Job Title: Reliability and Maintenance (RAM) EngineerJob Description

The Reliability Engineer aims to avoid failures in production systems. They compare pieces of equipment, individual mechanical components, and manufacturing processes to determine which combination of parts creates the most reliable and fail-safe system.

Hard Skills

• Develop a reliability and maintenance program to achieve reliability objectives and support proposed changes in design.

• Establish a closed loop Failure Reporting and Corrective Action System (FRACAS) using MIL-HDBK-2155 or GEIA-STD-0009 Reliability Program Standard.

• Collect data for the preparation and completion of Failure Summary Reports (FSR) and Failure, Reporting, Analysis, and Corrective Actions System (FRACAS) Reports.

• Calculate Inherent Availability (Ai) at the system level.

• Provide recommended Courses of Actions (COA) to achieve Ai requirements if systems are not meeting them.

• Provide information and technical assistance to Government efforts to model the operational availability (Ao).

• Support the development of logistical documents related to satellite communication systems including LORAs Technical Manuals and Logistics Demonstration Plans/Reports.

• Analyze engineering-design concepts to recommend design or test methods for attaining or improving specified operational reliability.

• Analyze downtime, quality, safety, and financial data to identify areas of focus for the maintenance and operations teams.

• Conduct and coordinate failure investigations, including analyzing failure mechanisms and implementing solutions to improve reliability, quality, safety, and financial performance.

• Direct oversight of the preventative and predictive maintenance programs.

• Perform equipment failure analyses (including preventative and unscheduled maintenance).

• Recommend and implement procedures that create a maintenance culture driven by life cycling strategies and is proactive/predictive in nature.

• Prepare technical reports to document equipment modifications and equipment maintenance procedures.

• Work with satellite terminal OEMs to ensure preventative maintenance and repairs on equipment and systems are performed in accordance with operational requirements.

• Provide test data to validate, support, and implement corrective improvement plans using root cause analysis.

• Establish adequate spare parts and preventative maintenance tasks on equipment.

Job Type

This is a Contract-to-Hire position with a duration of 12 Month(s).

Work Site

This is a fully on-site position in Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland.

Work Environment

The new facility is located at the Aberdeen Proving Ground, comprised of office space, R&D/Lab Space, etc.

About Actalent

Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts who drive scale, innovation and speed to market. With a network of almost 30,000 consultants and more than 4,500 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500.

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

At Actalent, diversity and inclusion are a bridge towards the equity and success of our people. DE&I are embedded into our culture through:

• Hiring diverse talent

• Maintaining an inclusive environment through persistent self-reflection

• Building a culture of care, engagement, and recognition with clear outcomes

• Ensuring growth opportunities for our people

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

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