KBR, Inc

Reliability Engineer

KBR, Inc$80K — $110K *
Aerospace & Defense
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Active SECRET clearance required; must be a US Citizen
  • Bachelor's Degree or higher in a relevant field
  • 8+ years of experience in product development
  • Experience in reliability assessment and analysis
  • Familiarity with defense contractor reliability issues

Responsibilities

  • Develop and assess RAM requirements for Ground Support Equipment
  • Design fault detection and prognostics requirements and conduct post-test analyses
  • Create reliability and maintainability test protocols
  • Develop failure definition and scoring criteria
  • Conduct reliability scoring of Test Incident Reports
  • Design field data collection methodologies and assess data for reliability
  • Review Engineering Change Proposals
  • Create documentation for milestone decisions

Benefits

  • Collaborative team environment
  • Opportunities for professional growth and development
  • Impactful work contributing to military capabilities
  • Involvement in high-stakes defense projects
Full Job Description
Title:
Reliability Engineer

Job Summary

KBR is seeking a Mid-level Reliability Engineer to work in a challenging weapons system development and production environment. The individual will work as part of a team supporting the Search, Track Acquire, Radiate, Eliminate (STARE) Project Office which manages a portfolio of Army radar systems. Specifically, the individual will be part of the Product Assurance Directorate, ensuring only reliable and quality products that meet specifications are delivered to the soldier. The individual will participate in system development, reliability requirements development, failure definition/scoring criteria development, failure reviews, reliability predictions, reliability scoring and reliability assessment, reliability analysis, Fault Detection/Fault Isolation assessment, prognostics analysis, and field reliability data collection. Experience with development for electrical and mechanical items, root cause/corrective action/failure analysis, and field reliability data collection is required. This position will make a difference in terms of product reliability and hence warfighter capabilities.

Roles and Responsibilities
  • Ground Support Equipment Reliability, Availability, and Maintainability (RAM) requirements development and assessment
  • Fault Detection/Fault Isolation/Prognostics requirement development and post test analysis
  • Reliability and Maintainability test development
  • Failure Definition / Scoring Criteria development
  • Reliability scoring of Test Incident Reports
  • Field data collection design and field data assessment for reliability
  • Engineering Change Proposal reviews
  • Documentation development supporting milestone decisions


Basic Qualifications
  • Must have an active SECRET clearance and be a US Citizen
  • A BS Degree or higher is required
  • A minimum of eight years' experience in a product development setting is required
  • Reliability assessment/analysis experience is required to provide independent assessment of defense contractor issues


Preferred Qualifications
  • A pilot's license a plus
  • Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Electrical Engineering Technology, Industrial Engineering, Mathematics or a related field is desired
  • Experience with software failure analysis
  • Experience with US Army reliability programs

About KBR, Inc

KBR, Inc is an American engineering, procurement, and construction company headquartered in Houston, Texas. The company provides services to customers in the energy, chemical, and government sectors, among others. KBR has a global presence, with operations in over 40 countries. The company was founded in 1901 as M.W. Kellogg Company and has undergone several name changes and mergers since then. KBR is committed to delivering innovative and sustainable solutions to its customers while also being a responsible corporate citizen.
Learn more about KBR, Inc
Size
28,000 employees
Market Cap
$7.1 billion
Industry
Net Income
-$72 million
Founded
1919
5 Year Trend
+11.5%
Revenue
$5.7 billion
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