Reliability and Maintenance (RAM) Engineer (Remote with Travel)

RAM Engineer (REMOTE WITH TRAVEL)

Fairwinds Technologies is looking for a Reliability, Availability, and Maintainability (RAM) Engineer to develop a reliability and maintenance program to achieve reliability objectives and support proposed changes in design, increase system reliability, availability, and maintainability, and ensure integration of support requirements.

This position is contingent upon contract award. 

Qualifications

• ACTIVE Secret Security Clearance
• 10+ years’ experience
• Mechanical, Industrial, Electrical, or similar Engineering Degree is preferred but not mandatory. 
• Relevant experience with satellite communications equipment.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Willingness to adapt and thrive in a collaborative team environment.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills.
• Computer proficiency in MS Excel, Word, and PowerPoint. 
• Ability to remain flexible in the face of changing customer and organizational priorities.
• Ability to meet long-lead and/or tight deliverable deadlines.
• Ability to calculate Inherent Availability (Ai) to ensure system(s) meet required Performance Specifications and recommend courses of action if requirements are not met.
• Familiarity with MIL-HDBK-2155 and/or GEIA-STD-0009 standards. 

Responsibilities 

• 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 and provide recommended Courses of Actions (COA) to achieve this objective, if systems are not meeting Ai requirements.
• Provide information and technical assistance to Government efforts to model the operational availability (Ao).
• Support the development of different 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, using knowledge of reliability engineering and other technologies.
• 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. 
• Performs equipment failure analyses (including preventative and unscheduled maintenance).
• Recommends and implements procedures that creates a maintenance culture driven by life cycling strategies and is proactive/predictive in nature.
• Prepares technical reports to document equipment modifications and equipment maintenance procedures.
• As needed, work with satellite terminal OEMs to ensure preventative maintenance and repairs on equipment and systems (e.g., mechanical, electrical) are performed in accordance with operational requirements.
• Provide test data to validate, support, and implement corrective improvement plans using root cause analysis to identify issues with equipment and employ solutions to reduce downtime. 
• Provide support to establish adequate spare parts and preventative maintenance tasks on equipment. 
• Proficient in MS Office.  
• Excellent written and organization skills.
• Adheres to company policies, procedures, and practices. 
• Close attention to detail and the ability to plan ahead.
• Travel required.
• Additional duties may be assigned. 

Additional Experience Desired

• Knowledge of DoD RAM methodology and practices.

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work

This is a permanent position. 

Work Authorization/Security Clearance:  

Must be eligible to work in the US.

Must have an active Government security clearance of at least the Secret level.

AAP/EEO Statement

Fairwinds Technologies, LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer – M/F/Veteran/Disability/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity

Compensation- Salary

At Fairwinds, we consider many factors when it comes to compensation, including the scope of the position as well as your background and experience. Base pay may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, location and experience.