Reliability and Safety Engineer, Sr

We are looking for a Reliability and Safety Engineer to join our Shelby team!

As our Reliability and Safety Engineer you will, develop electromechanical and hydromechanical actuation design solutions for commercial and defense
related aircraft flight control and utility actuation applications, including motor control electronics units. Develop safety and reliability plans for projects. Establish and interpret reliability and safety requirements. Perform qualitative and quantitative reliability prediction assessments for component and system designs; Perform safety analyses, hazard analyses, common mode analyses, etc.; Perform FTAs, FMEAs, FMECAs, etc. and support the design/development process with reliability and safety considerations along with their effects on system availability and maintainability.

Location: Shelby, NC

Salary: $99,000 to $143,000

Please note that the salary range information provided is a general guideline only, reflecting a position based in NC. Criteria such as the candidate’s qualifications and relevant experience, the scope of the specific position, as well as market and business considerations will be evaluated when extending an offer.

We Take Care of Our People

Paid Time Off I 401K with Employer Match and Profit Sharing I Health and Wellness Benefits I Learning and Development Opportunities I Referral Program I Competitive Pay I Recognition I Employee Stock Purchase Plan I Inclusive & Supportive Culture *

Your Challenge

• Work within product development teams to support equipment mechanical and electronic design and development with coverage of all reliability and safety considerations to address customer requirements and system development standards such as ARP4754 and ARP4761 in order to certify critical aircraft system.
• Use Windchill and apply industry standards such as MIL-HBK-217 to perform reliability modeling and detailed analysis of assembly and system Mean Time Between Failure, Fault Tree Analysis, Failure Modes and Effects Analysis and FMECA, Intrinsic Hazard Analysis, Common Mode Analysis, etc.
• Interpret customer specified reliability and safety requirements and work within the design team to ensure requirements are addressed within the system architecture and design at all project phases including proposals, requirement reviews, major design reviews, etc.
• Generate documentation including deliverable reports on reliability and safety aspects showing analysis assumptions, model details and results 
• As part of the design/development team, interface with internal project team and customer technical experts on reliability and safety considerations
• Apply reliability and safety principles to address considerations for system redundancies, built-in test, failure modes, system availability and maintenance inspection requirements

What You Bring

• Must be a US Citizen
• Bachelors Degree in Engineering or related field
• 7-10 years of experience
• Strong interpersonal and team skills
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Understanding and advanced working knowledge of reliability and safety principals and methodology pertaining to complex components and integrated systems.
• Experience using Windchill in reliability and safety modeling of complex electromechanical systems.

Who We Are

Our Values

Environmental, Social and Governance

Curtiss-Wright Actuation Division designs, manufactures, and supports electro-mechanical actuation products and systems for use in demanding applications in Aerospace, Defense and Industrial Automation markets. Our market leading solutions help improve the reliability, efficiency and performance of our customers' operations and platforms, as well as reducing their environmental impact with energy efficient electro-mechanical designs and technology. For the Aerospace market, we supply actuation systems for flight control, landing gear, utility and other applications on both commercial and military aircraft. In Ground & Naval Defense markets, we support a wide array of applications ranging from door assist, ramp and hatch actuation, weapons handling systems, radar and launch platform actuation, and robotic (AUV/ROV) actuation.

To learn more, please visit us at About | Actuation Division | Curtiss-Wright (cw-actuation.com)

*Please note, benefits are country specific and may vary from location to location.

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Compliance Statement

This position may require exposure to export-controlled information and subject to additional security screening.  In the event information provided during the security screening reveals ineligibility to access export-controlled information, any offer of employment may be reconsidered or withdrawn. 

Curtiss-Wright is an equal opportunity employer.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, sexual orientation, gender identity, physical or mental disability, age, ancestry, legally protected medical condition, family care status, marital status, religion, veteran status, national origin, or any other legally protected status. If you require accommodation during the recruitment process, please contact Talent Acquisition.

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