Reliability Systems Engineer - Level 3 or 4 (AHT)

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes CLEARANCE TYPE: SCI TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time Description At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact people's lives around the world today, and for generations to come. Our pioneering and inventive spirit has enabled us to be at the forefront of many technological advancements in our nation's history - from the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean, to stealth bombers, to landing on the moon. We look for people who have bold new ideas, courage and a pioneering spirit to join forces to invent the future, and have fun along the way. Our culture thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity and bringing your whole self to work — and we have an insatiable drive to do what others think is impossible. Our employees are not only part of history, they're making history. Northrop Grumman’s Space Systems Sector is seeking a Reliability Systems Engineer – Level 3 or 4  to join our team in Redondo Beach, CA. This position can be filled at Level 3 Principal Systems Engineer or Level 4 Sr. Principal Systems Engineer.   *Please be aware that this position is contingent upon obtaining and maintaining associated business and/or customer funding. Additionally, this position is contingent upon the candidate obtaining final clearances and program access(es) within a reasonable period of time as determined by the company. Continued employment thereafter will be subject to maintenance of the level of clearance and program access required for the position in the future.*   Job responsibilities and expectations include, but are not limited to, the following: -Perform various reliability related tasks including: leading reliability support to the design team through the performance of design tradeoffs, reliability predictions/assessments, de-rating analysis assessment, allocation of reliability requirements, failure rate estimation/assessments, facilitation of Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA), facilitation of critical items identification and documentation of controls/mitigations, and providing support to design reviews and failure investigations.  -Create reliability block diagrams/models that reflect the functions, failure modes, and characteristics of the system/unit being analyzed.  -Work with engineering team to develop technical solutions to potential reliability and availability problems.  -Adapt with probability and statistical tools/principles to recognize and solve problems involving non-standard configurations/definitions of system success.  -Utilize standard commercial best practices and industry tools to cost-effectively conduct reliability analyses and assessments.    Basic Qualifications for Reliability Systems Engineer – Level 3: -Bachelor's degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) discipline and 5+ years of engineering experience OR -Master’s degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) discipline and 3+ years of engineering experience OR -PhD in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) discipline and 1+ year(s) of engineering experience -Understanding of how to perform and assess various reliability predictions  -Familiarity with modeling/simulation software tools used for Reliability analysis  -Familiarity with understanding and interpreting electrical schematics/drawings, functional block diagrams, and ability to accurately create reliability block diagrams -Experienced in performing and documenting a Unit or System level Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA) based on standard commercial best-practices, -Experienced in performing and documenting piece-part/component failure rate estimation using best available