Reliability Availability and Maintainability RAM Engineer

Job Title: Reliability Availability and Maintainability (RAM) Engineer

Location: Hill AFB UT Clearfield UT (OnSite)

Canvas is seeking a Reliability Availability and Maintainability (RAM) Engineer! This position provides advisory services to the DoD.

This is a midlevel Reliability Availability and Maintainability (RAM) Engineer position located at Hill Air Force Base (HAFB) as part of the 719th Test Squadron under the 804th Test Group affiliated with Arnold Engineering Development Complex.

Duties:

This position is to provide advisory and assistance services to the Air Force. Duties will include but are not limited to:

• Evaluate requirements for USAF Major System Acquisition.
• Recommends design or test methods and statistical process control procedures for achieving required levels of product reliability.
• Analyze data and information from multiple sources to identify recommend and justify lifecycle cost and reliability improvement activities.
• Guide CTF Verification & Validation efforts during DT&E to support operational test agency accreditation of system models.
• Apply technical knowledge to integrate test and modeling products and support weapon system evaluation related to RAM.
• Lead and mentor junior team members as assigned.
• Support periodic reviews of integrated test results and test plan status. Participate in Integrated Product Teams (IPTs) and Integrated Test Teams (ITTs) as appropriate.
• Provide technical support and advocate integrated approaches of engineering efforts and support of test activities for which existing guidelines may not be available or applicable.
• Serve as a test team participant in the development of documents such as the Test and Evaluation Master Plan (TEMP) System Test Plan (STP) Developmental Test (DT) Report recommendation for IOT&E readiness and other technical documents.

Requirements:

• Bachelors degree in a relevant field such as Mechanical Engineering Electrical Engineering Industrial Engineering. *Experience may be substituted for education with customer approval.
• Minimum 3 years of experience in a reliability availability and maintainability engineering role.
• Experience with reliability modeling and analysis tools such as reliability software (e.g. Reliasoft Isograph) Monte Carlo simulations and statistical analysis.
• Experience authoring designing and executing Design of Experiments (DoE) cases.
• Experience with reliability prediction trend identification and data analysis including data mining data visualization and statistical analysis.
• Strong understanding of reliability engineering principles including Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA) Fault Tree Analysis (FTA) Reliability Block Diagrams (RBDs) Weibull Analysis and Root Cause Analysis (RCA).
• Must possess a strong understanding of different maintenance philosophies (e.g. predictive corrective and preventative maintenance).
• Familiarity with maintainability engineering principles including maintenance planning scheduling and optimization.
• Skillful in extracting meaningful insights from data identifying trends and making datadriven decisions.
• Fluency with Design of Experiments (DoE) methodologies and the ability to apply DoE principles to multiple analytical contexts.
• Ability to analyze complex systems identify potential failure points and assess risks.
• Systematic approach to investigate failures determine root causes and develop effective solutions.
• Knowledge of availability engineering principles including availability modeling analysis and optimization.
• Understanding of system design development and testing principles including system architecture system integration and system validation.
• Familiarity with industry standards and regulations such as ISO 26262 IEC 61508 and MILSTD2173.
• Ability to evaluate and prioritize risks based on likelihood and severity.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to work effectively with crossfunctional teams including design development testing and maintenance teams.
• Ability to analyze complex problems identify root causes and develop effective solutions.
• Strong project management skills with the ability to prioritize tasks manage timelines and meet deadlines.
• Ability to work in a fastpaced environment with multiple priorities and deadlines.
• Strong attention to detail with the ability to maintain accurate and detailed records.
• Focused adherence to safety and security requirements.
• Familiarity with test & evaluation planning and processes consistent with DoD acquisition directives and policies.

Security Clearance:

• Must be able to obtain and maintain a TopSecret/SCI clearance.

Desired Experience:

• Masters degree in a relevant field such as Mechanical Engineering Electrical Engineering Industrial Engineering is desired.
• Experience with reliability availability and maintainability engineering related to ICBMs is preferred.
• Experience with reliabilitycentered maintenance (RCM) total productive maintenance (TPM) or other maintenance strategies may be beneficial.
• Experience with computeraided design (CAD) software such as:
  • SolidWorks
  • Autodesk Inventor
  • CATIA
• Certified Reliability Engineer (CRE) certification or Certified Maintenance and Reliability Professional (CMRP) desired but not required.
• Familiarity with data analysis and visualization tools such as:
  • Excel
  • Tableau
  • Power BI
  • Python
  • MATLAB
  • R
  • JMP
• Familiarity with ICBM weapon systems and related subsystems/equipment their projected use in the military and methods of testing.

Other Essential Job Functions:

• Must be willing to travel up to 10.

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Benefits of Working with Canvas

To reflect our company culture Canvas offers an exciting array of benefits that makes up our employees total rewards package. Those benefits may include:

• Competitive Wages*
• Medical Rx Dental & Vision Insurance
• Generous companyfunded Basic Life Insurance
• Companyfunded ShortTerm & LongTerm Disability
• 11 Paid Federal Holidays
• Generous Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Dependent Care and Medical Flexible Spending Accounts
• 401(k) retirement plan with company match and 100 immediate vesting
• Tuition Reimbursement for ongoing training continuing education or advanced degree programs
• Robust Employee Assistance Program
• Employee Referral Bonus Program
• Corporate Sponsored Events & Community Outreach
• Spot Awards for exemplary individual performance
• Discretionary performancebased bonuses
• And many more!

*Final compensation for this position is determined by a variety of factors such as a candidates relevant work experience skills certifications and geographic location.

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