Principal Engineer Reliability
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As a Maintenance Reliability Engineer, you will specialize in various types of automated electrical/mechanical components and manufacturing equipment/facilities.
As a Maintenance Reliability Engineer, you will specialize in various types of automated electrical/mechanical components and manufacturing equipment/facilities.
Northrop Grumman Space Systems- Propulsion Division is currently looking for a Maintenance Reliability Engineer / Principal Engineer to join our Tooling and Facilities Engineering group supporting our manufacturing operations at our Case Manufacturing facility located in the Copper Crossing Facility, in Salt Lake City, Utah. This position will occasionally support the Bacchus, Clearfield, and Promontory Promontory locations. Candidate must be willing to travel to all 4 campuses and be on site. This requisition may be filled at a higher grade based on qualifications listed below.
Responsibilities
~1 min read
- →As a Maintenance Reliability Engineer, you will specialize in various types of automated electrical/mechanical components and manufacturing equipment/facilities.
- →Review existing manufacturing equipment and become completely familiar with the OEM’s manufacturing build protocol as it relates to machine function.
- →Provide emphasis to ensure that the correct preventative maintenance procedures are in place as it relates to the electrical and mechanical systems and recommend all critical spare parts to keep the plant operational on a 24/7 basis.
- →Develop and implement machine monitoring strategies to support the reliability centered maintenance program to predict machine failures before they happen using vibration, temperature, and other variable analysis.
- →Prepare presentations and reports detailing the Operational Equipment Effectiveness on assets you support.
- →Aid in developing standard specifications for future equipment purchases.
This position works to ensure that all manufacturing equipment performs at their ultimate performance level and maintain a high level of machine uptime. There is considerable latitude for independent action and decision making. You will support our current facility and allow it to grow to the next level of operations and production.
Requirements
~3 min read- Must have good oral and written communication skills.
- Must have excellent conflict resolution and negotiating skills.
- Ability to manage time and multi-task.
- Ability to solve problems.
- Ability to perform Root Cause Corrective Action.
- Ability to perform FMEA analysis.
- Ability to develop maintenance strategies.
- Ability to work independently and use judgment to make appropriate decisions that support overall project objectives.
- Ability to drive projects and processes.
- Ability to partner with leadership at all levels.
- Ability to troubleshoot problems and resolve issues is a short time frame.
- Ability to analyze data.
- Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, reliability engineering, mechanical engineering, or a related engineering discipline or Statistics and 5 years experience or 3 years experience with Master's degree.
- Minimum of 2 years’ experience with manufacturing processes, equipment, or manufacturing facilities support/maintenance.
- Basic understanding of manufacturing equipment.
- Proficient in Word, Excel, MS Project, PowerPoint, PowerBI.
- U.S. Citizenship with ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret clearance with capability for SAP access.
- Ability to negotiate and consult with vendors as required to maintain and repair electrical and mechanical equipment.
- Experience as a Reliability Engineer in a manufacturing environment.
- Understanding of reliability concepts (i.e., MTTR, MTBF, probability of failure, condition monitoring, etc.)
- Experience with CMMS/EAM and equipment failure data analysis.
- Experience with Ignition, Canary, or other Industrial IoT technology.
- Understanding of CAPEX engineering projects or equipment installation.
- Experience with equipment and control systems including Allen Bradley, FANUC, and Siemens.
- Experience in installing, commissioning, supporting or maintaining industrial manufacturing equipment.
- A current DoD Secret/Top Secret clearance with capability for SAP access.
- Experience working in a manufacturing operation.
Location & Eligibility
About this job
- Pay per year
- $89,400–$134,200 a year
- 36% below the $175,500 median for Devops Engineer jobs on Jobera (976 salaries).
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- October 20, 2026
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- October 20, 2026
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