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Founded in 1918, Kearfott Corporation, a global Aerospace and Defense supplier for over 100 years, is a leader in the design and manufacture of precision motion control products and inertial navigation components. Kearfott has a very long history of innovation and excellence and is the go-to brand for many of our global clients. Kearfott is trusted, respected and plays a vital role in the success of America’s aerospace and defense industries. With over a century of expertise & experience, Kearfott is dedicated to providing quality, reliability, and cutting-edge technology to customers worldwide to meet their sea, land, air, and space navigation and guidance requirements.
We are looking for talented individuals who want to be part of a world-class workforce. Join Kearfott and become part of a company that is recognized for technical expertise and respected world-wide as a ‘full service’ provider.
For more information visit our website at www.kearfott.com
Reliability Engineer
Position Summary
The Reliability Engineer is responsible for ensuring systems meet mission-critical reliability, availability, and durability requirements throughout their life cycle. This role conducts reliability predictions, failure analyses, reliability modeling, and testing to improve system performance and reduce life-cycle costs. The engineer collaborates closely with design, systems engineering, manufacturing, quality, and sustainment teams to influence design and validate reliability performance against customer, military, and regulatory standards.
Essential Functions
Work with Integrated Product Team (IPT) to identify safety and reliability critical items, perform analysis, and identify any non-conformances and offer design alternatives.
Generate reliability, maintainability and system safety reports for IPT and customer review.
Perform system safety analyses per MIL-STD-882E, SAE ARP4761 and follow SAE ARP4754 guidance.
Perform Maintainability analyses per MIL-STD-470.
Review customer reliability, safety and maintainability requirements and provide and provide RMS/C analysis.
Performs other duties as may be assigned.
Required Skills/Critical Competencies
Experience with aerospace reliability standards and methodologies
MIL-HDBK-217F, MIL-HDBK-217 Plus at a minimum
Fault tree analysis
FMECA
System Safety Assessment
Hazard analysis
Common Mode Analysis
SEE/SEU analysis in accordance with IEC 62396-1
Reliability processes experience
Reliability stress predictions, failure rate predictions
Physics of Failure based analysis methods
Ability to multitask using the appropriate level of priority setting.
Ability to work well under pressure, to adhere to deadlines and the ability to be flexible.
Requirements
BS in Mechanical or Electrical engineering, MS preferred
5-10 years of experience in similar role within the aerospace industry which must include Reliability, Maintainability and Safety engineering analysis
Demonstrated ability to work in a team environment
Must be a US Citizen and have the ability to obtain and maintain a US Government Security Clearance
** While this position is primarily on-site, a hybrid schedule could be considered for the right candidate.
In compliance with pay transparency requirements, the salary range for this role in New Jersey is $125,000 – $175,000 Annually. This is not a guarantee of compensation or salary, as final offer amount may vary based on factors including but not limited to job-related knowledge and skills, experience, and internal consistency.
Additionally, we offer medical, prescription, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance, a 401(k) plan with company match, tuition assistance, paid vacation and sick days, paid holidays, and a 9/80 work week with every other Friday off. Our work environment embraces our people as we enjoy monthly employee events that celebrate our workplace culture.
Equal Opportunity Employer/including Disabled/Veterans
