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BAE Systems, Inc. · 5 hours ago

Principal Built-in-Test (BIT)/Reliability Engineer

Nashua, NH

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$118K/yr - $201K/yr

4+ years exp

BAE Systems, Inc. is a leading defense, aerospace, and security company, and they are seeking a Principal Built-in-Test (BIT)/Reliability Engineer to join their Reliability Sciences team. The role involves supporting the design and development of BIT architecture for Electronic Warfare products and conducting reliability analyses throughout the equipment lifecycle.

Defense & Space

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Work with a cross-functional team to develop BIT and test automation strategies and methodologies

Apply your engineering skills and education to investigate, analyze, and evaluate system designs for proper testability

Ensure the BIT design is adequate to meet customer requirements for fault detection and fault isolation

Develop Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) artifacts including activity diagrams, sequence diagrams, etc. that represent the BIT design

Influence product development by supporting the design team to establish BIT functions, test interface requirements and diagnostic features

Supports BIT integration activities by testing or overseeing the testing of BIT features, investigating results, and implementing corrective actions to the BIT design

Participates in designing algorithms that predict the remaining useful life of the system (prognostics)

Plans and conducts formal BIT Demonstration activities by defining the representative fault list from the testability study, defining the fault insertion methods, performing dry-runs to test the fault insertion methods and modifying BIT software and diagnostic rules based on results of testing

Presents BIT design and analysis at internal and customer design reviews

Provide BIT technical support to SW Engineering during SW implementation, Production during ATP, and Field Service Engineers during platform integration

Perform root cause investigations and implementing corrective actions. Initiates, justifies, and implements BIT-related enhancements needed for improved demonstrated reliability and fault detection, increased production capacity, improved test yields, reduced cycle time, and optimized depot diagnostics

May perform Design-for Reliability and Maintainability including reliability and maintainability modeling and analysis and assessments requiring the full use and wide application of engineering theories, concepts and precedents

May perform failure trend analysis, failure investigation and root cause analysis. Chair the Failure Review Board activities

Qualification

Built-In Test (BIT) AnalysisMaintainability AnalysisFailure Modes Effects Analysis (FMECA)ReliabilityModel Based Systems Engineering (MBSE)Circuit AnalysisTechnical DocumentationAnalytical SkillsProblem-Solving SkillsCollaborationCreativityContinuous Learning

Required

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, preferred Electrical, Computer, or Software, and 6 or more years of relevant engineering experience or Master's degree in Engineering, preferred Electrical, Computer, or Software, and 4 or more years of relevant engineering experience

Eligibility for a Secret security clearance

Experience in technical documentation and report generation

Able to concisely explain complex subjects in person and email

Ability to interpret hardware schematics and basic coding concepts

Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

Ability to work in a fast-paced dynamic environment

Desire for continuous learning and for skills development