Reliability Engineer

We are hiring a Reliability Engineer to provide technical support to a DoD Project Office. This position will be onsite in Huntsville, AL

What you'll do:

Produce enhanced production, quality, and reliability plans and an assessment of implementation.
• Assess and report on system design to include maintenance practices, repair processes, engineering changes and modifications, quality of design/quality of conformance, operational capability margin, thermal coefficient of expansion, modal analysis, and/or logistical issues.
• Apply an understanding of U.S. industrial base best practices and standards in the planning, design, and verification of system, sub-systems assembly, and component level reliability planning and readiness.
• Assist in the transition of a system from development to production to fielding, and to assess and improve reliability after fielding.
• Provide support in the preparation of test deliverables, including test plan development to support reliability/reliability growth, maintainability, sustainability, quality, and/or interoperability tests.
• Develop reliability growth curves using AMSAA's Projection Methodology - Discrete (PM2) reliability growth planning model.
• Use a Fix Effectiveness Factor (FEF) system to evaluate, track, and report on corrective actions in order to reduce failure rate and increase reliability.
• Assess and report on the scope and results of existing test plans/programs, including hardware/software reliability engineering, reliability analysis, and reliability simulations.
• Monitor/witness/participate in test activities.
• Perform and review reliability analyses that include reliability allocations, reliability predictions, thermal and electrical derating, Failure Modes, Effects and Criticality Analyses (FMECA), and Failure Reporting and Corrective Action System (FRACAS).
• Development recommendations for a formal Test Analyze and Fix (TAAF) program to improve the reliability of selected configuration items.
• Provide technical reliability input as requested by the Technical Chief, PM Countermeasures.
• Support in drafting/delivery of briefings and presentations to senior officials in the Army, the Joint Staff, and OSD.

What you'll need:

• Education: 9 years with HS/GED; 7 years with AA; 5 years with BS/BA; 3 years with MS/MA
• Clearance: Active Secret clearance

Desired experience:

• Minimum 3 years of experience in positions directly related to reliability engineering
• Experience in developing and evaluating reliability reports/data associated with US government programs
• Demonstrated knowledge of processes that are used to verify/validate the design requirements
• Experience in system testing, including test planning, test procedure development, and data
• Experience with development of formal procedures and documentation related to all phases of reliability assessment and reporting.

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