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Job Title: Senior Specialist – Reliability, System Safety, and Specialty Engineering

Job Code: 25454

Job Location: Redmond, WA

Job Schedule: 9/80: Employees work 9 out of every 14 days – totaling 80 hours worked – and have every other Friday off

Job Description:

L3Harris Aerojet Rocketdyne is a world-recognized aerospace and defense leader providing propulsion and energetics to it space, missile defense, strategic, tactical missile and armaments customers through domestic markets. Aerojet Rocketdyne offers a complete line of propulsion products for launch vehicles, missile defense, and advanced hypersonic propulsion. Aerojet Rocketdyne is seeking an Reliability and System Safety Engineer to join our Redmond, WA office. This position will entail reliability and system safety work related to a diverse product line of In-Space chemical and electrical propulsion. 

Essential Functions:

Working under limited general supervision, perform Reliability & System Safety assignments requiring working knowledge of application of concepts, practices, and techniques following established policies, procedures, and best practices.This also requires a detailed understanding of the hardware and its functions.Job responsibilities include:

• Develop reliability and safety models/analyses for various systems and communicate results to company engineers and managers. This includes FMECAs (Failure Modes, Effects, and Criticality Analyses), reliability predictions, subsystem hazard analyses, and range safety assessments.
• Provide design input to improve product reliability and/or safety when necessary; Interacting with a wide variety of individuals and teams to communicate results.
• Design reliability test plans to qualify new product and processes, evaluate test anomalies, and ensure consistent adherence to high quality standards by application of reliability techniques.
• Perform Probabilistic Risk Assessments.
• Lead fault tree assessments related to product anomalies.
• Ability to obtain US Secret Security Clearance.    

Qualifications:

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering and a minimum of 6 years of directly related technical experience in engineering disciplines. Graduate degree and a minimum of 4 years of prior related experience. In lieu of degree, minimum of 10 years of prior related experience.  

Preferred Additional Skills:

• Reliability Engineering coursework or experience.
• Liquid rocket engine knowledge and experience.
• Excellent communication and problem-solving skills.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications (Excel, PowerPoint, Word).
• Self-starters and have the ability to work independently as well as with a team.

In compliance with pay transparency requirements, the salary range for this role in Washington is $104,500 - $193,500. This is not a guarantee of compensation or salary, as final offer amount may vary based on factors including but not limited to experience and geographic location. L3Harris also offers a variety of benefits, including health and disability insurance, 401(k) match, flexible spending accounts, EAP, education assistance, parental leave, paid time off, and company-paid holidays. The specific programs and options available to an employee may vary depending on date of hire, schedule type, and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements.

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Please be aware many of our positions require the ability to obtain a security clearance. Security clearances may only be granted to U.S. citizens. In addition, applicants who accept a conditional offer of employment may be subject to government security investigation(s) and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.

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