Senior Risk and Reliability Engineer

The Aerospace Corporation is the trusted partner to the nations space programs solving the hardest problems and providing unmatched technical expertise. As the operator of a federally funded research and development center (FFRDC) we are broadly engaged across all aspects of space delivering innovative solutions that span satellite launch ground and cyber systems for defense civil and commercial customers. When you join our team youll be part of a special collection of problem solvers thought leaders and innovators. Join us and take your place in space.

The Systems Engineering Division (SED) provides unmatched experience in systems engineering to the U.S. government and to numerous public and private agencies universities nonprofit organizations consortia and commercial companies involved in the advanced application of space technology. From systems architecture development to system analysis and optimization astrodynamics orbital debris navigation failure analysis mission assurance cost and schedule assessment and economic market analysis SED exploits an incredibly broad array of engineering and business disciplines against a diverse and dynamic portfolio of programs and national challenges.

The Acquisition Risk and Reliability Engineering Department (ARRED) provides critical expertise in risk management reliability engineering system safety and mission assurance applications. As a Senior Engineering Specialist on the ARRED team you will work closely on multiple programs to ensure that spacebased systems provide reliable capabilities to warfighters and are deployed and operated in a safe and environmentally responsible way. Youll also support senior decisionmakers by establishing effective risk management processes and performing insightful risk assessments.

Work Model

• This position will be a hybrid work model and offer partially remote with some onsite work required in El Segundo CA or Chantilly VA as business needs allow.

What Youll Be Doing

• You will help defense IC and other government customers plan and execute their risk/reliability activities.
• You will provide risk and reliability guidance and analysis for national security space and ground systems
• You will work closely with program office customers to perform assessments that provide important insights to senior decisionmakers. You will also lead small teams to accomplish your assignments.
• This position will enable senior leaders to make riskinformed decisions in a fastpaced environment.
• You will be the risk/reliability SME for several programs serving as their point of contact for assessments and guidance. You will engage with other SMEs across ETG to deliver critical assessments for senior program managers.
• You will help the department adapt to a rapidly changing space industry and customer needs by helping to shape our risk/reliability capabilities strategy developing innovative risk/reliability approaches for new space architectures and delivering assessments that provide essential insights on time.

What You Need to be Successful Senior Engineering Specialist

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelors degree in mechanical engineering electrical engineering reliability engineering systems engineering or similar from a recognized institution
• 10 years of experience in risk reliability or systems safety
• Demonstrated ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with customers
• Demonstrated ability to train and mentor junior members of the staff
• Experience in building relationships with customers and colleagues based on what and how you deliver that naturally leads both to the expansion or new work for yourself and your team.
• Strong communication skills to effectively convey insights and recommendations
• Willing to travel occasionally to work location or customer site approximately 10 of the time.
• This position requires ability to obtain and maintain a security clearance which is issued by the U.S. government. U.S. citizenship is required to obtain a security clearance.

How You Can Stand Out

It would be impressive if you have one or more of these:

• Masters or Ph.D. in mechanical engineering electrical engineering reliability engineering systems engineering or similar from a recognized institution
• 12 or more years of increasingly responsible experience in risk reliability systems safety systems engineering and/or mission assurance.
• Experience working with US Space Force NASA NNSA NRO FAA and government agencies working across the space enterprise.
• Experience leading technical teams tracking project progress proposing and implementing project schedules budgets and resources and communicating project needs
• Understanding of statistical methods and adept at evaluating failures and anomalies
• Experience in applying system safety engineering and management principles and techniques to achieve acceptable mishap risk within the time cost and mission effectiveness constraints throughout the life cycle of the system.
• Expertise in an area of reliability analysis such as testing and system design reliability operational assessment Failure Reporting Analysis and Corrective Action System (FRACAS) structural reliability software reliability reliability testing reliability modeling and prediction failure analysis root cause analysis Fault Detection Isolation and Recovery (FDIR) Windchill (formerly known as Relex) Failure Mode Effects Analysis (FMEA) Fault Tree Analysis (FTA) Probabilistic Risk assessment (PRA).
• Familiarity with DoD standards and guidance on risk reliability and systems safety such as MIL STD 882E MIL HDBK 217F MIL STD 1629 and NASA System Safety Handbook.
• Demonstrated ability to effectively lead small technical teams to produce and analytical products and communicate findings and recommendations on time and within budget

We offer a competitive compensation package where youll be rewarded based on your performance and recognized for the value you bring to our business. The gradebased pay range for this job is listed below. Individual salaries within that range are determined through a wide variety of factors including but not limited to education experience knowledge and skills.

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Leadership Competencies

Our leadership philosophy is simple: every employee regardless of level and role can demonstrate leadership. At Aerospace our commitment is our people. To cultivate our talent and ensure that we have a strong pipeline of future leaders we want individuals who:

• Operate Strategically
• Lead Change
• Engage with Impact
• Foster Innovation
• Deliver Results

Ways We Reward Our Employees

During your interview process our team will provide details of our industryleading benefits.

Benefits vary and are applicable based on Job Type. A few highlights include:

• Comprehensive health care and wellness plans

• Paid holidays sick time and vacation

• Standard and alternate work schedules including telework options

• 401(k) Plan Employees receive a total companypaid benefit of 8 10 or 12 of eligible compensation based on years of service and matching contributions; employees are immediately eligible and vested in the plan upon hire

• Flexible spending accounts

• Variable pay program for exceptional contributions

• Relocation assistance

• Professional growth and development programs to help advance your career

• Education assistance programs

• An inclusive work environment built on teamwork flexibility and respect

We are all unique from various backgrounds and all walks of life yet one thing bonds all of us to each otherthe belief that we can make a difference. This core belief empowers us to do our best work at The Aerospace Corporation.

Equal Opportunity Commitment

The Aerospace Corporation is an equalopportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race age sex (including pregnancy childbirth and related medical conditions) sexual orientation gender gender identity or expression colorreligiongeneticinformation marital status ancestry national origin protected veteran status physical disability medical condition mental disability or disability status and any other characteristic protected by state or federal law. If youre an individual with a disability or a disabled veteran who needs assistance using our online job search and application tools or need reasonable accommodation to complete the job application process please contact us by phone at 310.336.5432 or by emailat .You can also reviewKnow Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegalas well as thePay Transparency Policy Statement.