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Senior Mechanical Engineer (Reliability)
- Basra
- Full time
- 6 hours ago
- Salary
- Not stated
- Deadline
- Dec 12, 2026
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Mechanical Engineering · Basra
Senior mechanical reliability engineer role responsible for analyzing product failures, conducting root cause investigations, and evaluating design changes. Suits candidates with a degree in engineering and 4 to 7 years of relevant experience.
Responsibilities
- Analyzes product failures for root causes, proposes corrective actions, prepares failure and analysis report and maintains reliability control database on product success/failure history.
- Utilizes statistical methods such as linear regression and standard deviation to evaluate compliance with reliability numerical requirements.
- Participates in design reviews of new products and continues review of proposed changes affecting product baseline data.
- Prepares reliability section of technical proposals, including manpower estimates and scheduling.
- Reviews preliminary reports and waivers, deviations and engineering change proposals for compliance with contractual requirements
- Uses best practices and knowledge of internal or external business issues to improve Group’s products or services.
- Solves complex problems; takes a new perspective using existing solutions.
- Works independently, receives minimal guidance.
- Acts as a resource for colleagues with less experience.
- Acts as a mentor or advisory resource for colleagues with less experience; may run small projects with manageable risks and resource requirements.
- Solves complex problems; takes a new perspective on existing solutions; exercises judgment based on the analysis of multiple sources of information.
- Impacts a range of customer, operational, project or service activities within own team and other related teams; works within broad Program/ Department/Section guidelines and policies.
- Explains difficult or sensitive information; works to build consensus.
- May have formal, but limited, supervision of team members at a Department level to include verification of time cards, oversight of daily tasks/schedules and input into performance appraisals.
- May be the primary customer contact for assigned area of responsibility.
Requirements
- Requires in-depth knowledge and experience.
- Requires conceptual and practical expertise in own discipline and basic knowledge of related discipline.
- Has knowledge of best practices and how own area integrates with others; is aware of the competition and the factors that differentiate them in the market.
- Has in-depth knowledge of DOD, Agency, and/or industry standards and engineering requirements.
- Requires a college or university degree in Engineering. May be entry level for those with an advanced degree.
- Typically requires 4 to 7 years of relevant experience.
Skills
- Root cause analysis
- Failure analysis
- Statistical analysis
Details
- Profession
- Mechanical Engineering
- Category
- Engineering
- Education
- Bachelor's degree
- Experience
- Senior · 4+ years