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Collins Aerospace · 1 day ago

Senior Principal Reliability Engineer

Bismarck, ND

Full-time

Hybrid

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$124K/yr - $250K/yr

10+ years exp

Collins Aerospace is a leader in technologically advanced and intelligent solutions for the global aerospace and defense industry. The Senior Principal Reliability Engineer will ensure product safety, reliability, and maintainability, while leading assessments and analyses to meet safety certification requirements.

AerospaceIndustrialMilitarySatellite Communication

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Perform safety assessments in accordance with SAE ARP4761 and/or MIL-STD-882E including but not limited to:

System Safety Program Plans (SSPP)

Functional Hazard Assessments (FHA)

Preliminary System Safety Assessments (PSSA)

System Safety Assessments (SSA)

Fault Tree Analyses (FTA)

Common Mode Analyses (CMA)

Review, assess, and influence designs to optimize safety-related metrics to ensure designs incorporate the safety features required to ensure that all safety certification requirements are met

Perform Reliability Assessments for mechanical and electro-mechanical equipment in accordance with industry accepted practices including but not limited to:

Reliability Program Plans (RPP)

Reliability predictions to establish Mean Time Between Failure (MTBF) estimates and component failure rates. These analyses may utilize industry standards and include field performance of similar equipment when applicable to increase accuracy of the assessment

Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA)

Failure Mode, Effects & Criticality Analysis (FMECA)

Contribute to defining specific Safety and Reliability design requirements based on derivation of the customer specification culminating in performing the RM&S assessment artifacts in accordance with engineering standard work

Perform Maintainability assessments and support Testability analyses

Support and/or lead Reliability related tests [Highly Accelerated Life Test (HALT) and Reliability Enhancement Test (RET)] including the development of test procedures and reports, overseeing the conduct of the test, leading failure review board meetings, and defining corrective actions

Investigate and implement improvements in current standard processes to improve efficiency and quality of both analyses and documentation

Support integration activities and reviews with internal and external customers

Perform (as required) bid and proposal activities for future programs

Provide technical direction across various stages of the new product development lifecycle

Work effectively with various engineering teams to conduct data analysis and trending

Communicate complex technical information to cross-functional audiences, including customers and management

Qualification

Reliability predictionsRM&S EngineeringReliability modelingReliability testingAnalog Circuit DesignDigital Circuit DesignData analysisFault Tree analysisMS Office toolsTechnical presentationsTeam managementSoft skills

Required

Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and a minimum of 10 years of prior relevant experience

Deep experience with reliability predictions

Experience with engineering team management

Preferred

Experience and knowledge in RM&S Engineering, including processes, procedures and tools contained in SAE Aerospace Recommended Practices ARP 4754, ARP 4761, or military safety standards such as MIL-STD-882E

Possess Analog and Digital Circuit Design Analysis and/or Mechanical Design Analysis skills

Ability to manage multiple technical projects and customer requests

Experience in gathering, analyzing and / or presenting data

Experience using scripts to organize data for trending analysis

Experience developing and providing technical presentations to audiences including internal and external stakeholders in the U.S. and internationally

Experience with CAFTA or similar Fault Tree analysis tools

Experience with MS Office tools for data analysis

Proficiency in reliability modeling

Ability to conduct and oversee reliability testing (accelerated life testing, degradation testing, HALT/HASS)

Expertise in various reliability methodologies (e.g. FMEA, FMECA, FTA, RCA)

Experience with managing an international team from various countries

Benefits

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Three weeks of vacation for newly hired employees

Generous 401(k) plan that includes employer matching funds and separate employer retirement contribution, including a Lifetime Income Strategy option

Tuition reimbursement program

Student Loan Repayment Program

Life insurance and disability coverage

Optional coverages you can buy pet insurance, home and auto insurance, additional life and accident insurance, critical illness insurance, group legal, ID theft protection

Birth, adoption, parental leave benefits

Ovia Health, fertility, and family planning

Adoption Assistance

Autism Benefit

Employee Assistance Plan, including up to 10 free counseling sessions

Healthy You Incentives, wellness rewards program

Doctor on Demand, virtual doctor visits

Bright Horizons, child and elder care services

Teladoc Medical Experts, second opinion program

And more!