The Ranger Group · 9 hours ago
Sr. Reliability and Maintenance Engineer- (DoD US Citizen Required)
Richardson, TX
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
8+ years expThe Ranger Group is a leading Defense & Advanced Systems OEM located in the Richardson/Plano area. They are seeking a Senior Reliability & Maintainability Engineer to ensure the performance, survivability, and maintainability of mission-critical systems. The role involves collaborating across engineering disciplines and leading reliability and maintainability efforts throughout the product lifecycle.
ConsultingIndustrial EngineeringManufacturing
No H1B
Security Clearance RequiredU.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Derive, develop, allocate, and manage R&M requirements across all phases of the program lifecycle
Apply R&M engineering principles within a systems engineering framework, including production systems and support equipment
Perform reliability predictions at the component, subsystem, and system level (mechanical, electrical, and electro-mechanical)
Conduct MTBF, MTBCF, MTTR, and Operational Availability analysis
Generate and review analysis artifacts and documentation consistent with US Military DIDs
Lead FRACAS activities, driving root-cause investigations and determining corrective actions
Perform Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA), Failure Mode, Effects, and Criticality Analysis (FMECA), and severity assessments
Conduct failure trend analysis at component, interface, subsystem, and system levels
Support or lead Environmental Stress Screening (ESS) and Highly Accelerated Life Testing (HALT)
Assess reliability impacts of design updates and changes; approve or recommend modifications as needed
Review engineering designs across mechanical, structural, and electrical domains for R&M impacts
Prepare R&M documentation, analyses, guidelines, and technical reports
Participate in internal and external design reviews as the program’s R&M authority
Mentor engineers on reliability and maintainability methodologies and best practices
Actively contribute to a collaborative, cross-functional engineering culture
Qualification
Required
BS in Mechanical, Aerospace, or related technical field + 10 years of relevant experience
OR MS + 8 years of experience
Active DoD Secret (or higher) clearance with investigation within the last 6 years
Minimum 5 years of hands-on reliability engineering including root-cause analysis and reliability prediction per MIL-HDBK-217 and related standards
Experience with MIL-HDBK-338, MIL-HDBK-1629A, FMEA, FMECA, FRACAS processes
Broad working knowledge across mechanical, structural, and electrical reliability
Comfortable operating in fast-paced, dynamic product development environments
Preferred
Experience with DoD/aerospace development practices, BOEs, RFPs, and ROM estimates
Familiarity with probability, statistics, mathematical modeling, and mechanical modeling
Experience with Windchill, approved reliability prediction methodologies, or simulation tools
Electrical circuit and schematic literacy
Background in aircraft system reliability or environmental testing
Exposure to MBSE tools (e.g., Cameo)
Ability to determine the appropriate evaluation method (quantitative vs. qualitative) for various R&M challenges
Company
The Ranger Group
Ranger Group is an industrial engineering company that has expertise in various sectors such as aerospace, defense, energy, and electronics.
51-200 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageCompany data provided by crunchbase