Level 3 Communications, Inc

Specialist, Reliability Engineer

Level 3 Communications, Inc$85K — $110K *
Aerospace & Defense
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree with 4+ years or Graduate Degree with 2+ years experience; or 8+ years of related experience without a degree.
  • Strong knowledge of FRACAS systems and ability to generate related reports.
  • Experience in avionics manufacturing or high reliability manufacturing.
  • Familiarity with avionics PCBs and assembly processes.
  • Skilled in various failure analysis methods and tools.
  • Ability to lead investigations and problem-solving teams.
  • Capability to present complex findings to diverse audiences.

Responsibilities

  • Lead Failure Review Boards and conduct Root Cause and Corrective Action investigations.
  • Perform failure analysis across electrical, mechanical, and material domains.
  • Work collaboratively with Production and Engineering teams to resolve issues.
  • Monitor production test results and conduct statistical trend analysis.
  • Manage multiple projects while prioritizing tasks to address urgent issues.
  • Conduct failure trending and generate FRACAS reports for various programs.
  • Facilitate communication between cross-functional groups regarding reliability issues.

Benefits

  • 9/80 work schedule allows every other Friday off for improved work-life balance.
  • Opportunity to work in high-stakes Space and Airborne Systems programs.
  • Engagement in complex problem-solving across diverse technical areas.
  • Chance to develop and present findings to a range of audiences.
  • Potential for career progression within the aerospace and defense sectors.
Full Job Description
Job Title: Specialist, Reliability Engineer

Job Code: 40974

Job Location: Malabar, FL

Job Schedule: 9/80: Employees work 9 out of every 14 days - totaling 80 hours worked - and have every other Friday off

Job Description:

Reliability Engineer supporting various programs within Space and Airborne Systems. Typical tasks include failure analysis, trending, Failure Reporting, Analysis, and Corrective Action Systems (FRACAS) and Sustainment Activities.

Essential Functions:
  • Strong knowledge of FRACAS systems and proven experience generating FRACAS reports
  • Avionics manufacturing or other high reliability manufacturing experience is required.
  • Familiarity with Avionics PCBs (Printed Circuit Boards), fiber optic and mechanical assembly manufacturing.
  • Skilled in failure analysis and problem-solving methods and the tools needed in solving wide ranging and diverse failure issues (electrical, mechanical, material, component, test) and determining their reliability-related impacts.
  • Root Cause, Corrective Action (RCCA) process
  • Work with Production, Engineering and other functional groups in resolving production, product and/or supplier related problems.
  • Ability to interpret, condense, and present findings to audiences with variable skill sets and experience levels
  • Ability to think abstractly and analytically to provide in-depth analysis and recommendations to internal customers, teammates, and external constituencies
  • Monitor production test results and perform statistical trend analysis on failed items
  • Lead Failure Review Boards (FRB) and Root Cause and Corrective Action (RCCA) investigation
  • teams.
  • Experience collaborating in a team environment on multiple concurrent projects with overlapping competing deadlines
  • Ability to obtain US Government clearance


Qualifications:
  • Bachelor's Degree and minimum 4 years of prior relevant experience. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 2 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 8 years of prior related experience.


Preferred Additional Skills:
  • Experience in production tests including Environment Stress Screening (ESS) and troubleshooting temperature related failures is a plus.
  • Experience in Production build processes and associated workmanship standards
  • Proven proficiency to prioritize tasks and organize a workload to ensure most important issues are addressed first
  • Experience with statistical analysis
  • Aerospace or Defense/Government program experience


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