{"id":636516,"url":"https://alion.io/job/grvty-senior-reliability-engineer","title":"Senior Reliability Engineer","company":{"id":4723,"name":"GRVTY","domain":"grvty.com","url":"https://alion.io/company/grvty","size_band":"1001-5000","is_staffing_agency":false,"is_intermediary":false,"ats_vendor":"Greenhouse","truth_index":{"grade":"A","score":86,"open_postings":65,"ghost_share":0,"stale_share":0.554,"repost_share":0,"time_to_fill_p50_days":49,"computed_at":"2026-09-23T05:45:00Z"}},"role":"Industrial Engineering","role_family":"Industrial Engineering","seniority":"senior","employment_type":null,"work_mode":"hybrid","remote_scope":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"structured","locations":["Sterling, United States"],"countries":["US"],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":{"min":114400,"max":208000,"currency":"USD","period":"year","gross":null,"usd_annual":208000},"salary_estimate":null,"experience_years_min":8,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[{"name":"MATLAB","optional":false},{"name":"Python","optional":false},{"name":"Ray","optional":false}],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-08-24T15:09:58Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-09-22","last_verified_at":"2026-09-24T01:45:11Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":30,"trust":{"level":"ok","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":30},"description":"What Impact You'll Have\nNorthstrat, a GRVTY company is seeking a Senior Reliability Engineer to own the reliability of our fielded and in-production radio-frequency (RF) electronic warfare (EW) systems. These systems are already designed; your focus is on qualification, production, sustainment, and fielded reliability - predicting, measuring, and continuously improving the reliability of EW transmitters, receivers, high-power amplifiers, wideband RF front-ends, T/R modules, and antenna assemblies operating in harsh military environments such as airborne pods, shipboard installations, and ground platforms. \nYou will be the reliability technical lead for these EW systems, partnering with manufacturing, test, quality, systems engineering, and sustainment teams to keep products meeting their reliability requirements in production and in the field. Your analyses will directly inform production decisions, qualification outcomes, sustainment costs, and program performance against contractual reliability (RAM) requirements. \nThis is a hybrid role based out of our Sterling, VA facility, with regular on-site presence expected for lab, integration, and program activities. \nWhat You'll be Owning\nServe as the reliability technical lead for fielded and in-production EW RF systems, maintaining reliability requirements, allocations, and verification artifacts tied to mission and operational profiles and contractual (RAM) requirements.\nPerform reliability predictions and modeling (MTBF/MTTF, reliability block diagrams, fault trees) for EW RF hardware - high-power PAs, LNAs, mixers, filters, synthesizers, wideband front-ends, DRFM/receiver assemblies, and antenna/array hardware - using MIL-HDBK-217 and related methods.\nLead FMEA/FMECA on existing EW designs and translate findings into production-process, screening, and sustainment improvements.\nPlan and analyze qualification and ongoing reliability testing per MIL-STD-810 and program specs: HALT/HASS, accelerated life testing, thermal cycling, vibration/shock, humidity, and altitude, plus EW-relevant RF stress (sustained high-power operation, duty cycle, VSWR/mismatch, ESD).\nConduct root-cause and failure analysis on RF and EW component and board-level failures, working with FA labs (cross-section, X-ray, decap, SEM/EDS, network analyzer characterization) and driving closed-loop corrective action (FRACAS).\nApply derating and thermal management analysis to high-power EW RF components; review junction temperatures, power dissipation, and component stress against derating guidelines.\nOwn component sustainment for RF and high-frequency parts: screening, EEE parts management, and obsolescence/DMSMS risk management for in-production and fielded systems.\nOwn reliability data across the production and sustainment lifecycle - FRACAS, field-return and depot/sustainment data - and build reliability growth models (e.g., Crow-AMSAA) to drive continuous improvement.\nSupport production and sustainment milestone activities (e.g., Production Readiness Reviews, Test Readiness Reviews) and author/review qualification, acceptance, and screening procedures.\nMentor junior reliability engineers and help mature the organization's reliability processes and toolset. \nWhat You Must Have\nMust have an active Secret or higher clearance. \nA bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, Reliability Engineering, Physics, or related field.