The Senior Reliability Engineer develops the methods and measures of analysis based on customer and contractual obligations. Analyzes the reliability in design, cost, weight, production and consumer satisfaction of company products. Being a Senior Reliability Engineer may require a bachelor’s degree in area of specialty. Prepares reports, charts and diagrams to disclose results and highlight areas for further investigation. In addition, Senior Reliability Engineer typically reports to a manager or head of a unit/department. Working as a Senior Reliability Engineer typically requires 4 to 7 years of related experience. Contributes to moderately complex aspects of a project. Work is generally independent and collaborative in nature.
Senior Reliability Engineer Job Description Template
Our company is looking for a Senior Reliability Engineer to join our team.
Responsibilities:
- Performing Neutron Single Event Upset susceptibility and mitigation analyses;
- Performing bids and proposals on both commercial and military avionics programs;
- Optimizes PPM activities, on an on-going basis, to support overall productivity improvements;
- Participates in plant health study and efforts to implement corrective action to maintain or improve plant health;
- Make decisions on issues related to equipment reliability and maintenance, cost reduction and commercial availability;
- Communicate key findings to business partners and leadership throughout the organization;
- Support process improvement projects designed to promote reliability and product quality;
- Help develop automated solutions for dashboard and report generation;
- Graphical Analysis Techniques;
- Collect data from multiple sources such as Trackwise and translate the data into meaningful Power BI Dashboards and visualizations;
- Will serve as mentor to teammates in Wind Analytics in the area of reliability, quality, maintenance and work planning;
- Weibull Analysis;
- Collect, organize and evaluate data to identify opportunities to improve cost, quality and product line performance;
- Work with Vehicle Supply Management to use reliability data to optimize warranty / extended warranty programs;
- Build, manage and maintain reports, dashboards and visualizations as needed.
Requirements:
- Ability to perform detailed analyses on complex systems;
- Component failure modes and wear-out mechanisms per JEDEC is also strongly desired;
- Knowledge on how to prepare and present technical information to peers, to all levels of internal management, and to external customers;
- Effective oral and written communication skills;
- Effective interpersonal and team skills;
- Background in atmospheric radiation effects (single event effects) analysis/testing per IEC 62936-1 (effects on avionics) and -2 (testing);
- US Citizenship is required due to ITAR restrictions;
- Proficient in reliability statistics/models and failure analysis;
- Past experience with bids and proposals of aerospace products (commercial and/or military);
- A minimum of 4 (four) years experience in transportation or vehicle/engine manufacturing industry or a related field;
- Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering or related discipline.