KBSignaling offers a structured, lifecycle-focused role for engineers working on reliability and safety outcomes. This on-site position in West Henrietta, NY includes comprehensive group healthcare (medical, dental, vision, and basic life and disability insurance), retirement savings via 401k, paid time off, paid holidays (plus a floating holiday), and 6 weeks of paid parental leave. Annual bonuses are available based on achievement of defined metrics (up to 4% of annual salary), and employees may be eligible to purchase company stock subject to plan documents.
Responsibilities
- Coordinate and perform RAM (Reliability, Availability, Maintainability) activities across the full project and product design lifecycle, from Tender through commissioning and demonstration.
- Define the RAM approach and strategy for assigned projects and programs.
- Own key RAM deliverables across the lifecycle, including RAM Program Plan, RAM reports and analysis, Demonstration Test Plans & Procedures, RAM Monitoring plans, and RAM Monitoring reports.
- During Tender and Design: perform Reliability Prediction (MTTF/MTBF/MTBFF/MTBSF/MTTR), Lifetime Analysis, FMEA, Degraded modes analysis, develop Reliability Block Diagrams, and support Functional Reliability and Service Reliability and/or Availability modelling.
- During Operational phases: collect data from field/customer and repair sites, identify root causes, define RAM classification, conduct statistical analysis, and propose actions as part of an overall FRACAS effort, including reliability growth analysis.
- Provide design recommendations based on RAM studies and verify architecture adequacy against RAM targets for the system, product, or projects.
Requirements
- Open-minded, motivated, and results driven.
- Ability to interact effectively with management.
- Ability to prioritize, manage time effectively, and escalate issues appropriately.
- Ability to define and support process improvement.
- Technical writing capability to create RAM deliverables from contract documents using internal instructions and industry standards.
- Railway signaling knowledge is preferred.
- Certified Reliability Engineer (CRE) certification is preferred.
- Intermediate proficiency with Microsoft Office, particularly Excel and PowerPoint.
- 5+ years of experience in Engineering or a related technical field.
- 3+ years of experience in RAM, Safety, or Quality Engineering.
- B.S. in RAM, Engineering, Quality Assurance, or a related technical field, or additional 4 years of relevant experience.
- Experience using COTS reliability tools such as RAM Commander, Reliasoft, Relyence, Isograph, Item Toolkit, etc.
- Experience with reliability standards including EN-50126, MIL-Standards, and IEC.
- Experience with reliability modeling techniques including Markov Chain analysis, RBDs, Common Cause Failure, etc.
Tech
Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint), RAM Commander, Reliasoft, Relyence, Isograph, Item Toolkit, EN-50126, MIL-Standards, IEC, Markov Chain analysis, RBDs, Common Cause Failure, FMEA.
Location and Employment
On-site in West Henrietta / New York (US-NY), United States. Salary range: $65,100 to $97,700 per year for candidates in the Rochester, NY area. Final pay offered depends on factors including type and years of experience, type of years and experience within the industry, and education.
Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis. KB Signaling Inc. is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer. At this time, the company is not able to offer immigration sponsorship for new hires; applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis without the need for current or future employment-based visa sponsorship.
