Reliability & Maintainability Specialist / Engineer

Description

At General Dynamics Land Systems we put our Customers at the centre of everything we do. Our commitment to protect and enable the people who serve drives us to develop products and systems that give them a clear advantage for mission success. We are looking for passionate individuals to help us deliver innovative, unique solutions to our Customers.  Key Job Elements:  
  

• Assess system, sub-system and component designs used or proposed for use on the Light Armoured Vehicle (LAV) Family of Vehicles, with respect to Reliability and Maintainability requirements
• Perform Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA) on proposed vehicle concept designs
• Create and quantifiably analyze reliability and functional block diagrams that reflect the proposed design
• Identify the optimum component repair policy by performing Level of Repair Analysis (LORA)
• Proactively work with design engineering to ensure Reliability and Maintainability issues are raised and addressed during the design phase
• Prepare material and present at design reviews and logistics engineering assessment reviews
• Analyze test and field failure data for input into design trade-offs and in support of fielded fleets
• Develop Residual Useful Life (RUL) models for LAV components based on physics of failure, in-service maintenance and automotive CAN bus data

   Required Qualifications:   

• University Degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering
• 3-5 years of engineering experience
• Proficient in reading engineering drawings (electrical, pneumatic and hydraulic schematics)
• Excellent communication skills (written, oral and presentation)
• Effective planning, analytical and negotiation skills
• Ability to travel (5% Canadian, 5% US & Int'l) and possess/be able to acquire and maintain a valid passport
• Must be able to meet Anthropometrical Size Restrictions for confined workspace

                   Preferred Qualifications:   

• System integration experience
• Familiarity with Failure Modes and Effects Analysis, and Fault Tree Analysis techniques
• Experience with programming languages commonly used in data science applications (Python, R and SQL preferred)
• Some knowledge of machine learning and data science processes
• Knowledge and/or experience in the application of relevant military standards, military equipment usage and doctrine
• Professional Engineer and/or Certified Reliability Engineer

   Working Environment:   

• Office/Shop Floor