Northrop Grumman

Systems Engineer, Principal - Reliability

Posted on: 28 Feb 2021

Redondo Beach, CA

Job Description

Description

Embark on a career putting innovative, reliable, and agile products and ideas into orbit, and beyond. Northrop Grumman has opportunities waiting for you that play a vital role in human space exploration, national defense, and scientific discovery, supporting multiple programs across the universe. With us, you rsquo;ll discover a culture of curiosity and collaboration that will have you Defining Possible from the day you start. Our space systems connect and protect millions of people on earth every day, now and for the future. Explore your future and launch your career today.

Strategic Space Systems Division (SSSD) is an industry-leading provider for launch systems capabilities serving national security, military, civil and commercial customers. We are built on a heritage of providing innovative, affordable and reliable aerospace and defense products that our customers rely on to achieve mission success. Join the Space revolution and make the impossible, possible.

SSSD has an opening for a Reliability Systems Engineer to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals. This position will be located in Redondo Beach, CA.

Job Duties:

Perform various reliability related tasks including: providing reliability support to the design team through the performance of design tradeoffs, reliability failure rate/MTBF predictions, de-rating analysis, allocation of reliability requirements, performing failure modes and effects analysis (FMEA) and identify fault modes and responses, identify critical items and document controls, and support to design reviews.

Develop technical solutions to potential reliability and availability problems.

Adapt probability and statistical tools to solve problems involving non-standard configurations and definitions of system success.

Utilize industry tools used to conduct Reliability analysis.

Northrop Grumman offers a competitive and robust benefits program. As a full-time employee of Northrop Grumman, you are eligible for:

- Medical, Dental amp; Vision coverage

- 401k

- Educational Assistance

- Life Insurance

- Employee Assistance Programs amp; Work/Life Solutions

- Paid Time Off

- Health amp; Wellness Resources

- Employee Discounts

- Flexible Schedules: For example the ability to work a 9/80 work schedule, which allows an employee to work a nine-hour day Monday through Thursday and take every other Friday off of work

For more details, please view Northrop Grumman Benefits.

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Qualification

Basic Qualifications:
- Bachelor 39;s degree in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) discipline with 5+ years of experience in engineering OR

- Master 39;s degree in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) discipline with 3+ years of experience in engineering

OR

- PhD in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) discipline

Candidate must have, and be able to maintain, at least ONE of the following active U.S. Government security clearances:

- Dept. of Defense Top Secret level with a background investigation date within 6 years OR

- Dept. of Energy Q clearance with a Single Scope Background Investigation (SSBI) completed within 5 years

Candidate must also have:

- An understanding of how a unit functions independently as well as interact with other units.

- Familiarity with modeling and simulations, and software analysis tools used in Reliability analysis.

- Ability to perform various reliability engineering related tasks, such as reliability failure rate/MTBF predictions and Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA) for identifying fault modes and responses

Preferred Qualifications:

- Understanding of technical principles, theories, subsystem design, and knowledge of general satellite design

- Combining hands-on Reliability Analysis and modeling skills for aircraft, satellite, directed energy hardware and systems

- PM amp;P and Electronics Design experience or exposure

- Advanced user in Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint.

- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills

- SSBI or SCI Access

Northrop Grumman

Falls Church, VA

Northrop Grumman Corporation, a security company, provides products in the areas of autonomous systems, cyber, space, strikes, and logistics and modernizations in the United States, the Asia Pacific, and internationally. The company operates through four segments: Aerospace Systems, Innovation Systems, Mission Systems, and Technology Services. The Aerospace Systems segment designs, develops, integrates, and produces manned aircrafts, autonomous systems, spacecraft systems, high-energy laser systems, microelectronics, and other systems and sub-systems for use in the areas of intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance, strike operations, communications, earth observations, and space science.

The Innovation Systems segment designs, develops, integrates, and produces flights, armaments, and space systems. It offers launch vehicles and related propulsion systems; missile products and defense electronics; precision weapons, armament systems, and ammunitions; satellites and associated space components and services; and advanced aerospace structures. The Mission Systems segment offers products and services that include C4ISR systems; radar, electro-optical/infrared (EO/IR), and acoustic sensors; electronic warfare systems; cyber solutions; space systems; intelligence processing systems; air and missile defense integration systems; navigation systems; and shipboard missiles and encapsulated payload launch systems.

The Technology Services segment provides logistic solutions that supports the full life cycle of platforms and systems. Its products and services include software and system sustainment; modernization of platform and associated subsystems; advanced training solutions; and integrated logistics support. Northrop Grumman Corporation was founded in 1939 and is based in Falls Church, Virginia.

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