Reliability Systems Engineer - Level 3 (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  to join our team in Redondo Beach, CA. *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 include, but are not limited to, the following: -Serve as the Availability and Timeliness Thread lead responsible for supporting the requirements-thru-verification “threads” associated with availability, reliability, and timeliness tasking; this includes performing system reliability and availability modeling/prediction/analysis, timeliness data collection/analysis, and technical performance metric (TPM) tracking. -Lead the reliability and availability support to the design team through the performance of design tradeoffs, allocation of requirements, failure rate data collection/estimation, development of technical solutions to reliability and availability problems, and provide support to design reviews. -Understand and interpret system/unit architectures and identify/assess failure modes and events that cause downtime. Basic Qualifications for Reliability Systems Engineer – Level 3 : -Bachelor's degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) discipline plus 5+ years of engineering experience OR -Master’s degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) discipline plus 3+ years of engineering experience OR   -PhD in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) discipline plus 1+ year(s) of engineering experience -Experience with or exposure to probability and statistical tools/principles -Ability to perform various reliability engineering related tasks, such as, reliability modeling/predictions/assessments, failure rate estimation/assessments, and availability modeling/analysis -Familiarity with understanding and interpreting system architecture and functional block diagrams -Candidate must have active  SCI  access at time of application and prior to start date  OR -Candidate must have an active  U.S. Government Top Secret  security clearance (or equivalent) at time of application and prior to start date  as well as the  ability to obtain and maintain active  SCI  access within a reasonable period of time as determined by the company. Continued employment thereafter will be subject to the candidate’s maintenance of the level of clearance and program access required for the position in the future. Preferred Qualifications for Reliability Systems Engineer – Level 3: -Bachelor's degree or above in an Engineering discipline. -Understanding of technical principles, theories, subsystem design, and knowledge of general satellite design.  -Ability to combine hands-on Reliability Analysis and modeling skills for satellites and systems. -Familiarity with modeling/simulation