Job Title: Systems Engineer
Location: Salt Lake City, UT
Employment Type: Temp to Perm (11 months)
Industry: Aerospace and Defense
Compensation: $71.44 /hr.
Schedule: 9/80 hrs/Week.
About the Opportunity:
- We're looking for a FRACAS Systems Specialist Engineer to help improve the reliability and performance of complex Department of Defense (DoD) communications systems, including wideband, narrowband, and SATCOM platforms.
- In this role, you'll lead failure investigations, identify trends, determine root causes, and drive corrective actions and design improvements across a multidisciplinary engineering environment.
Why You'll Love Working Here:
- Supportive, team-driven culture that values collaboration, transparency, and accountability.
- Opportunity to grow your career with a global workforce solutions leader serving multiple industries.
- People-first environment that encourages employees to bring their authentic selves to work.
- Strong focus on partnership, innovation, and delivering meaningful results for clients and candidates.
Why This Opportunity is Exciting:
This role offers the opportunity to join a company that prioritizes both people and performance-where your contributions directly impact client success while providing you with room to grow and develop professionally.
About Acara Solutions
Acara is a premier recruiting and workforce solutions provider- we help companies compete for talent. With experience across industries worldwide, we partner with clients, listen to their needs, and design talent solutions that deliver the business outcomes they want. We draw on decades of experience to provide contingent staffing, direct placement, executive search, and workforce services worldwide.
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What You'll Do:
- Lead FRACAS activities, including failure investigations, root cause analysis, corrective actions, and reliability improvement initiatives.
- Investigate design, production, and field failures across communications systems and components, providing recommendations to the Failure Review Board.
- Partner with Engineering, Manufacturing, Programs, Material Control, and Quality teams to resolve issues and implement effective corrective actions.
- Maintain the FRACAS database, track open investigations, monitor status, and prepare clear reports for management and customers.
- Review troubleshooting and fault-isolation procedures, perform functional testing, and prepare detailed repair, warranty, and MRO reports documenting findings and recommendations.
What You'll Bring:
- High School Diploma or GED.
- 10+ years of experience in systems engineering, reliability engineering, failure analysis, or a closely related engineering.
What Sets You Apart:
- Bachelor's Degree in Science or Engineering or Computer Engineering or Computer Science.
- Master's Degree in Science or Engineering or Computer Engineering or Computer Science.
- Direct experience supporting a FRACAS program.
- Familiarity with FRACAS software or databases and a working knowledge of Reliability Analysis and Failure Mode / Fault Tree Analysis.
- Understanding of engineering architecture and design concepts, along with a basic understanding of engineering practices and procedures
- Experience troubleshooting complex electronic systems, including data link and mechanical systems.
- Prepares and generates detailed repair reports for MRO (Maintenance, Repair & Overhaul) and Warranty return units, documenting findings, root cause analysis, corrective actions taken, and disposition recommendations.
- Presentation and communication skills (verbal/written/visual).
- Problem-solving skills and the ability to meet critical deadlines.
- Understanding of coordination of project(s) and efforts of technical support personnel.
- A good background in data mining using Business Objects and SQL.
- Ability to productively contribute work, ideas, and collaboration as part of a team.
- Applicants with experience performing Reliability and FRACAS-specific analysis and activities.
- Applicants must be self-motivated and able to manage and complete their projects within budget and schedule constraints.
- Good communication and documentation skills.
- Ability to interact with senior customer organizations and personnel.
Additional Information:
- Upon offer of employment, the individual will be subject to a background check.
- Requires an active Secret clearance.
- In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the necessary employment eligibility verification form upon hire.
- Under the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), all employees assigned to this client must provide documentation verifying their status as a 'U.S. Person', as defined in ITAR clause 120.15. A U.S. Person is a protected individual under the anti-discrimination provisions of U.S. immigration laws.
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Sep 09, 2026