Staff Engineer, System Reliability (R5533)
Core
Build quantitative reliability models and failure-prediction strategies for the V-BAT unmanned aircraft system to inform design, production, and sustainment decisions.
Role type
Staff Reliability Modeling Engineer
Builds
V-BAT unmanned aircraft system
Domain
Defense / Aerospace / Unmanned Aircraft Systems
Deliverable
production ML models | product features
Required skills
Fault Tree Analysis (FTA), Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMECA), MTBF calculations, reliability modeling from field/test data, root cause analysis, reliability test campaign design, production screening (HASS/ESS), reliability metrics tracking (MTBF, failure trends)
Preferred skills
RAM modeling, Weibull analysis, reliability analysis software (Relyence, ReliaSoft, Windchill), government standards (MIL-HDBK-217, MIL-STD-756), FRACAS implementation, unmanned aircraft experience
Technologies
Relyence, ReliaSoft, Weibull++, Windchill Risk & Reliability, MIL-HDBK-217, MIL-STD-756
Responsibilities
Build and maintain system reliability models predicting failure rates; Create and maintain fault trees identifying single points of failure; Provide Design-for-Reliability (DfR) guidance in design reviews; Partner on root cause investigations for field failures; Drive reliability and production screening test campaigns; Establish and track reliability metrics and communicate risk posture
Seniority
Staff, hands-on IC with strategic influence