Reliability Engineer/Principal Reliability Engineer (FRACAS)
Northrop Grumman
- Location
- United States-Illinois-Rolling Meadows
- Work model
- On-Site
- Level
- Principal
- Salary
- $79.6k – $119.4k/yr
- Posted
- Aug 19, 2026
About this role
RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: No CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time Description At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact people's lives around the world today, and for generations to come. Our pioneering and inventive spirit has enabled us to be at the forefront of many technological advancements in our nation's history - from the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean, to stealth bombers, to landing on the moon. We look for people who have bold new ideas, courage and a pioneering spirit to join forces to invent the future, and have fun along the way. Our culture thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity and bringing your whole self to work — and we have an insatiable drive to do what others think is impossible. Our employees are not only part of history, they're making history.
Our Mission
Systems Sector is seeking a Reliability Engineer/Principal Reliability Engineer in Rolling Meadows, Illinois, for support projects associated with the design and development of avionic mission systems. The job responsibilities will be as an individual-contributor and deliverable/product lead within a multi-disciplinary engineering team. A successful candidate will be responsible for establishing, monitoring, and verifying subsystem reliability & maintainability (R&M) performance requirements and ensuring that R&M program requirements are achieved. This position will be full-time, on-site at our Rolling Meadows, IL location.
Responsibilities
Perform Failure Reporting, Analysis, and Corrective Action System (FRACAS) processes including: documenting failure modes, trending and reporting of data. Perform Root Cause and Corrective Action investigations in coordination with hardware and systems engineering. Perform reliability predictions in accordance with industry standards. Perform reliability and maintainability analysis such as Failure, Modes, Effects and Criticality Analysis (FMECA) and Mean Time To Repair (MTTR). Competencies for Success: Good oral and written communication skills. Ability to manage time and multi-task. Ability to solve problems. Ability to drive projects and processes. This position can be filled as a Reliability Engineer or Principal Reliability Engineer Basic Qualifications for Reliability Engineer: Bachelor of Science in a STEM discipline from an accredited college/university with 2 years of experience OR Master of Science with 0 years of experience. Proficient in the use of MS Office applications (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint). Must have experience in a Systems Engineering discipline. Candidate must be a US Citizen Candidate must be able to obtain and maintain a Government Secret Clearance. Clearance is not required to start. Basic Qualifications for Principal Reliability Engineer: Bachelor of Science in a STEM discipline from an accredited college/university with 5 years of experience; OR Master of Science with 3 years of experience; OR PhD in Science with 1 year of experience. Proficient in the use of MS Office applications (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint). Must have experience in a Systems Engineering discipline. Candidate must be a US Citizen Candidate must be able to obtain and maintain a Government Secret Clearance. Clearance is not required to start.
Preferred Qualifications
Degree in Electrical, Computer, or related engineering discipline. Understanding of electrical components, modes of operation, and failure modes. Demonstrated experience with problem resolution on complex technical challenges. Experience in a Reliability and Maintainability Engineering discipline. Experience in Aerospace and Defense industry. Primary Level Salary Range: $79,600.00 - $119,400.00 Secondary Level Salary Range: $98,900.00 - $148,300.00 The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining