‑critical systems.
• Three (3) years of experience in conducting / developing Failure Modes Effects and Criticality Analysis (FMECA), Reliability & Maintainability analysis and predictions, Reliability Critical Items List, and Failure Reporting, Analysis, and Corrective Action System (FRACAS), Built In Test (BIT) design / verification analysis, and/or testability analysis.

• Knowledge of systems architectures and designs.
• Knowledge of basic circuit analysis and the ability to perform detailed analyses on complex systems.
• Understanding of military aircraft‑related missions, functional operation, performance specifications, and validation techniques.
• Experience planning and conducting Accelerated Stress Testing, or a willingness to learn and apply those techniques, such as Highly Accelerated Life Test processes (HALT), Reliability Enhancement Test (RET), Environmental Stress Screening (ESS), Highly Accelerated Stress Screening (HASS).
• Experience using industry recognized tools such as Relyence, Reliasoft, Windchill, and/or eXpress.
• Familiarity with agile development and model‑based systems engineering (MBSE).
• Good presentation skills with the ability to present to a variety of audiences.
• Strong oral and written communication skills, with the ability to effectively interact and build trust with team members from many different backgrounds, including engineering management, engineering teams, program management, business development, support groups, and subcontractors.
• Experience in technical proposal preparation related to Reliability & Maintainability.

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Three weeks of vacation for newly hired employees.
• Generous 401(k) plan that includes employer matching funds and separate employer retirement contribution, including a Lifetime Income Strategy option.
• Tuition reimbursement program.
• Student Loan Repayment Program.
• Life insurance and disability coverage.
• Optional coverages you can buy pet insurance, home and auto insurance, additional life and accident insurance, critical illness insurance, group legal,  protection.
• Birth, adoption, parental leave benefits.
• Ovia Health, fertility, and family planning.
• Adoption Assistance.
• Autism Benefit.
• Employee Assistance Plan, including up to 10 free counseling sessions.
• Healthy You Incentives, wellness…