Crane Aerospace and Electronics has an exciting opportunity for a Safety & Reliability Engineer III at our Burbank, CA location. 

About Crane:

Crane Aerospace & Electronics supplies critical systems and components to the aerospace and defense spanets. You’ll find Crane Aerospace & Electronics in some of the toughest environments: from engines to landing gear; from satellites to medical implants and from missiles to unmanned aerial systems (UAS).

Every 1.2 seconds, product built at our Crane Aerospace & Electronics Burbank facility is stopping aircraft – delivering passengers and military personnel safely to their destination. Home to our Landing & Cabin Systems team, Crane A&E’s brake control systems and premium cabin actuation solutions are flying on tens of thousands of aircraft throughout the world. You’ll join a business with a long track record of engineering excellence, set in the wonderful town of Burbank filled with great community atmosphere, schools, weather and no shortage of entertainment. Start the next chapter of your career with Crane Aerospace & Electronics!

Job Summary:

The Safety & Reliability Engineer III will be responsible for performing safety, reliability, and maintainability analyses on new product designs to ensure safety and reliability objectives are met. Participate in engineering design review of products. The overall objective is to ensure customer satisfaction.

Essential Functions:

• Generate system safety requirements.
•  Perform safety analysis for brake control systems per the industry standards and guidelines (i.e. SAE ARP 4761 and MIL-STD-882E)
• Perform reliability analysis of electronic, electro-mechanical, and mechanical components at assembly and piece part level using HDBK-217Plus and MIL-HDBK-217F methods, and NPRD database.
• Calculate Mean Time between Failure (MTBF) and Mean Time between unscheduled removal (MTBUR) from field data or handbook methods.
• Present reliability, safety, and maintainability analysis results in design reviews. ( i.e. PDR and CDR)
• Performs maintainability analysis and generate MTTR based on the guidelines provided in MIL-HDBK-470A and MIL-HDBK-472.
• Perform Failure Mode, Effects, and Criticality Analysis at component and functional level.
• Perform failure rate weighted fault detection and isolation analysis.
• Participate in System, Hardware, and Software design requirements reviews.
• Recommend improvements to safety and reliability based on analysis results.
• Follow internal guidelines and procedures and adhere to configuration management processes for engineering changes and document releases.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Experience:
  • Minimum 5+ years of relevant experience in Safety and Reliability Engineering
  • Experience in products development for aerospace industry
  • Experience in ARP 4754, ARP 4761, MIL-HDBK-217F, HDBK-217Plus, and MIL-STD-882E
• Knowledge:
  • Knowledge of digital and analog electronic circuit analysis.
  • Knowledge of embedded systems safety analysis.
  • Knowledge of system and software requirements assessment.
  • Knowledge in Fault Tree Analysis (FTA) software program CAFTA.
  • Knowledge in Single Event Effects analysis.
  • Knowledge of IBM Rational Change and DOORS databases.
• Skills:
  • Ability to perform technical writing assignments, generate Safety, Reliability, and Maintainability analysis documents.
  • Good technical writing and verbal communication skills with proficient computer skills in common office software programs.
  • Ability to apply MS Excel formulas in generation of reliability analysis and FMEA source data.
  • Demonstration of a very cooperative, helpful attitude. Team members in all areas of the facility will be required to aid in developing a positive relationship between Engineering and all plant levels.
  • Occasional travel to customer and supplier facilities for technical interchange meetings, design reviews, product support, and technical seminars.
• Education: Bachelors Degree in Engineering 
• Eligibility Requirement: This position may require access to Controlled Data or Information. Where the position requires such access only US Persons will be considered. As a US Department of Defense contractor, we are bound by International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR).

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in Safety, Reliability and Maintainability Analysis of Commercial and Military aircraft systems and components.
• Masters Degree in Engineering

Top Benefits:

Salary range: $125,100.00 to $146.600.00 Several factors contribute to actual salary, including experience in a similar role or performing comparable job responsibilities, skills, training, and other qualifications. Some roles may be eligible for participation in performance-based bonus programs. 

As a team member at Crane Aerospace and Electronics, you’ll enjoy:

• Benefits: Health care, dental, vision, life and disability insurance starting the first day of the month
• Time Off: 15 days of paid time off that start accruing your first day at Crane and 12 paid holidays per year.
• 401k Retirement Plan: 401k plan with company match
• Education Reimbursement: eligible after 90 days of employment
• Flexible work schedule: This position is eligible for our Crane Flex Hybrid schedule which allows for the option of up to 2 days/week of work-from-home. Some conditions apply which will be discussed during the interview process. Full policy to be provided after hire.

You can see a list of our benefits at https://www.craneae.com/company/careers or visit our website at www.CraneAE.com for more information on our company and great opportunities.

We are committed to operational excellence and world class processes.  We employ Lean manufacturing techniques to optimize manufacturing efficiency and accuracy on all product lines. Our products are known for their technical strength, proven reliability and overall value.

In our efforts to maintain a safe and drug-free workplace, Crane Aerospace & Electronics requires that candidates complete a satisfactory background check.  FAA sensitive positions require employees to participate in a random drug test pool.

This description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work being performed by employees within this classification.  It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job.

Crane Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, sex, national origin, marital status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, pregnancy, medical condition, genetic information, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected under federal, state, or applicable local law.