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# Principal Reliability Engineer (RAM)

- **Company:** Northrop Grumman
- **Location:** Roy, UT, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $111,700.0 - $167,500.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Systems Engineering, Decision Support Systems, Failure Mode Effects Analysis, Reliability Engineering, Software Reliability Testing, SAP (Applications), SAP Security, Reliability of Systems
- **Published:** October 17, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.juju.com/job/1_ngrum5-R10239681

## About the Role

reliability-focused risk assessments, Basis of Estimates, and support decision-making for technology maturation. + Mentor and coordinate reliability activities across multiple disciplines, sharing best practices and knowledge. + Ensure compliance with applicable standards, metrics, and documentation for the reliability program and reporting. **Basic Qualifications:** + Bachelor's degree in STEM with 8 Years of related engineering experience; 6 Years with Masters; 4 Years with PhD + Must be a U.S. Citizen with an active U.S. Government DoD Secret security clearance at time of application with an investigation completed within the last 6 years, current and within scope. + Must have the ability to obtain TOP SECRET clearance and Special Access Program (SAP) approval within a reasonable period, as determined by the company to meet its business needs. + 2 years of experience with root-cause analysis, FRACAS, and FMEA/FMECA (or equivalent
reliability-engineering techniques). + 2 years of experience conducting reliability testing, statistical analysis (DOE, reliability growth), and to develop quantitative reliability models. **Preferred Qualifications:** + Active DoD Top Secret Clearance. + Currently active SAP security clearance. + Practical hands-on experience performing reliability, availability, maintainability (RAM), FRACAS, ESS, reliability testing, fault-tree analysis, and sparing analysis. + Experience with life-cycle cost analysis, reliability modeling, and risk-based decision support. + Proven ability to produce detailed risk assessments and Basis of Estimates for defense acquisition programs.

## Description

Principal Reliability Engineer (RAM)** (level 4) to join its team.
This position is in **Roy UT.** **What you will get to do:** Primary responsibilities for this position include, but are not limited to: + Provide expert reliability guidance and subject-matter expertise across the program. + Lead and participate in reliability engineering reviews, ensuring compliance with program and DoD requirements. + Conduct independent reliability analyses, including FMEA/FMECA, fault-tree analysis, reliability growth modeling, and statistical evaluations. + Develop and execute reliability test plans, design-of-experiments, and environmental testing strategies to obtain statistically valid data. + Perform root-cause analysis and FRACAS, driving corrective actions to meet reliability objectives. + Liaise with systems engineers and cross-functional teams to integrate reliability practices into system design and maintenance. + Develop and maintain reliability models, predictions, and life-cycle cost analyses to inform risk-reduction decisions. + Provide