Senior System Reliability Analysis Engineer

Reliability Engineer

Draper is an independent, nonprofit research and development company headquartered in Cambridge, MA. The 2,000+ employees of Draper tackle important national challenges with a promise of delivering successful and usable solutions. From military defense and space exploration to biomedical engineering, lives often depend on the solutions we provide. Our multidisciplinary teams of engineers and scientists work in a collaborative environment that inspires the cross-fertilization of ideas necessary for true innovation.

The High Availability Architecture Group within the Systems Engineering directorate is seeking a Reliability Engineer to guide and facilitate concept development, mission-system analysis, and requirement derivation, verification, & certification; of complex strategic deterrence, missile defense, hypersonic, space, precision guided munition, autonomous air / sea vehicle, and biotechnology systems. This handpicked candidate must possess a unified Reliability, System Safety, Survivability, and Nuclear Weapon Safety Surety (NWSS) expertise that can expand Draper's insight to address faults, hazards, errors, and failures which remain prevalent throughout critical enterprises, infrastructure, systems, and operations. A successful candidate will be equipped to propose modern solutions embedded with reliability and safety awareness, that adhere to FOD, MIL-STD-882, Navy, NASA, FAA, and other DoD standards, to proactively mitigate unacceptable loss and unrecoverable downtime throughout their lifecycle. The multidisciplinary proficiencies supporting this initiative are Reliability Concepts & Design Principles, Mission Assurance & System Safety, Resilient System Architecture, System Reliability Optimization.

Specific responsibilities include :

• Conducting Reliability Analyses that inform one another across the Systems Engineering lifecycle including STPA, Physics of Failure Analyses (FTA, Fishbone Generation, FMMEA / FMECAs, Environmental Stress Screening (ESS), and Accelerated Life Testing (ALT))
• Maturing system reliability optimization tools that leverage probability, Bayesian theory, and common distributions (exponential, normal, binomial, Poisson, etc.) for optimization, estimations, and predictions.
• On-time delivery and maturation of reliability work packages such as : Physics of Failure Analysis Traceability | Lifecycle Profile Models | Reliability Requirements | Reliability Allocations | Failure Rate Predictions | Service Life Evaluations | Availability and Maintainability Evaluations
• Socializing and demystifying Reliability, System Safety, Nuclear Weapon Safety Surety, and Part Survivability best practices and techniques to internal cross-disciplinary stakeholders such as : System Architecture | Avionics | Software | Hardware design teams
• Advocating for Reliability, Availability, & Maintainability (RAM) best practices, to internal and external stakeholders & customers to maintain a healthy reliability culture
• Assessing technical data packages for compliance with Reliability processes and strategies
• Quick turn application of critical thinking for problem framing, analyzing, and synthesizing complex problems qualitatively and quantitatively
• Documenting insights, findings, lessons learned, and maintaining a knowledge base of contributions within Draper's collaborative Digital Engineering tool suite

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Applicants selected for this position will be required to obtain and maintain a government security clearance which requires proof of US citizenship. Current in-scope Secret security clearance is required, Top Secret preferred.

Draper supports many programs to improve work-life balance including workplace flexibility, employee clubs ranging from photography to yoga, health and finance workshops, off site social events and discounts to local museums and cultural activities. Draper is committed to creating an inclusive environment. We understand the value of inclusivity and its impact on a high-performance culture. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, national origin, veteran status, or genetic information. Draper is committed to providing access, equal opportunity, and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities. To request reasonable accommodation, please contact hr@.