Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory · 2 days ago
Senior Reliability Engineer
Laurel, MD
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$100K/yr - $228K/yr
5+ years expJohns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory is dedicated to tackling critical defense and security challenges. They are seeking a Senior Reliability Engineer to provide subject matter expertise in reliability and resilience topics for strategic weapon systems, ensuring their effectiveness and integration throughout the development process.
EducationUniversities
No H1B
Security Clearance RequiredU.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Your primary responsibility will be to provide Subject Matter Expertise (SME) and thought leadership by engaging with and advising on reliability and resilience topics across several strategic deterrent systems
You will participate as a reliability SME in various projects, studies, and technical working groups focusing on requirements development, analysis, concept/technology development, acquisition, risk assessments, test planning and system evaluation
You will develop reliability methodologies and analyses of strategic deterrence weapon system capabilities and to assist in the development of future weapon system requirements
You will provide reliability domain expertise while leading/coordinating research, studies, and analysis on current and future weapons system capabilities and performance, as well as provide supporting data and associated recommendations to advise program sponsors
You will deliver formal presentations to sponsors and supporting contractors, and effectively communicate proposed concepts/solutions and analysis results
You will produce reports that bring together concept definitions, requirements, analysis results, and technical recommendations
You will identify risk areas to project and program leaders with recommended mitigation strategies that are cost and schedule effective to meet the needs of the program
Qualification
Required
Have a Bachelor's degree in engineering, mathematics, physics or related technical field
Have 5+ years of relevant experience performing systems reliability (RAM) engineering in the design, development or evaluation of complex weapon systems
Have experience developing and executing reliability approaches (e.g. FMEA, FMECA, Reliability Block Diagrams, Fault Tree Analysis, Probabilistic Risk Assessment and so forth) to quantify risk and inform program decisions in early concept development, acquisition, requirements analysis, design, test and evaluation, and sustainment
Have familiarity with developing and allocating RAM requirements based on assessment of mission needs in relation to the end user Concept of Operations
Have familiarity with RAM management strategies that evolve as the system matures through DoD acquisition phases
Have especially strong verbal and written communication skills, as well as strong critical thinking skills
Have shown ability to interact effectively with and lead multidisciplinary teams, including industry and government sponsors
Are willing and able to travel periodically, including short duration visits to sponsor offices at the Washington Navy Yard and to supporting contractor sites, as well as occasional travel to other military bases across the country
Hold an active Secret security clearance and are able to get a Top Secret clearance. If selected, you will be subject to a government security clearance investigation and must meet the requirements for access to classified information. Eligibility requirements include U.S. citizenship
Preferred
Have an advanced degree in engineering, mathematics, physics or related technical field
Have 10+ years of experience applying reliability engineering for the Department of Defense, particularly for Strategic weapon systems, ballistic defense systems, or space systems in development and deployment
Have experience formulating, implementing, and/or executing reliability models or metrics for Strategic weapon systems
Have experience with DoD acquisition processes and managing or evaluating Reliability Availability and Maintainability for DoD systems
Have familiarity with reliability and statistical engineering software tools such as Reliasoft, Windchill, Saphire, MADe, JMP, R, SAS, and so forth
Have experience developing reliability tools and analysis through code development (R, Matlab, Python, SAS, etc.)
Have experience applying Bayesian techniques to data analysis for prediction, planning, and evaluation purposes
Have experience with Software Reliability analysis and implementation of best practices for ensuring highly reliable and available code
Have experience identifying risk to system performance or system safety taking into account Human Factors
Have familiarity with systems engineering software, especially model based systems engineering tools like CAMEO, and DOORS
Have experience with new DoD program development to include concept development and Pre-Milestone A activities
Have experience with Navy Strategic Systems programs, and/or Air Force ICBM programs
Have knowledge of the Navy Trident II Strategic Weapon System and/or Air Force ICBM System
Hold an active Top Secret security clearance
Benefits
Generous benefits
Robust education assistance program
Unparalleled retirement contributions
Healthy work/life balance
Comprehensive benefits package including retirement plans, paid time off, medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, long-term disability, flexible spending accounts, education assistance, and training and development
Company
Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory
The Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) is a not-for-profit university-affiliated research center (UARC) that provides solutions to complex national security and scientific challenges with technical expertise and prototyping, research and development, and analysis.
5001-10000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
unknownKey Investors
U.S. Department of Homeland Security
2023-01-17Grant
Leadership Team
Alice Bowman
Mission Operations Manager
Ashutosh Dutta
Chief 5G Strategist, Senior Scientist, Lawrence R. Hafstad Fellow, Director at JHU
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