Senior Reliability Engineer

Responsibilities for this Position

Senior Reliability Engineer

ID: 2025-67727
USA-MA-Pittsfield
Required Clearance: Secret, obtainable within reasonable time based on requirements
Posted Date: 8/22/2025
Category: Engineering-Other
Employment Type: Full Time
Hiring Company: General Dynamics Mission Systems, Inc.


Basic Qualifications

Bachelors degree in Reliability, Electrical, Mechanical or Materials Engineering, or a related Science, Engineering or Mathematics field, plus 5 years of experience or Masters degree plus 3 years.

CLEARANCE REQUIREMENTS: Department of Defense Secret security clearance is obtainable within a reasonable amount of time after hire. Applicants selected will be subject to a U.S. Government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information. Due to the nature of work performed within our facilities, U.S. citizenship is required.

Responsibilities for this Position

Imagine a world-class engineering environment. Now add a team of exceptional talent along with technologies that are so advanced theyre often classified. Thats what youll find at General Dynamics Mission Systems. Here youll lead amazing engineers as they invent the technologies, products and services that help our service members, intelligence analysts and first responders keep our nation safe. If you want the chance to lead, its time to bring your talent to General Dynamics Mission Systems.

We apply advanced technologies such as Artificial Intelligence, Blockchain, AR/VR, Cloud Native and Quantum Physics to solve our customers missions in cyber, RF, undersea, interstellar and everything in between.

Utilizing your arsenal of skills and talents, the Advanced Reliability Engineer will review engineering specifications and drawings, proposing design modifications to improve reliability within cost and other performance requirements. Youll also advise and confer with engineers in design review meetings to give reliability and maintainability findings and recommendations. Well rely on you to analyze engineering-design concepts of product to recommend design or test methods for attaining customer-specified operational reliability, using knowledge of reliability engineering and other technologies.

Key Responsibilities:

• Reliability Analysis:Perform detailed reliability analyses, including Failure Mode Effects and Criticality Analysis (FMECA), Reliability Block Diagrams (RBD), and Fault Tree Analysis (FTA) to identify potential failure modes and their impacts.
• Data Analysis:Analyze field data, test data, and other reliability data to identify trends, root causes of failures, and areas for improvement.
• Design for Reliability (DfR):Collaborate with design engineering teams to incorporate reliability principles into product design and development processes, ensuring that reliability is a key consideration from the outset.
• Predictive Maintenance:Implement predictive maintenance strategies and tools to monitor the health of systems and components, enabling proactive maintenance and reducing downtime.
• Documentation:Prepare comprehensive reliability reports, documentation, and presentations to communicate findings, recommendations, and progress to stakeholders.
• Continuous Improvement:Lead and support continuous improvement initiatives aimed at enhancing product reliability, reducing warranty costs, and improving customer satisfaction.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration:Work closely with cross-functional teams, including systems, manufacturing, quality assurance, and our customers, to ensure reliability goals are met throughout the product lifecycle.
• Compliance and Standards:Ensure compliance with relevant industry standards, regulations, and best practices related to reliability engineering.

What youll experience:

• Technologies that arent just top-notch, theyre often top-secret
• A team of bold thinkers committed to exploring whats next
• Opportunities to gain new knowledge - as its discovered

What you bring to the table:

• Bachelors degree in Reliability, Electrical, Mechanical or Materials Engineering, or in a related technical field (or equivalent experience) plus a minimum of 5 years of relevant experience; or Master's degree plus a minimum of 3 years of relevant experience
• Fully proficient understanding and ability to apply basic project leadership principles including SPI/CPI, Earned Value, Cost Account Management (CAM), and Statistical Process Controls
• Fully proficient in the principles and techniques of Reliability Engineering

What sets you apart:

• Creative thinking with the ability to multi-task
• Consistently displays high performance attributes
• Team player who thrives in collaborative environments and revels in team success

Salary Note

This estimate represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors (geographic location, etc.). Actual pay may vary. This job posting will remain open until the position is filled.

Combined Salary Range

USD $110,175.00 - USD $122,225.00 /Yr.

Company Overview

General Dynamics Mission Systems (GDMS) engineers a diverse portfolio of high technology solutions, products and services that enable customers to successfully execute missions across all domains of operation. With a global team of 12,000+ top professionals, we partner with the best in industry to expand the bounds of innovation in the defense and scientific arenas. Given the nature of our work and who we are, we value trust, honesty, alignment and transparency. We offer highly competitive benefits and pride ourselves in being a great place to work with a shared sense of purpose. You will also enjoy a flexible work environment where contributions are recognized and rewarded. If who we are and what we do resonates with you, we invite you to join our high-performance team!

Equal Opportunity Employer / Individuals with Disabilities / Protected Veterans

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