RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance availableCLEARANCE TYPE: SecretTRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the TimeDescriptionAt Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact people's lives around the world today, and for generations to come. Our pioneering and inventive spirit has enabled us to be at the forefront of many technological advancements in our nation's history - from the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean, to stealth bombers, to landing on the moon. We look for people who have bold new ideas, courage and a pioneering spirit to join forces to invent the future, and have fun along the way. Our culture thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity and bringing your whole self to work — and we have an insatiable drive to do what others think is impossible. Our employees are not only part of history, they're making history.Our Aeronautics Systems Sector is seeking a Principal Reliability Engineer in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, for support projects associated with the design and development of communication, navigation, radar, avionics, power and/or electrical systems architecture, components, circuits, and products or aircraft maintenance. The employee will research, develop, design, and test electrical components, equipment, systems, and products for defense systems or commercial purposes.You will become part of Northrop Grumman’s Lifecycle Sustainment and Modernization Solutions (LSMS). LSMS provides sustainment support for the US Air Force B-1 and B-2 Bombers, E-3 Sentry, Airborne Warning and Control System, and numerous other Government platforms. Our team members complete engineering, reverse engineering, and logistics solution efforts to solve complex obsolescence problems and ensure warfighter supportability.This Reliability Engineer will help develop, coordinate and conduct reliability, maintainability and availability studies and evaluations of engineering designs throughout the program life cycle (business capture, development, production and sustainment). This person will help support efforts within our LSMS area, to include technical planning, system integration, ground and flight testing, verification and validation, airworthiness, cost and risk, reliability / maintainability, and supportability and effectiveness analyses for total systems. Analyses are performed at all levels of total system product to include concept, design, fabrication, test, installation, operation, maintenance and disposal.Responsibilities:Develop, coordinate and conduct reliability, maintainability and availability studies and evaluations of engineering design throughout the program life cycle (business capture, development, production and sustainmentProvides reliability, availability, and maintainability guidance and leadership/support to various IPTs, ensuring program requirements and performances are understoodUnderstand Statement of Work/program specification content and applicability to program implementation, e.g., reliability and availability requirements, requirement allocations and flow down to lower assembly levelsRecommend design or test methods and statistical process control procedures for achieving the required levels of product reliabilityDevelops, coordinates, and conducts technical reliability studies and evaluations of engineering design conceptsDevelops reliability math models and allocations, Reliability Block Diagrams, Reliability and Maintainability Program PlansPerforms parts derating, reliability parts count/stress and process grades analysis and reliability simulationsAssesses reliability data of fielded systems for the purpose of assessing and documenting RAM and Logistics metrics and reliability (cumulative and instantaneous) growth trendsPerforms reliability (MTBF, MTBCF, MTBUR, Ao, Am) analysis, maintainability and logistics (LRU, MTBM, MTTR, MDT, LDT, TAT) analysis, sparing analysis, and simulations which support military and industry standardsRecommends design or test methods and statistical analysis (AMSAA Planning Model and Reliability Growth Curves, Bayesian, Weibayes, Monte Carlo, Exponential, Poisson, Binomial, Weibull, Duane, Crow-AMSAA, etc.) for achieving required levels of product and system reliabilityCompiles and analyzes performance reports and process statistics; investigates and analyzes relevant variables potentially affecting reliability and maintainabilityDevelop mathematical models to identify items posing excessive failure risksPropose changes in design or formulation to improve system and/or reliability processesDetermines items requiring environmental testing and number of samples to obtain statistically valid dataDevelops FMECA to identify criticality levels based on failure rates and severity of the effects of failuresDevelops and performs Reliability and Maintainability Demonstrations, Fault Detection/Fault Isolation analysis, and Prognostic Health Management analysisDevelops and executes ESS, ALT, and HALT plans and procedures and provide inputs from past experiencesLead FRACAS meetings, perform FRACAS data mining and trend analysis, failure analysis, corrective actions; develop technical materials for presentation to the Failure Review Board, Problem Report and Resolution Board, and Ad HocEnsures that corrective measures meet acceptable reliability standardsContributes to the completion of milestones associated with specific projects and requirementsProvides solutions to a variety of technical problems of increasing scope and complexity as assignedSupport subcontractor evaluation, selection and coordinate activities with respect to reliability needsPrepare for, present at and participate in design reviewsEffectively engage with external Customers and internal stakeholdersGenerate high quality work products on-schedule and on-budgetIdentify continuous improvement efforts as reliability engineering tasks are performedSupport program Engineering Configuration Change Board (CCB) and Corrective Action Board (CAB)Ability to interpret Engineering drawings/schematicsBasic Qualifications:Must either have a Bachelor’s degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) discipline with a minimum of 5 years of engineering experience or a master’s degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) discipline with a minimum of 3 years of engineering experience or a PhD with 1 year experience2 years of industry experience related to reliability engineering in design and/or product sustainmentExperiences with multiple modeling tools, such as ReliaSoft/RELEX Toolset (Reliability, Maintainability, OpSim, FMECA, Fault Tree, FRACAS, RGA, and Weibull++), AMSAA Models, VMETRIC, RAPTOR, etc.), used for reliability and sparing analysis.Experience in: root cause analysis, test design/execution/data analysis as applicable to accelerated life, reliability growth, and reliability modeling.Experience related to assessing and addressing R&M requirements for design development activitiesExperience developing R&M program plans for new systems or for sustainment of existing systems to include staff planning, scheduling, collecting historical data, establishing configuration control processes for large program data storage and R&M software tools analysisMust have the ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret clearance within a reasonable amount of time as determined by business needs. Work on-site in OKC, no relocation providedPreferred Qualifications:Working knowledge of Maintainability and Mil-Std-1472Experience in the military, government, commercial aerospace industry (e.g. aviation/equipment maintenance, aircraft operations, or commercial industrial technology companies)Knowledge of Military Specifications, Contract Data Requirements Lists (CDRLs), Data Item Descriptions (DIDs) and other related technical and contractual documentsKnowledge of core reliability and maintainability analysis and activitiesBackground in performing R&M analysis of aircraftFailure Reporting, Analysis, and Corrective Action System (FRACAS)R&M predictions and allocationsR&M design influence, requirements assessment and tracking, and maintenance task analysisSystem integration and testing, ESS, ALT, HALT, Maintainability Demonstrations, and Reliability DemonstrationsGrowth Planning and Testing, and Sparing analysisPrimary Level Salary Range: $74,600.00 - $111,800.00The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience, education, skills and current market conditions.Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results. Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives. In addition, Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.The application period for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.Northrop Grumman is an Equal Opportunity Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. For our complete EEO and pay transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.
