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Reliability and Maintenance Planning Specialist

Job Title: Reliability and Maintenance Planning Specialist | Location: Middletown, RI | Full-Time

Description of Work:

PURVIS Systems is a technology solutions company that develops, implements, and maintains mission-critical solutions for Federal and Local Governments.  We have an immediate opening for a Reliability and Maintenance Planning Specialist, to support the development, maintenance, and life cycle sustainment of undersea warfare systems, subsystems, and associated programs.

Responsibilities: 

Qualified candidates should have demonstrated skills and experience in some or all of the following disciplines:

  • Analyze equipment maintenance requirements and develop preventive and corrective maintenance procedures.
  • Perform Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM) analyses per MIL-STD-3034A.
  • Assess system and equipment reliability data provided by Original Equipment Manufacturers and prime contractors.
  • Work with project leads in identify and implement improvements to collect in-service equipment maintenance and failure data.
  • Collect, update, and review sustainment metrics such as Mean Time To Repair, Mean Time Between Failure, and Mean Logistics Down Time, and provide recommendations for improvements.
  • Generate updates to system reliability, availability, and maintainability models (such as predictions, part stress analyses and part de-rating).  Create and update Reliability Block Diagrams.
  • Review and update asset sparing models based on predicted and actual component reliability and obsolescence.
  • Provide reliability and maintainability inputs to program plans, procedures, risk management, engineering change documents, and related documents.

Qualifications: 

  • BS in a STEM discipline or BA in Mathematics, Computer Science, Chemistry or Physics.
  • 4 years of experience; 2 years of experience with a master’s degree is acceptable.
  • A minimum of three (3) years’ experience supporting electronic systems.
  • RCM Level I and II certification is also desired.
  • Familiarity with reliability tools and processes, such as:
    • Statistical Process Control
    • Reliability modeling and prediction
    • Weibull Fault Tree Analysis
    • Failure Modes Effects Criticality Analysis (FMECA)
    • Failure Reporting, Analysis and Corrective Action System (FRACAS)
  • The candidate must have strong organizational and communication skills, excellent interpersonal skills, and be able to work independently as well as in a team environment with customers, peers, and support personnel.
  • Accuracy, quality, and attention to detail are critical required skills.

Candidate must have or be able to obtain a government security clearance to the level of SECRET.

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    Health Benefits

    • Medical benefits – complete with a prescription plan – through Blue Cross Blue Shield of Rhode Island
    • Dental benefits through UNUM

    Financial Security

    • 401K Plan
    • Flexible Spending Accounts
    • Group Life & Accidental Death Insurance

    Personal Advantages

    • Educational assistance
    • Paid-time off including paid holidays and vacation time
    • Sick leave
    • Voluntary benefits such as long-term disability insurance, voluntary life & AD&D insurance, and supplemental insurance including universal life coverage, accident coverage, cancer insurance and short-term disability insurance

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