\nMust have 8+ years of reliability engineering experience, including significant work on RF/microwave or wireless hardware.\nExperience supporting defense, aerospace, or other regulated/high-reliability hardware programs in production and/or sustainment.\nWorking knowledge of RF fundamentals: S-parameters, impedance matching, link budgets, noise figure, gain/compression, and common RF components and measurements.\nDemonstrated expertise in reliability methods: FMEA/FMECA, RBD, fault tree analysis, Weibull and statistical life-data analysis, and reliability prediction standards (MIL-HDBK-217; familiarity with MIL-HDBK-338, Telcordia SR-332, or FIDES a plus).\nExperience planning and interpreting environmental and accelerated stress tests, including MIL-STD-810 environments and HALT/HASS.\nStrong failure-analysis and root-cause skills (8D, fishbone, 5-Whys) and experience operating a FRACAS.\nStrong data analysis skills (Excel and at least one of Python/R/MATLAB/Minitab/JMP). \nWhat Would be Nice to Have\nMaster's degree in a relevant engineering discipline.\nASQ Certified Reliability Engineer (CRE) certification.\nDirect experience with electronic warfare systems (ECM/ECCM, jammers, EW receivers, DRFM, wideband/high-power RF) and their failure and degradation modes.\nExperience with defense RAM requirements and standards such as GEIA-STD-0009, MIL-STD-785, and reliability allocations on DoD programs.\nHands-on experience with RF test equipment (vector network analyzers, spectrum analyzers, signal generators) and interpreting RF degradation and failure modes.\nFamiliarity with reliability challenges of high-power RF and harsh-platform (airborne pod, shipboard, ground vehicle) installations. \nPay Range: At GRVTY, we understand that compensation is influenced by many factors-such as geographic location, federal contract labor categories, wage rates, prior experience, skillsets, education, and certifications.\nWe’re proud to offer a work environment that empowers our team to achieve a strong work-life balance. GRVTY provides competitive pay, comprehensive benefits, and meaningful opportunities for professional growth.\nOur benefits package is designed to support the well-being of our employees and their families, and includes coverage in areas such as healthcare, financial wellness, retirement planning, family assistance, continued education, and paid time off.\nThe pay range for this position is: $114,400 - $208,000\nPay Range: At GRVTY, we understand that compensation is influenced by many factors-such as geographic location, federal contract labor categories, wage rates, prior experience, skillsets, education, and certifications.\nWe’re proud to offer a work environment that empowers our team to achieve a strong work-life balance. GRVTY provides competitive pay, comprehensive benefits, and meaningful opportunities for professional growth.\nOur benefits package is designed to support the well-being of our employees and their families, and includes coverage in areas such as healthcare, financial wellness, retirement planning, family assistance, continued education, and paid time off.\nVirginia Pay Range\n$114,400—$208,000 USD\nWhy Choose GRVTY\nThe toughest national security challenges demand vision and ingenuity, not just resources. We deliver mission and technical expertise to outpace our adversaries. We’re purpose-built to tackle the most entrenched, systemic national security issues around the world.\nWe partner with our customers to help them overcome challenges in every corner of technology and defense-including the ones still being explored. Our growing capabilities create complementary advantages, giving on-the-ground operations the edge they need to succeed. We muster everything we have to answer every challenge presented, every day of our lives.\nAt GRVTY, we believe that when our employees thrive, our company thrives. That’s why we offer a comprehensive and competitive benefits package designed to support your well-being, growth, and work-life balance.\n Robust health plan including medical, dental, and vision \n Health Savings Account with company contribution \n Annual Paid Time Off and Paid Holidays \n Paid Parental Leave \n 401k with generous company match \n Training and Development Opportunities \n Award Programs \n Variety of Company Sponsored Events\nEEO Statement\nGRVTY, is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability. \nAnyone requiring reasonable accommodations should email  or call 703-544-7930 with requested details. A member of the HR team will respond to your request within 2 business days.\nKnow Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal (eeoc.gov) \nPlease review our current job openings and apply for the positions you believe may be a fit. 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