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KBR’s National Security Solutions team provides high-end engineering and advanced technology solutions to our customers in the intelligence and national security communities. In this position, your work will have a profound impact on the country’s most critical role – protecting our national security.
KBR is seeking a Reliability Engineer for an exciting opportunity to support the Air Force's deployment of the next generation Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) system, Sentinel. This is an exciting opportunity to support the Air Force's acquisition of the next-generation Sentinel (formerly GBSD) Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) System.
This position is located at Hill AFB, Utah and requires a Secret security clearance.
Why Join Us?
- Innovative Projects: KBR’s work is at the forefront of engineering, logistics, operations, science, program management, mission IT and cybersecurity solutions.
- Collaborative Environment: Be part of a dynamic team that thrives on collaboration and innovation, fostering a supportive and intellectually stimulating workplace.
- Impactful Work: Your contributions will be pivotal in designing and optimizing defense systems that ensure national security and shape the future of space defense.
Key Responsibilities
- Work with a highly skilled team providing critical program management and business analysis expertise to the government customer
- Analyzing performance reports while complying with industry standards as well as analyzing preliminary plans and reliability engineering programs to achieve U.S Air Force reliability objectives
- Provide guidance and assistance to the customer as they drive the development and execution of closed loop/corrective action principles, tracking hardware and software (HW/SW) improvements, and operational performance over time for the nation’s next generation ICBM designs.
Work Environment:
- Location: On-site
- Travel Requirements: Minimal
- Working Hours: Standard
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelors degree in Electronic Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Physics, or Mathematics
- Minimum 7 years of related experience (5 years with MS degree); including but not limited to knowledge of reliability technical standards, principles, theories, concepts, and statistical techniques
- Minimum 3 years of responsibility in providing technical leadership
- Proactive person with a positive attitude and team player
- Strong communication skills
Preferred Qualifications:
- Assessment and modeling practices for development of subsystems with high Mean Time Between Failure (MTBF), Mean Time Between Maintenance (MTBM), logistical and administrative delay times, and effective reliability levels of components that are difficult to test in-situ
- Design phases of reliability, availability, maintainability, supportability, and logistics; system integration and testing; maintainability demonstrations; reliability demonstrations; growth planning and testing; and/or sparing analyses
- Executing Data Collection, Analysis, and Corrective Action System(s) (DCACAS) including Failure Reporting, Analysis, and Corrective Action System(s) (FRACAS)
- Acquisition development using Reliasoft products, and Reliasoft (XFRACAS) tooling
- Strong technical background in development of Failure Mode Effects Analysis (FMEA), and Failure Mode Effects and Criticality Analysis (FMECA); trend analysis, systemic & non-systemic, root cause analysis; and Corrective and Preventative Action (RCCA/PA)
- Active DOD Secret Clearance
- Experience with INCOSE ASEP or CSEP
- OCMP Model User or Model Builder – Intermediate (OCSMP-I)
- Prior experience with DoD Acquisitions Programs and/or weapons systems
- Specific ICBM weapon system experience
Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40
Basic Compensation: $106654 - $181311
The offered rate will be based on the selected candidate’s knowledge, skills, abilities and/or experience and in consideration of internal parity.
Additional Compensation:
KBR may offer bonuses, commissions, or other forms of compensation to certain job titles or levels, per internal policy or contractual designation. Additional compensation may be in the form of sign on bonus, relocation benefits, short term incentives, long term incentives, or discretionary payments for exceptional performance.
KBR offers a selection of competitive lifestyle benefits which could include 401K plan with company match, medical, dental, vision, life insurance, AD&D, flexible spending account, disability, paid time off, or flexible work schedule. We support career advancement through professional training and development.
Belong, Connect and Grow at KBR
At KBR, we are passionate about our people and our Zero Harm culture. These inform all that we do and are at the heart of our commitment to, and ongoing journey toward being a People First company. That commitment is central to our team of team’s philosophy and fosters an environment where everyone can Belong, Connect and Grow. We Deliver – Together.
KBR is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, national origin, veteran status, genetic information, union status and/or beliefs, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.
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