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Reliability, Availability, Maintainability and Safety (RAMS) Specialist/Engineer

Ref#: 38271

Waterdown, Ontario

About L3HARRIS WESCAM

As a subsidiary of L3Harris Technologies and within the Communications & Spectrum Dominance (CSD) Segment, the WESCAM division develops the most advanced optical sensor and targeting systems for global defense and military sectors, national security, search & rescue and airborne law enforcement agencies. From long-range covert surveillance missions to search and rescue operations, our MX-series systems, and the mission systems solutions they are part of produce stabilized high-magnification electro-optical and infrared images from airborne, marine and ground based platforms, enabling our customers to see first and act first.

About the Role

Our products are only valuable to our customers if they are reliable and safe.  That is where you come in. You will be working as part of a Supportability Team, focusing on a variety of Reliability and Safety Engineering tasks and initiatives. This role requires someone with a can-do attitude, strong technical background, and eagerness to learn new things.

Primary Responsibilities 

• Perform data analysis to quantify the reliability of our fielded products
• Assist in developing predictive maintenance policies using telemetry data
• Influence the reliability of products in the design phase (ex: DFMEA)
• Communicate results of analyses, findings, and studies in thorough written reports and presentations
• Work in conjunction with Systems Engineering to review requirements pertaining to reliability, availability, maintainability and safety (RAMS)
• Review vendor supportability documentation and challenge supplier analyses
• Participate in NPI and Program design reviews
• Perform or assist with the following analysis activities as part of the overall project verification and validation program:
  • Reliability prediction (MTBF)
  • Failure modes, effects, and criticality analysis (FMECA)
  • Fault tree analysis (FTA)
  • Hazard analysis 
  • Testability analysis 
  • Maintainability prediction 
• Support design assurance analysis for hardware, software and firmware designs for airborne, ground and maritime platforms
• Support the Product Safety Management Process by participation in Safety Committee meetings
• Support reliability test development including HALT and HASS
• Work closely with ILS to help develop maintenance/support strategy, increase system availability and minimize life cycle cost
• Work with programs/customers to analyze usage/failure data from fielded Wescam systems/products to identify trends and refurbishment recommendations

Required Capabilities 

• Motivated self-starter who seeks out opportunities to collaborate with others
• A curiosity in how things work and break; so that they may be improved
• Analytical thinker with the ability to extract meaningful data from various sources
• Working knowledge of MIL-STDs, MIL-HDBKs and DEF STANs related to RAMS (e.g. MIL-STD-882, DEF STAN 00-56, MIL-HDBK-217, etc) would be an asset
• Background in programming (especially Python), and probability and statistics is an asset
• Familiarity with electrical/electronic circuit analysis
• Familiarity with electro-mechanical motion control equipment
• Familiarity with electro-optic imaging equipment
• Familiarity with ANSI and FDA standards related to laser classification and safety
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with a meticulous attention to detail
• Working knowledge of the following software tools:  PTC Windchill, Python, MatLab, Jira/Confluence and MS Office Suite
• Meets the requirements of the Controlled Goods Registration Program and is eligible for a Canadian government security clearance

Desired Education and Experiences 

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or equivalent
• Strong interest in reliability and/or product safety; preferably in the aerospace and/or defence industry; demonstrated experience in this area would be a benefit
• 2-6 years’ demonstrated experience in this area would be a benefit
• Experience with Integrated Systems on Airborne, Ground and Marine platforms

*This posting is for a current vacancy.  In the province of Ontario, Canada, the pay range for this position will be $71,000 to $121,000 

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At L3Harris, we foster an inclusive and equitable workplace. L3Harris is committed to treating all employees and applicants for employment with respect and dignity and maintaining a workplace that is free from unlawful discrimination. For applicants with disabilities, we will provide you with accommodation so that you have what you need in order to be at your best.

L3Harris performs background checks prior to employment as all applicants must be eligible for registration with the Controlled Goods Program and obtain and maintain a positive security assessment. Some positions may require a government of Canada “Reliability” status and/or Level 2 (Secret) security clearance. In addition, L3Harris performs pre-employment substance abuse testing where required.