Principal Reliability Engineer

Date Posted:

2025-08-08

Country:

United States of America

Location:

MA311: Woburn MA 225 Presidential 225 Presidential Way Goddard Building 27, Woburn, MA, 01801 USA

Position Role Type:

Onsite

U.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status Requirements:

The ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government issued security clearance is required.​ U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance

Security Clearance:

DoD Clearance: Secret

At Raytheon, the foundation of everything we do is rooted in our values and a higher calling – to help our nation and allies defend freedoms and deter aggression.  We bring the strength of more than 100 years of experience and renowned engineering expertise to meet the needs of today’s mission and stay ahead of tomorrow’s threat.  Our team solves tough, meaningful problems that create a safer, more secure world.

Life Cycle Engineering (LCE) is responsible for ensuring our products are Safe, Reliable, Maintainable and delivered on time.  Life Cycle Engineering consists of multiple disciplines that support engineering, our program offices and our customers.  Our Life Cycle Engineering disciplines participate in the total life cycle of our products from conception to deactivation.  Our focus area is product support, including the following disciplines:  Reliability, System Safety, and Supportability.

What You Will Do:

As a Principal Reliability Engineer you will be responsible for executing the Reliability, Availability, and Maintainability (RAM) program activities such as:

• Conducting RAM analyses, including reliability predictions and maintainability predictions

• Performing Failure Modes Effects and Criticality Analyses (FMECA) and Fault Detection/Fault Isolation (FDFI) analyses

• Generating Reliability Block Diagrams (RBDs)/system models

• Defining/allocating RAM requirements

• Reviewing field failure data and assessing performance using calculations such as Mean Time Between Failure (MTBF), Mean Time Between Critical Failure (MTBCF) & Operational Availability (Ao)

• Interpreting data and analyzing results

• Ensuring performance compliance to requirements

• Assisting in maintaining FMECAs and RBDs

• Providing RAM inputs and support to program meetings such as Failure Review Boards (FRBs) and Technical Interchange Meetings (TIMs)

• Working cross-functionally with Sustainment, Site, and other Life Cycle Engineering teams

• Supporting the proposal process in developing Basis of Estimates (BOEs) for RAM work

• Tracking Earned Value (EV) and providing accurate status on the schedule and budget for the RAM scope

This job is based at Raytheon’s Woburn or Tewksbury facility and is posted as ONSITE.

Qualifications You Must Have:

• Typically Requires: Bachelor's degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Math (STEM) and minimum 8 years of relevant experience. An advanced degree may account for additional years of experience as required for this position.

• Experience in Reliability and/or Quality Engineering

• The ability to obtain and maintain a US Secret security clearance. US citizenship is required as only US citizens are eligible for a security clearance.

Qualifications We Prefer:

• Experience with Reliability Engineering concepts including knowledge of reliability and maintainability predictions, FMECA/FDFI, RBDs, MTBF/MTBCF, and Ao

• Electrical Engineering experience, Electrical Engineering degree/education preferred

• Task leadership or project management experience, familiar with concepts such as Earned Value

• Strong analytical skills with the ability to collect, organize, analyze, and disseminate significant amounts of information with attention to detail and accuracy. Ability to present technical material to varied audiences

• Ability to work collaboratively across disciplines

• Active Secret Clearance

What We Offer

Our values drive our actions, behaviors, and performance with a vision for a safer, more connected world. At RTX we value: Trust, Respect, Accountability, Collaboration, and Innovation.

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