Senior Specialist, FRACAS Systems Engineer
L3Harris Technologies
full-time
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Location Type: Office
Location: Salt Lake City • Utah • United States
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About the role
- Responsible for evaluating and improving the Reliability of Department of Defense (DoD) communications systems
- Primarily responsible for development, support and management of the FRACAS process for specific communications products
- Focus on identifying failure trends in a complex electronic, low volume environment working towards improved reliability
- Perform FRACAS (Failure Reporting, Analysis and Corrective Action System), root cause analysis, investigation, and making recommendations for design improvements based on analysis
- Direct and oversee investigations and determines root cause of failure on various design, production and reported field failures of communication Systems and components
- Makes recommendations to the Failure Review Board (FRB)
- Determines resolution of communication system failures and corrective actions in support of the FRACAS program
- Coordinates efforts and issue resolution with Engineering, Manufacturing, Programs, Material Control, and Quality departments
- Works in a multi-disciplined engineering development environment and will be required to manage time and resources to support multiple concurrent programs
- Reviews fault isolation and troubleshooting procedures for communications systems
- Performs functional testing and troubleshooting of equipment and systems in assigned areas
- Maintains FRACAS database, monitors status, tracks open FRACAS investigations, and generates reports for management and customers
- Develops, delivers, and presents technical data to management and customer reviews
- Performs other duties as assigned
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree and minimum 6 years of prior relevant experience
- Graduate Degree and a minimum of 4 years of prior related experience
- In lieu of a degree, minimum of 10 years of prior related experience
- Direct experience supporting a FRACAS program is desired
- Familiarity with FRACAS software or databases and a working knowledge of Reliability Analysis and Failure Mode / Fault Tree Analysis is desired
- Understanding engineering architecture and design concepts along with basic understanding of engineering practices and procedures
- Experience troubleshooting complex electronic systems including data link and mechanical systems is desired
- Applicants must be self-motivated and able to manage and complete their projects within budget and schedule restraints
- Experience developing, deploying, or administering FRACAS tools or databases
- Proficiency with data analytics and visualization tools to identify reliability trends and track corrective action performance
- Understanding manufacturing and test processes for electronic systems to connect production data with field reliability trends
- Knowledge of corrective and preventive action (CAPA) processes and supplier quality collaboration for root cause resolution
- Experience preparing and presenting reliability or failure analysis metrics to senior leadership or customers
- Strong interpersonal and collaboration skills to lead cross-functional teams through the FRACAS and Failure Review Board (FRB) process
Benefits
- Ability to obtain a DoD Security Clearance, as required
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
FRACASroot cause analysisReliability AnalysisFailure Mode AnalysisFault Tree Analysistroubleshootingdata analyticsvisualization toolsfunctional testingengineering practices
Soft skills
self-motivatedproject managementinterpersonal skillscollaboration skillsleadershipcommunicationtime managementproblem-solvinganalytical thinkingpresentation skills