Job Summary

Leonardo DRS is seeking a Full Time Senior Reliability Engineer in Bridgeton, MO. The position will be responsible for providing system-level reliability analyses, coordination, planning, guidance, and support to project teams throughout the acquisition lifecycle. The candidate would ensure that the corresponding customers’ and stakeholders’ reliability requirements and expectations are satisfied in a high quality, trustworthy, cost efficient, and schedule compliant manner throughout a system’s entire life cycle. In addition, the candidate would be able to demonstrate consistently good judgment, interpersonal skills, and technical expertise, and communicate effectively with internal and external stakeholders.

Job Responsibilities

• Lead reliability engineering initiatives to enhance product lifecycle and reduce system failures, working closely with design, manufacturing, and quality teams
• Employe the GEIA-STD-009A Reliability Program Standard for Systems Design, Development, and Manufacturing
• Perform Failure Modes Effects Analysis (FMEA). Conduct Reliability analyses, trend analysis, root cause analysis, and determine associated metrics and develop and maintain associated databases. Lead the Failure Reporting, Analysis, and Corrective Action System (FRACAS) Engineering Process.
• Develop a Basis of Estimate for a Proposal or Independent Research and Design (IRAD)
• Analyze reliability data and trends to identify areas of improvement, reduce risk, and improve system performance
• Create Fault Tree Analyses (FTAs)
• Responsible for leading group of engineers on a technical activity and completion of activity on time and budget
• May use computer-aided engineering or other design/analysis software in the performance of assignments. Review customer specifications and requirements, and under direction, develop designs to best support them, including cost as a key design variable
• Specify and evaluate supplier components, subsystems and services
• Communicate clearly (written and oral) with other company personnel and the customer as required
• Participate in preparation of proposals
• Provide technical knowledge and assistance to other engineers and support personnel

Job Responsibilities Part II

• Lead and direct the work of others as assigned
• Support, communicate, reinforce and defend the mission, values and culture of the organization
• Attend appropriate engineering, customer or business meetings, including government program reviews and audits
• Lead less-experienced engineers

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering and a minimum of 5 years of Reliability experience
• Fluency in technologies and application domain
• Ability to lead a technical group independently