CareerPlan

Casual Risk and Reliability Engineer /Sr. Risk and Reliability Engineer

Chantilly, VA, USFull-time$117k–$227k2026-10-22 → 2026-11-10
On-site · United StatesUnited States citizens onlySecurity clearance required

Core

Develop reliable space-based systems for national security and civil space customers by identifying and mitigating hazards throughout the system lifecycle per MIL-STD-882E principles.

Role type

Senior IC risk and reliability engineer (systems safety)

Builds

Risk assessments, reliability analyses, and system safety guidance for DoD, intelligence community, NASA, and other government programs

Domain

Aerospace and defense systems engineering

Required skills

Risk management, reliability engineering, system safety engineering, hazard identification and mitigation, root cause analysis, failure mode effects analysis (FMEA), fault tree analysis (FTA), probabilistic risk assessment (PRA), statistical analysis, MIL-STD-882E compliance

Preferred skills

Airworthiness experience, software reliability modeling, FRACAS, NASA System Safety Handbook, leading technical teams, mentoring junior staff

Technologies

MIL-STD-882E, MIL-HDBK-217F, MIL-STD-1629, FRACAS, FMEA, FTA, PRA

Responsibilities

Provide risk and reliability guidance for national security space and ground systems, perform assessments to support senior decision-makers, lead small teams to accomplish assignments, serve as subject matter expert for multiple programs, shape risk/reliability capabilities strategy

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with mentorship responsibilities