Description:
You will be the Reliability Engineer for the Reliability & Test Engineering Team. Our team is responsible for guaranteeing that every component and sub assembly meets the highest reliability standards through rigorous Failure Modes, Effects, and Criticality Analyses (FMECA) and accelerated aging test programs that validate product lifecycle performance.
What You Will Be Doing
As the Reliability Engineer you will own the end to end reliability analysis process and develop test plans that uncover and mitigate risk early in the product development cycle. You’ll work side by side with design engineers, material scientists, test laboratories, and program managers to translate reliability data into actionable design improvements and ensure mission critical performance.
Your responsibilities will include:
- Create and maintain component level FMECA worksheets in compliance with MIL STD 1629A (or equivalent) and internal standards.
- Identify failure modes, root causes, and their effects on system performance.
- Assign criticality rankings and document clear mitigation strategies.
- Keep FMECA results current throughout the product lifecycle and capture lessons learned for future projects.
- Define accelerated life test objectives and calculate acceleration factors using Arrhenius, Coffin Manson, or other appropriate models.
- Coordinate test execution with internal labs and external vendors, ensuring test setups meet the defined objectives.
- Analyze test data, compare results to reliability predictions, and update reliability models accordingly.
- Communicate findings, risks, and recommendations to cross functional teams and senior leadership.
- Support the development of reliability driven design guidelines and best practice documentation.
- Participate in design reviews, providing reliability insight that influences architecture decisions.
Why Join Us
Do you want to be part of a company culture that empowers employees to think big, lead with a growth mindset, and make the impossible a reality? We provide the resources and give you the flexibility to enable inspiration and focus. If you have the passion and courage to dream big, work hard, and have fun doing what you love then we want to build a better tomorrow with you.
You are a collaborative, detail oriented engineer who thrives on turning complex data into practical solutions. You enjoy partnering with multidisciplinary teams and take pride in delivering products that perform flawlessly under the toughest conditions. At Lockheed Martin, you’ll work on cutting edge aerospace and defense systems where reliability isn’t just a metric—it’s a mission imperative. We offer a culture that rewards curiosity, encourages continuous learning, and provides clear pathways for career growth. If you’re ready to lead reliability engineering efforts that directly impact high stakes programs, this is the role for you.
We offer flexible work schedules to comprehensive benefits investing in your future and security, Learn more about Lockheed Martin’s comprehensive benefits package here.
Further Information About This Opportunity:
This position is in Orlando, FL.
MUST BE A U.S. CITIZEN - This position is located at a facility that requires special access. The selected candidate must possess an active Final Secret clearance.
Basic Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical/Electronic Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related technical field
- 1-3 years of hands on reliability engineering experience, with demonstrated expertise in component level FMECA and accelerated aging/thermal cycling tests.
- Strong root cause analysis, risk assessment, and data interpretation capabilities; comfortable working with large data sets and generating actionable insights.
- Proficiency with reliability analysis standards (such as MIL STD 1629A, IEC 60812, etc.).
- Strong knowledge of failure physics, degradation mechanisms, and material behavior under stress.
- Ability to develop and interpret test plans using ASTM, IEC, or MIL test methods.
- Ability to manage multiple concurrent analyses and test programs, meet deadlines, and maintain documentation control.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills, technical writing experience, and an ability to perform oral presentations in front of large groups.
Desired Skills:
- Familiar with Model-Based Engineering tools (i.e. Cameo)
- Experience using reliability software (e.g., ReliaSoft, Weibull++, ANSYS Reliability) and statistical tools (Minitab, R, Python)
- Practical hands on experience with hardware test and troubleshooting.
- Analytical thinker with a demonstrated ability of solving complex problems which require ingenuity and innovation.
- Ability to manage subcontractors in the Reliability field of expertise.
Security Clearance Statement:
This position requires a government security clearance, you must be a US Citizen for consideration.
Clearance Level: Secret
Other Important Information You Should Know
Expression of Interest:
By applying to this job, you are expressing interest in this position and could be considered for other career opportunities where similar skills and requirements have been identified as a match. Should this match be identified you may be contacted for this and future openings.
Ability to Work Remotely:
Part-time Remote Telework: The employee selected for this position will work part of their work schedule remotely and part of their work schedule at a designated Lockheed Martin facility. The specific weekly schedule will be discussed during the hiring process.
Work Schedules:
Lockheed Martin supports a variety of alternate work schedules that provide additional flexibility to our employees. Schedules range from standard 40 hours over a five day work week while others may be condensed. These condensed schedules provide employees with additional time away from the office and are in addition to our Paid Time off benefits.
Schedule for this Position: 4x10 hour day, 3 days off per week
Lockheed Martin is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified candidates will be considered without regard to legally protected characteristics.
The application window will close in 90 days; applicants are encouraged to apply within 5 - 30 days of the requisition posting date in order to receive optimal consideration.
Join us at Lockheed Martin, where your mission is ours. Our customers tackle the hardest missions. Those that demand extraordinary amounts of courage, resilience and precision. They’re dangerous. Critical. Sometimes they even provide an opportunity to change the world and save lives. Those are the missions we care about.
As a leading technology innovation company, Lockheed Martin’s vast team works with partners around the world to bring proven performance to our customers’ toughest challenges. Lockheed Martin has employees based in many states throughout the U.S., and Internationally, with business locations in many nations and territories.
Experience Level: Experienced Professional
Business Unit: MISSILES AND FIRE CONTROL
Relocation Available: Possible
Career Area: Product Support
Type: Full-Time
Shift: First
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